A structural engineer installs himself in a prison he helped design, in order to save his falsely accused brother from a death sentence by breaking themselves out from the inside.
Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 8 wins & 31 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
| Dominic Purcell | ... |
Lincoln 'Linc' Burrows
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(90 episodes, 2005-2017)
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| Wentworth Miller | ... |
Michael Scofield
(90 episodes, 2005-2017)
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| Robert Knepper | ... |
Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell
(87 episodes, 2005-2017)
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| Amaury Nolasco | ... |
Fernando Sucre
(79 episodes, 2005-2017)
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| Sarah Wayne Callies | ... |
Sara Tancredi
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(77 episodes, 2005-2017)
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| Wade Williams | ... |
Brad Bellick
(62 episodes, 2005-2008)
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| William Fichtner | ... |
Alexander Mahone
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(59 episodes, 2006-2009)
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| Paul Adelstein | ... |
Paul Kellerman
(49 episodes, 2005-2017)
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| Rockmond Dunbar | ... |
Benjamin Miles 'C-Note' Franklin
(43 episodes, 2005-2017)
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| Jodi Lyn O'Keefe | ... |
Gretchen Morgan
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(34 episodes, 2007-2009)
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| Leon Russom | ... |
General Jonathan Krantz
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(30 episodes, 2006-2009)
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| Marshall Allman | ... |
LJ Burrows
(27 episodes, 2005-2008)
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| Robin Tunney | ... |
Veronica Donovan
(23 episodes, 2005-2006)
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| Stacy Keach | ... |
Warden Henry Pope
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(24 episodes, 2005-2007)
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| Michael Rapaport | ... |
Don Self
(22 episodes, 2008-2009)
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| Peter Stormare | ... |
John Abruzzi
(25 episodes, 2005-2017)
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Phillip Edward Van Lear | ... |
Louis Patterson
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(21 episodes, 2005-2006)
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| Muse Watson | ... |
Charles Westmoreland
(20 episodes, 2005-2008)
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| Barbara Eve Harris | ... |
FBI Agent Felicia Lang
(19 episodes, 2006-2009)
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| Frank Grillo | ... |
Nick Savrinn
(18 episodes, 2005-2006)
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| Jason Davis | ... |
FBI Agent Wheeler
(18 episodes, 2006-2008)
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| Christian Stolte | ... |
Corrections Officer Keith Stolte
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(18 episodes, 2005-2007)
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| Patricia Wettig | ... |
Vice President Caroline Reynolds
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(18 episodes, 2005-2007)
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| Reggie Lee | ... |
Bill Kim
(17 episodes, 2006-2008)
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| Lane Garrison | ... |
David 'Tweener' Apolskis
(17 episodes, 2005-2007)
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| Danay Garcia | ... |
Sofia Lugo
(15 episodes, 2007-2009)
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| Matt DeCaro | ... |
Corrections Officer Roy Geary
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(15 episodes, 2005-2006)
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| Mac Brandt | ... |
Corrections Officer Mack Andrews
(15 episodes, 2005-2006)
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| Chris Vance | ... |
James Whistler
(14 episodes, 2007-2008)
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| Danny McCarthy | ... |
Daniel Hale
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(14 episodes, 2005-2006)
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| Robert Wisdom | ... |
Lechero
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(13 episodes, 2007-2008)
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| Carlo Alban | ... |
McGrady
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(13 episodes, 2007-2008)
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| DuShon Monique Brown | ... |
Nurse Katie Welch
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(13 episodes, 2005-2007)
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| Silas Weir Mitchell | ... |
Charles 'Haywire' Patoshik
(13 episodes, 2005-2007)
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| Riley Chambers | ... |
Sona Inmate #122718
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(13 episodes, 2006-2007)
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| Shannon Lucio | ... |
Trishanne
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(11 episodes, 2008)
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| Laurence Mason | ... |
Sammy
(10 episodes, 2007-2008)
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| John Heard | ... |
Governor Frank Tancredi
(10 episodes, 2005-2006)
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| Mark Morettini | ... |
Correctional Officer Rizzo Green
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(10 episodes, 2005-2006)
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| Mark Feuerstein | ... |
Jacob Anton Ness
(9 episodes, 2017)
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| Inbar Lavi | ... |
Sheba
(9 episodes, 2017)
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| Augustus Prew | ... |
David 'Whip' Martin
(9 episodes, 2017)
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| Cress Williams | ... |
Wyatt
(9 episodes, 2008)
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| Stacy Haiduk | ... |
Lisa Tabak
(9 episodes, 2008)
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| Camille Guaty | ... |
Maricruz Delgado
(9 episodes, 2005-2007)
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| Joe Nunez | ... |
Manche Sanchez
(9 episodes, 2006-2007)
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Helena Klevorn | ... |
Dede Franklin
(9 episodes, 2005-2007)
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| Marina Benedict | ... |
A&W
(8 episodes, 2017)
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| James Hiroyuki Liao | ... |
Roland Glenn
(8 episodes, 2008)
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| Steve Mouzakis | ... |
Van Gogh
(8 episodes, 2017)
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Production Companies
- Adelstein-Parouse Productions
- Dawn Olmstead Productions
- Adelstein Productions
- Original Television (in association with)
- 20th Century Fox Television (in association with)
- Original Film
- One Light Road Productions
- 20th Century Fox Television
- Prison Break Productions
Distributors
- Fox Network (2009) (United States) (tv)
- 20th Century Fox Television (2017) (United States) (tv)
- CanWest Global Television Network (2009) (Canada) (tv)
- Five (2007) (United Kingdom) (tv) (seasons 1 and 2)
- Fox Network (2017) (United States) (tv)
- British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) (United Kingdom) (tv) (Sky One)
- Seven Network (Australia) (tv)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Belgium) (DVD) (season 4)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (season 3)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (season 4)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD) (season 4)
- Akita Broadcasting System (2006) (Japan) (tv)
- CNBC-e (2009) (Turkey) (tv)
- Canal 13 (Argentina) (tv)
- Continental Film (2008) (Croatia) (DVD)
- Disney+ (2021) (Singapore) (video) (VOD)
- FOX (2017) (Netherlands) (tv)
- FS Film (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
- Fox Crime (Turkey) (tv)
- Fox Television (Argentina) (tv)
- Fox Television (Chile) (tv)
- Fox (2017) (Italy) (tv)
- Gativideo (Argentina) (DVD)
- Italia 1 (Italy) (tv)
- KANAALTWEE (2008) (Belgium) (tv)
- La Sexta (Spain) (tv)
- M6 (France) (tv)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2006) (Finland) (tv)
- Netflix (2018) (Singapore) (video)
- Netflix (2019) (Turkey) (video) (VOD)
- Pop TV (2007) (Slovenia) (tv)
- RCN Televisión (Colombia) (tv)
- RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL5)
- RTL Entertainment (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL Crime) (limited) (repeats)
- RTL Klub Televízió (Hungary) (tv)
- RTL (2009) (Germany) (tv)
- Ren-TV (2006) (Russia) (tv)
- Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company (2007) (Georgia) (tv)
- STAR TV (Indonesia) (tv)
- Schweizer Fernsehen (SF) (Switzerland) (tv) (SF2) (German speaking region)
- Stöð 2 (2006) (Iceland) (tv)
- TV3 Danmark (Denmark) (tv)
- TV3 (2010) (Estonia) (tv)
- TV3 (2017) (Sweden) (tv)
- TV6 (2019) (Estonia) (tv)
- Telewizja Polska (TVP) (2007) (Poland) (tv)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 1)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 2)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (seasons 1 and 3)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 3)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (complete series collection)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (seasons 2 and 4)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (complete series collection)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 4)
- Walt Disney Television (2019) (United States)
- Yes (Israel) (tv)
- YesSTARS (Israel) (tv)
Special Effects
- Tinsley Studio (special makeup effects: Tattoo Fabrication and application - Wentworth Miller)
- Warehouze (additional visual effects)
Other Companies
- 20th Century Fox Studios (post-production sound services)
- Aion Art Gallery (set artwork)
- American Roadshow Motion Picture And Television Catering (catering) (season 1)
- Central Casting (extras casting)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera car)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (cranes and dollies)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (remote camera systems)
- Filmtools (expendables)
- Heron Security (security)
- Khaos Digital (video playback services)
- LCW Props (set equipment)
- Location Junkies (layout board)
- MPS Studios (lighting/grip/electric equipment)
- Pacific Studios II (chromatrans background)
- Panavision Remote Systems (Libra stabilized remote heads)
- Panavision Remote Systems (Supertechno cranes)
- Picture Mill (main title design)
- Picture Mill (titles)
- Riot (post-production services)
- Sabron Payroll Services (payroll: orchestra)
- Sony Pictures Stock Footage (stock footage)
- SoundWorks Houston (additional adr)
- Studio Concierge (thanks)
- Todd-AO Studios (post-production sound services)
- Transportation Resources (transportation equipment) (season 4)
- Varèse Sarabande (score album released by)
- Warner Bros. Post Production Services (post-production sound services)
- William F. White International (grip and lighting equipment)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
An innocent man is framed for the homicide of the Vice President's brother and scheduled to be executed at a super-max penitentiary, thus it's up to his younger brother to save him with his genius scheme: install himself in the same prison by holding up a bank and, as the final month ticks away, launch the escape plan step-by-step to break the both of them out, with his full-body tattoo acting as his guide; a tattoo which hides the layout of the prison facility and necessary clues vital to the escape. Written by filipfilipovich@hotmail.com |
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| Taglines | Break In. Break Out. Save Your Brother's Life (Season 1). See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The character of Charles Westmorland/D.B. Cooper is based on an actual person (D.B. Cooper) who, in 1971, after hijacking an airliner, extorted $200,000 from its owner, Northwest Orient, and leaped off the airborne plane with 21 pounds of $20 bills strapped to his body. He was never found. The theory is that he was killed because his parachute didn't deploy. See more » |
| Goofs | Most of the main characters committed crimes in different states. (T-Bag in Arkansas, Fernando in New York, etc.) However, they are in a state prison in Chicago, not a federal prison. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 (2006). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Main Title See more » |
| Quotes |
Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell:
[about the rising temperature in the cells]
Not that hot? [he points to an African American cellmate] Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell: When this guy woke up, he was white! See more » |