Prison Break

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Season 1
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  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 29, 2005
Season #: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5
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65

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

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9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 723 Ratings

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  • 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 seriesThis 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): Drama, Action & Adventure

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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. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Storm
    80
    One of the best new TV shows this season.
  3. Houston Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mike McDaniel
    75
    It's outlandish and contrived with story holes wide enough for a jackknifed 18-wheeler. But the two-hour pilot of Prison Break... is irresistible.
  4. Salon
    Reviewed by: Heather Havrilesky
    70
    The best thing about "Prison Break" is that we've never seen anything like it before.
  5. People Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tom Gliatto
    63
    An entertaining big-narrative concept. [5 Sep 2005, p.41]
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  6. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Joy Press
    60
    Unfortunately, Prison Break's dialogue is nowhere near as sharp as its plotting.
  7. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    10
    Pitifully awful.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 198 out of 218
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 218
  3. Negative: 14 out of 218
  1. ArmindaC
    Nov 3, 2005
    10
    This is the show I have been waiting for!!!!!! Keeps me glues to my sofa.. Hot actors, good story line, what more can you want!!? I like This is the show I have been waiting for!!!!!! Keeps me glues to my sofa.. Hot actors, good story line, what more can you want!!? I like Prison braeak more than I like Lost..… Expand
  2. A.C.
    Nov 20, 2006
    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 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
  4. CeriO
    Apr 8, 2006
    10
    This show is amazing! Ever character is interesting, diverse and intriguing! And the dark comedy that comes through with the interactions This show is amazing! Ever character is interesting, diverse and intriguing! And the dark comedy that comes through with the interactions between the characters is thrilling to watch! My favourite character is T-Bag!… Expand
  5. ChrisD
    Jul 11, 2007
    10
    This show is awesome! The only thing I hate about it is having to wait another week to see the next episode. It is full of suspense and has This show is awesome! The only thing I hate about it is having to wait another week to see the next episode. It is full of suspense and has makes you anxious for the next episode.… Expand
  6. firefighterr
    Feb 1, 2013
    10
    Oh how I miss this show being on the air! Awesome from the first Season all the way through to the very last one! Once you start you can'tOh how I miss this show being on the air! Awesome from the first Season all the way through to the very last one! Once you start you can't stop watching, it gets better and better! … Expand
  7. ArthurD
    Jul 22, 2007
    9
    One of the Best TV Shows I Have ever seen , The Last TV show that i saw From No.1 Episode to the Last one was Four Years Ago ,, This One Has One of the Best TV Shows I Have ever seen , The Last TV show that i saw From No.1 Episode to the Last one was Four Years Ago ,, This One Has Kept me at home and it's really hard for me to watch TV any way ........... Very Interesting.… Expand
  8. george
    Jan 14, 2006
    0
    If i remember correctly, maria, the golded days of Lost were but a year ago. Do viewers really forget so quickly? It's pathetic that If i remember correctly, maria, the golded days of Lost were but a year ago. Do viewers really forget so quickly? It's pathetic that uninventive crap like this is something that people actually watch, while the truly great shows, like Arrested Development and Firefly get canceled because the majority of viewers are of sub-par intelligence and don't have an attention span long enough to think about subversive humor and intricate plot twists!… Expand

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