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Prison Break

★ 8.1 2005 · 2000s 5 seasons FOX

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Synopsis

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.

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Cast & Crew

Wentworth Miller

Wentworth Miller

Michael Scofield

Dominic Purcell

Dominic Purcell

Lincoln Burrows

Sarah Wayne Callies

Sarah Wayne Callies

Sara Tancredi

Paul Adelstein

Paul Adelstein

Paul Kellerman

Rockmond Dunbar

Rockmond Dunbar

Benjamin 'C-Note' Franklin

Robert Knepper

Robert Knepper

Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell

Amaury Nolasco

Amaury Nolasco

Fernando Sucre

Inbar Lavi

Inbar Lavi

Sheba

Augustus Prew

Augustus Prew

David 'Whip' Martin

Mark Feuerstein

Mark Feuerstein

Jacob Ness

Said Bey

Said Bey

terrorist

Wentworth Miller

Wentworth Miller

Producer

Dominic Purcell

Dominic Purcell

Producer

Nelson McCormick

Nelson McCormick

Executive Producer

Vaun Wilmott

Vaun Wilmott

Executive Producer

Michael Horowitz

Michael Horowitz

Executive Producer

Dawn Olmstead

Dawn Olmstead

Executive Producer

Marty Adelstein

Marty Adelstein

Executive Producer

Neal H. Moritz

Neal H. Moritz

Executive Producer

Brett Ratner

Brett Ratner

Executive Producer

Paul T. Scheuring

Paul T. Scheuring

Executive Producer

Trivia about Prison Break

The majority of the first season was filmed on location in and around Chicago.

Although Scheuring thought it was a good idea, he was initially stumped as to why someone would embark on such a mission or how he could develop it into a viable television show.

In 2003, he pitched the idea to the Fox Broadcasting Company but was turned down as Fox felt nervous about the long-term possibilities of such a series.

Prison Break was later considered as a possible 14-part miniseries, which drew the interest of Steven Spielberg before his departure due to his involvement with War of the Worlds.

Following the huge popularity of serialized prime time television series such as 24 and Lost, Fox backed the production in 2004.

The pilot episode was filmed one year after Scheuring wrote the script.