Prison Break is an American action/serial drama television series that premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company on August 29, 2005. The series revolves around two brothers; one who, as of the pilot, has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other, a genius, who devises an elaborate plan to help him escape prison. Created by Paul Scheuring, the show is produced by Adelstein-Parouse Productions in association with Original Television and 20th Century Fox Television. The current executive producers are Scheuring, Matt Olmstead, Kevin Hooks, Marty Adelstein, Dawn Olmstead, Neal H. Moritz, and Brett Ratner.Fox Broadcasting Company, Prison Break show info, Prison Break official site. Retrieved on September 13, 2007. Its theme music is composed by Ramin Djawadi, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2006.

Prison Break features a serialized story structure, similar to that of its companion show during the first season, 24. The first three seasons of the series were primarily filmed outside of Hollywood; the first season was shot in and around Chicago, with the primary location being the then-recently decommissioned Joliet Prison while the second and third seasons were filmed mainly in small towns around Dallas. The fourth season is being filmed in Los Angeles.

Season synopsis

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Season 1: Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) is accused of murdering Terrence Steadman (Jeff Perry), the brother of the Vice President of the United States. Because of convincing evidence, Lincoln is sentenced to death. He is incarcerated in Fox River State Penitentiary where he awaits his execution. Lincoln's brother, brilliant structural engineer Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), is convinced of Lincoln's innocence and formulates an escape plan. In order to gain access to Fox River, Michael commits armed robbery and receives a five year sentence. While incarcerated he must race against the clock and make important connections with other inmates and staff. One staff member in particular is the prison doctor, Sara Tancredi (Sarah Wayne Callies). Michael befriends her when he pretends to suffer from Type 1 diabetes in order to gain daily access to the prison's infirmary. The brothers' fight to ward off the execution is aided by their lifelong friend Veronica Donovan (Robin Tunney), who begins to investigate the conspiracy that put Lincoln in jail. However, they are hindered by covert agents, members of an organization known as The Company. The Company was responsible for framing Lincoln, and they did so because of Lincoln's father, Aldo Burrows, and his former connections to the company. The brothers, along with six other inmates, Fernando Sucre (Amaury Nolasco), Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell (Robert Knepper), Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin (Rockmond Dunbar), David "Tweener" Apolskis (Lane Garrison), John Abruzzi (Peter Stormare), and Charles "Haywire" Patoshik (Silas Weir Mitchell) who come to be known as the Fox River Eight finally escape in the season finale because of the help of Dr. Sara Tancredi who has been convinced by Michael to leave the infirmary door unlocked. Because of her involvement, Sara overdoses on morphine.