Prison Break (2005)
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.
Details
First Air Date
8/29/2005
Last Air Date
5/30/2017
Network
FOX
Rating
8/10 (5338 votes)
Status
Ended
Production Companies
Adelstein-Parouse Productions, 20th Century Fox Television, RAT Entertainment, Dawn Olmstead Productions, Adelstein Productions, One Light Road Productions, Original Film
About Prison Break
Prison Break, which began in 2005, centers on a man who intentionally gets himself incarcerated to help his brother escape death row. The series combines action, crime, and drama as it follows the intricate plan to break out of prison and the subsequent challenges faced by the brothers as fugitives.
The show is categorized by themes of conspiracy and wrongful imprisonment, with escape as a central element of its narrative. It explores the complexities of brotherhood and the lengths one will go to save family, set against the backdrop of the correctional system.
Over its five seasons and 88 episodes, the series maintained an overall positive reception, indicated by its average rating of 8.0 from over 5,000 votes.
Why you might be searching for Prison Break
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You can stream all five seasons of *Prison Break* on Hulu.
*Prison Break* is not based on a true story; it is an American crime drama television series created by Paul Scheuring.
There are 5 seasons of *Prison Break*, totaling 90 episodes. The series originally aired from 2005 to 2009, with a revival season in 2017.
The first season of *Prison Break* received mostly positive reviews, with critics calling it "more intriguing than most of the new network series" and "one of the most original" of 2005, though later seasons received mixed to negative reviews as the plot diverged from its original premise.