Prison Break: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Lincoln Burrows is currently on death row and scheduled to die in a few months for an assassination his younger brother Michael is convinced he did not commit. With no other options and time winding down, Michael takes drastic measures to get himself incarcerated alongside his brother in Fox River State Penitentiary. Once he's inside, Michael - a structural engineer with the blueprints for the prison - begins to execute an elaborate plan to break Lincoln out and prove him innocent. When Michael arrives at Fox River State Penitentiary, he meets the prison denizens who will, unknowingly, help in his escape plans - his cellmate, the lovelorn Sucre; beautiful prison doctor Dr. Sara Tancredi, who happens to be the governor's daughter; former mob boss John Abruzzi; and Warden Henry Pope. Meanwhile, outside the prison walls, the brothers' childhood friend and Lincoln's lost love, attorney Veronica Donovan, works within the law to free them; Lincoln's teenage son LJ may be going down a path similar to his convicted father's; and Secret Service Agent Paul Kellerman's investigation into Lincoln's case proves that there may be a national conspiracy.

Series details

• Title: Prison Break
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2005-08-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-05-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 541

Cast and credited roles

• Dominic Purcell — Lincoln "Linc" Burrows
• Wentworth Miller — Michael Scofield
• Robert Knepper — Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell
• Amaury Nolasco — Fernando Sucre
• Sarah Wayne Callies — Sara Tancredi
• Wade Williams — Brad Bellick
• William Fichtner — Alexander "Alex" Mahone
• Paul Adelstein — Paul Kellerman
• Rockmond Dunbar — Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin
• Jodi Lyn O'Keefe — Gretchen Morgan
• Marshall Allman — LJ Burrows
• Robin Tunney — Veronica Donovan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2005-08-29; final listed air date 2006-05-15; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 2006-08-21; final listed air date 2007-04-02; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 2007-09-17; final listed air date 2008-02-18; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 2008-09-01; final listed air date 2009-05-27; episode order: 22.
• Season 5: premiered 2017-04-04; final listed air date 2017-05-30; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from Prison Break on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.