Series Premiere:
August 29, 2005
When is 'Prison Break' on?:
Mondays at 9pm on Fox (Check local listings).
Starring:
Dominic Purcell as Lincoln Burrows
Wentworth Miller as Michael Scofield
Amaury Nolasco as Fernando Sucre
Marshall Allman as LJ Burrows
Wade Williams as Captain Brad Bellick
Robert Knepper as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell
Sarah Wayne Callies as Dr. Sara Tancredi
William Fichtner as Alexander Mahone
Michael Rapaport as Ron Self
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as Gretchen
James Hiroyuki Liao as Roland
Cress Williams as Wyatt
Chris Vance as James Whistler
Wentworth Miller as Michael Scofield
Amaury Nolasco as Fernando Sucre
Marshall Allman as LJ Burrows
Wade Williams as Captain Brad Bellick
Robert Knepper as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell
Sarah Wayne Callies as Dr. Sara Tancredi
William Fichtner as Alexander Mahone
Michael Rapaport as Ron Self
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as Gretchen
James Hiroyuki Liao as Roland
Cress Williams as Wyatt
Chris Vance as James Whistler
Trivia:
- Stacy Keach, who portrayed Warden Pope, spent several months in a prison in England (cocaine possession) and models his character after the warden of the prison.
- Wentworth Miller, like his character went to an Ivy League school.
- Much of season one was filmed in an actual prison. Seasons two and three were filmed in Texas.
'Prison Break' on DVD:
Whether you've watched from day one or never had the chance to tune in to this heart-racing series, pick-up the DVD and see what everyone's talking about around that water cooler.
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Dominic Purcell (Lincoln) on the Success of the Series:
"I suspected it was going to be a success, I suspected that people would like it and watch it. I certainly didn't expect it to do what it's doing internationally. Internationally, the show is a phenomenon; it's one of the biggest shows in the world. When you have 135 million Chinese people downloading the show every Wednesday night, you know you're on to something. In the Asian territory, they can't get enough of family, brotherhood, loyalty and honor. Wentworth and I and the Prison Break guys are huge down that way. In America, our home, it's a huge, solid hit."
Does the Cast Get Along Off the Set?:
Dominic Purcell has this to say about how the cast gets along... "We all have a great deal of respect for one another. The cast is all men, we're not 22-year-old boys who are still trying to prove their worth. We know what we're about as people, we know where we're going, what we want and we're professionals."
The Story So Far:
Season One
When Michael Scofield's (Wentworth Miller) brother, Lincoln (Dominic Purcell) is convicted of murdering the Vice-President's brother and sentenced to death for a murder he didn't commit, he devises an elaborate plan to free his brother -- by taking away his own freedom.
The Plan: Michael spends months preparing a plan to free his brother from execution by breaking him out of prison. Michael is a structural engineer (with an Ivy League education) and happens to have access to the blueprints of the prison, so he has the map tattooed on his entire body (it is disguised as drawings). Next step, getting himself incarcerated at the same prison, which he achieves by committing armed robbery.
Once inside Fox River, Michael manages to not only get in touch with Lincoln, but gets himself involved in a prison work program, which allows him access to the areas he needs to complete his escape plan.
In usual television fashion, all does not go according to plan and before he knows it, other convicts are involved in the escape plan. While this may have been a hindrance at first, Michael soon realizes that each convict offers some sort of tool to assist in the escape plan.
In the season one finale, the group escapes and head toward safety.
Season Two
Season two concentrated on the convicts vying to beat each other to the $5 million Westmoreland had buried years ago. Abruzzi, Tweener, Haywire and Veronica lose their lives along the way. By the end of season two, Michael, Bellick, T-Bag and Mahone find themselves behind bars in a Panamanian prison!
Season Three
Michael, T-Bag, Bellick and Mahone are prisoners at Sona, where the guards no longer control what goes on inside the prison. Inside, Sona is run by a dangerous man named Lechero and it's every man for himself. Kill or be killed. When LJ and Sara are held hostage by The Company, Lincoln (who is on the outside) must help Michael break a man named Whistler out.
As breakout plans hit major snags, a woman named Gretchen from The Company makes it clear she calls all the shots and eventually proves it by beheading Sara.
Determined to get out of Sona and take revenge on those responsible for Sara's death, Michael manages to escape with Whistler (along Mahone). As the season ends, Sucre, Bellick and T-Bag are stuck in Sona, Michael goes after a lead and Lincoln, LJ and Sofia (Whistler's ex) appear to have a happy ending....or so they thought!
When Michael Scofield's (Wentworth Miller) brother, Lincoln (Dominic Purcell) is convicted of murdering the Vice-President's brother and sentenced to death for a murder he didn't commit, he devises an elaborate plan to free his brother -- by taking away his own freedom.
The Plan: Michael spends months preparing a plan to free his brother from execution by breaking him out of prison. Michael is a structural engineer (with an Ivy League education) and happens to have access to the blueprints of the prison, so he has the map tattooed on his entire body (it is disguised as drawings). Next step, getting himself incarcerated at the same prison, which he achieves by committing armed robbery.
Once inside Fox River, Michael manages to not only get in touch with Lincoln, but gets himself involved in a prison work program, which allows him access to the areas he needs to complete his escape plan.
In usual television fashion, all does not go according to plan and before he knows it, other convicts are involved in the escape plan. While this may have been a hindrance at first, Michael soon realizes that each convict offers some sort of tool to assist in the escape plan.
In the season one finale, the group escapes and head toward safety.
Season Two
Season two concentrated on the convicts vying to beat each other to the $5 million Westmoreland had buried years ago. Abruzzi, Tweener, Haywire and Veronica lose their lives along the way. By the end of season two, Michael, Bellick, T-Bag and Mahone find themselves behind bars in a Panamanian prison!
Season Three
Michael, T-Bag, Bellick and Mahone are prisoners at Sona, where the guards no longer control what goes on inside the prison. Inside, Sona is run by a dangerous man named Lechero and it's every man for himself. Kill or be killed. When LJ and Sara are held hostage by The Company, Lincoln (who is on the outside) must help Michael break a man named Whistler out.
As breakout plans hit major snags, a woman named Gretchen from The Company makes it clear she calls all the shots and eventually proves it by beheading Sara.
Determined to get out of Sona and take revenge on those responsible for Sara's death, Michael manages to escape with Whistler (along Mahone). As the season ends, Sucre, Bellick and T-Bag are stuck in Sona, Michael goes after a lead and Lincoln, LJ and Sofia (Whistler's ex) appear to have a happy ending....or so they thought!
