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Prison Break: Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 29, 2005
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
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Metascore
65 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 324 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Starring: Rockmond Dunbar, Dominic Purcell, Wade Williams
  • Summary: This drama focuses on a prison designer who gets himself thrown into one of his own prisons to help his falsely accused brother escape death row. Described as in the vein of The Great Escape (and also compared to "24" due to its compressed time frame and season-length plotline), the series will unfold over 22 episodes, charting the course of a single break.… Expand
  • Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Drama
  • Creator: Paul T. Scheuring
  • Show Type: Ended
  • Season 1 premiere date: Aug 29, 2005
  • Episode Length: 60
  • Air Time: 08:00 PM
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 32
  3. Negative: 2 out of 32
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Gillian Flynn
    91
    Prison Break has the dark social hierarchies of Oz and the clever inventions of Escape From Alcatraz.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Joy Press
    60
    Unfortunately, Prison Break's dialogue is nowhere near as sharp as its plotting.
  3. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    30
    A fat snooze.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 165 out of 183
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 183
  3. Negative: 14 out of 183
  1. A.C.
    10
    One of the best tv series ever. It has great story and very good actors. I saw first season, and only I can tell you is excellent. The second season will be on TV (in my country) in 2007. I can't wait that long!!! -_-… Expand
    • 3 of 4 users said yes
  2. BobGeldoff
    4
    This isn't a bad show - if stuck in on a rainy night with nothing more interesting to do. However, let's be fair... this is just another US series which milks an expensive set for all it's worth. Much like Lost, action revolves around a limited area and a few pretty faces, with a series of cliffhanger episodes as long as a Middle American audience can bear. The show's credibility could only go up if the break fails, his brother is executed and a late pardon is delivered just a little too late... Come on Fox et al... could you chuck in a few quality 'to-the-point' series / dramas once in a while?… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. NateG
    1
    I hate this show. I hope they shoot the inmates in season two so the show will end. horrible with mostly terrible acting, and the writing is awful How can anyone like this show? I read all of the comments from people who gave it a 1o. they wrote "my fav TV shoe, best drama ever made, witty" It's pathetic. they write four words and give it a 10. I write 10 lines and give it a four. no wait, a one.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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