The Beginning
Convinced that his wayward brother LINCOLN BURROWS (Dominic
Purcell) was wrongly convicted of the sensational murder of the Vice
President’s brother, which landed him on Fox River State
Penitentiary’s death row, a desperate MICHAEL SCOFIELD (Wentworth
Miller) attempted a daring bank robbery in order to get himself
incarcerated in Fox River with Lincoln. Michael, an engineer with
access to the prison’s structural design, then masterminded an
elaborate plan to free Lincoln by pulling off the ultimate PRISON
BREAK.
Aided by an intricate tattoo of the prison’s blueprints covering
his upper body, Michael aligned himself with his lovelorn cellmate
FERNANDO SUCRE (Amaury Nolasco), former mob boss JOHN ABRUZZI (Peter
Stormare), homicidal pedophile “T-BAG” (Robert Knepper), the
well-connected “C-NOTE” (Rockmond Dunbar) and CHARLES WESTMORELAND
(Muse Watson), a man Michael believed to be the infamous skyjacker
D.B. Cooper. On the outside, Michael’s only ally was his defense
attorney and Lincoln’s former girlfriend VERONICA DONOVAN (Robin
Tunney), who protected Lincoln’s targeted son LJ (Marshall Allman).
Veronica’s quest for the truth led straight to the White House,
Secret Service Agent PAUL KELLERMAN (Paul Adelstein) and the
power-hungry Vice President, CAROLINE REYNOLDS (Patricia Wettig),
whose brother, in secret, is very much alive.
Overcoming many setbacks, the brothers and six other inmates
ultimately escaped from Fox River. The prison break had its
consequences, however – Michael was forced to betray his father
figure, Warden HENRY POPE (Stacy Keach); prison doctor SARA TANCREDI
(Sarah Wayne Callies), who was instrumental in the escape plan and
had romantic feelings for Michael, relapsed with drugs and
overdosed; and Westmoreland died of injuries sustained in the
escape, but not before revealing that he was indeed D.B. Cooper –
and providing a clue to where he had hidden over $5 million in cash.
Outside the prison walls, the escape truly begins as the convicts
race for their lives – and the hidden cash –while trying to avoid
capture by the authorities. The pursuers are led by vengeful prison
guard Captain BRAD BELLICK (Wade Williams), who, driven by a
personal vendetta, will stop at nothing until the escapees are
captured or killed.
PRISON BREAK is executive-produced by Brett Ratner (“X Men: The
Last Stand,” “Rush Hour”), Paul Scheuring, Matt Olmstead, Marty
Adelstein, Dawn Parouse and Neal Moritz.
Production Companies
20th Century Fox Television
Adelstein-Parouse Productions
Original Television
Executive Producers
Paul Scheuring
Matt Olmstead
Dawn Parouse
Marty Adelstein
Neal Moritz
Brett Ratner
Cast
Wentworth Miller as Michael Scofield
Dominic Purcell as Lincoln Burrows
Robin Tunney as Veronica Donovan
Amaury Nolasco as Fernando Sucre
Wade Williams as Captain Brad Bellick
Peter Stormare as John Abruzzi
Paul Adelstein as Agent Paul Kellerman
Robert Knepper as T-Bag
Rockmond Dunbar as C-Note
Marshall Allman as LJ
And
Sarah Wayne Callies as Dr. Sara Tancredi
Guest Cast
Stacy Keach as Warden Henry Pope
Patricia Wettig as Vice President Caroline Reynolds
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