Prison Break
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Prison Break is an American television series created by Paul Scheuring. It follows brilliant engineer Michael Scofield, who infiltrates Fox River State Penitentiary with a plan to break out his brother Lincoln Burrows, who is on death row for a murder he didn't commit. The premise of the series plays out as a sort of reverse heist, where instead of breaking into a tightly-secured building, the characters are trying to break out.
Series
The Prison Break series consists of the following parts:
- Prison Break season 1, episodes 1-22 (2005-2006)
- Prison Break season 2, episodes 1-22 (2006-2007)
- Prison Break season 3, episodes 1-13 (2007-2008)
- Prison Break season 4, episodes 1-22 (2008-2009)
- Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)
- Prison Break season 5, episodes 1-9 (2017)
The series originally aired in 4 seasons in the American television network Fox, with the last two episodes being released as the television movie The Final Break. It was later revived for a fifth season.
Characters
See also: List of Prison Break characters
- Michael Scofield (Lead Mastermind): A structural engineer who architects a plan to save his brother from the death penalty. As part of this plan he gets himself incarcerated in Fox River State Penitentiary, where his brother is being held.
- Lincoln Burrows (Commoner): Michael's brother, a high school dropout who fell into a life of crime that eventually led to being framed for the murder of the vice-president's brother.
- Veronica Donovan (Specialist): A lawyer who was Michael and Lincoln's childhood friend, working from the outside of the prison to try to prove his innocence.
- Sara Tancredi (Specialist): The prison doctor, who Michael befriends after arriving at Fox River. She is also the daughter of Governor Frank Tancredi.
Tricks and Matches
Season 1
- English, Fitz or Percy Trick (episode 5)