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"Prison Break" (2005): :  -- Series creator/executive producer Paul Scheuring describes the show's international success and how it impacts relations with the network.
"Prison Break" (2005): :  -- Series creator/executive producer Paul Scheuring talks about scouting locations for the prison.
"Prison Break" (2005): :  -- Actress Sarah Wayne Callies (Dr. Sara Tancredi) recounts her hectic audition day.
"Prison Break" (2005): :  -- Actor Robert Knepper (T-Bag) talks about how he handles portraying such a violent character.
"Prison Break" (2005): :  -- Actor Robert Knepper (T-Bag) describes the type of reaction he gets out in public.  Sarah Wayne Callies (Dr. Sara Tancredi) shares an experience she had at the Indy 500.

Overview

User Rating:
8.9/10   62,681 votes
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Creator:
Paul Scheuring
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Contact:
View company contact information for Prison Break on IMDbPro.
Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 full episode list
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Breaking out was easy, getting away will be hard (Season 2). more
Plot:
Due to a political conspiracy an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out from the inside out. full summary
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 21 nominations more
User Comments:
I was surprised more (306 total)

Cast

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Dominic Purcell ... Lincoln Burrows (81 episodes, 2005-2009)

Wentworth Miller ... Michael Scofield (81 episodes, 2005-2009)

Robert Knepper ... Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell (81 episodes, 2005-2009)

Amaury Nolasco ... Fernando Sucre (79 episodes, 2005-2009)

Sarah Wayne Callies ... Dr. Sara Tancredi (69 episodes, 2005-2009)

Wade Williams ... Brad Bellick (67 episodes, 2005-2008)

William Fichtner ... Alex Mahone (59 episodes, 2006-2009)

Paul Adelstein ... Paul Kellerman (46 episodes, 2005-2009)

Marshall Allman ... LJ Burrows (44 episodes, 2005-2008)

Rockmond Dunbar ... Benjamin Miles 'C-Note' Franklin (40 episodes, 2005-2009)

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe ... Gretchen Morgan / ... (37 episodes, 2007-2009)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Prison Break: On the Run (Australia) (second season title)
The Break (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
42 min (plus commercials) | 60 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
USA:TV-14 | South Africa:PG (13V) (TV rating) | South Africa:PG (13V) (DVD rating) | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Ireland:18 (Season 1 DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Malaysia:18PL | Germany:16 (TV rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 2 DVD rating) | Singapore:PG (season 1) (season 2) (season 3) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Hungary:16 (some episodes) | New Zealand:R16 (season 3) | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 4)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Wentworth Miller was a last minute casting choice. He started filming about a week after auditioning/being cast. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Michael says that he chose Panama because there is no extradition treaty. Based on the date on Sara's father's tombstone, 1 July 2005, Michael was still incarcerated on 8 May 2005 when the United States and Panama entered into an extradition treaty, explaining why he would be unaware that the brothers could be extradited. more
Quotes:
Michael Scofield: I thought your cousin was trying to move in on your girl.
Fernando Sucre: That's my other cousin but thanks for briniging that up, jackass!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Les guignols de l'info: (2007-03-13)" (2007) more

FAQ

Why does Michael have those tattoos?
Why do people hold T-Bag's pockets?
Why is Lincoln nicknamed 'The Sink'?
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218 out of 266 people found the following comment useful.
I was surprised, 6 October 2005
Author: fairydun from United States

After seeing the commercial I did not strike me as something I wanted to see, but My husband convinced me to sit down and watch the pilot. OH MY GOD, I was so surprised. After seeing that one episode I am hooked. On Monday nights no one in my house can make a sound while Prison Break is on. We absolutely love it, you immediately love the brothers and want them to succeed. You feel that their failure would be your failure, you want to cry with them, laugh with them.. I hope this show stays around for a while. I know that I would never miss an episode. Any one who has not started watching this show, do so now, you will not regret it in the least. You will fall in love with Wentworth Miller, he is a gem.

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