Season 1
(2005)
Overview
Lincoln Burrows is currently on death row and scheduled to die in a few months for an assassination his younger brother Michael is convinced he did not commit. With no other options and time winding down, Michael takes drastic measures to get himself incarcerated alongside his brother in Fox River State Penitentiary. Once he's inside, Michael, a structural engineer with the blueprints for the prison, begins to execute an elaborate plan to break Lincoln out and prove him innocent.
Cast
as Michael Scofield
as LJ Burrows
as Lincoln Burrows
as Sara Tancredi
as Paul Kellerman
as Brad Bellick
as Benjamin 'C-Note' Franklin
as Theodore 'T-Bag' Bagwell
as Fernando Sucre
as John Abruzzi
as Veronica Donovan
as Warden Henry Pope
as Charles Westmoreland
Episodes
Pilot 8.0
August 29, 2005
Michael Scofield, a structural engineer, attempts to rob a bank in order to get incarcerated at Fox River State Peniten…
Allen 8.3
August 29, 2005
Michael seeks help of his fellow prison inhabitants to execute his escape plans.
Cell Test 8.4
September 5, 2005
When Michael reveals his escape plan to Sucre, Sucre chooses to be no part of it, and requests a cell transfer. Michael…
Cute Poison 8.4
September 12, 2005
Veronica keeps uncovering new information regarding Lincoln's case and decides she wants to work on the case full-time.…
English, Fitz or Percy 8.5
September 19, 2005
Kellerman and Hale blackmail Warden Pope. Michael finds out he might get out earlier than anticipated. Veronica becomes…
Riots, Drills and the Devil (1) 8.8
September 26, 2005
Michael creates a lockdown by sabotaging the air conditioning in order to execute his breakout plan properly, and unint…
Riots, Drills and the Devil (2) 8.9
October 3, 2005
While the riot intensifies, Abruzzi and Sucre join forces. Michael must decide whether or not to save the life of Dr. T…
The Old Head 8.6
October 24, 2005
Michael finds out a storeroom fundamental to his escape plans has been converted into a break room. Veronica and Nick a…
Tweener 8.6
October 31, 2005
Abruzzi's demotion in the prison hierachy puts the entire escape plan at risk. Michael finds himself in the uneviable p…
Sleight of Hand 8.6
November 7, 2005
Michael is forced to give up Fibonacci's location to Philly Falzone, and Kellerman and Hale get a little unwanted help …
And Then There Were 7 8.4
November 14, 2005
The escapees and Dr. Tancredi are shocked when they learn the identity of Michael's visitor, who brings with her a very…
Odd Man Out 8.6
November 21, 2005
Michael sees proof his plan is working, so he begins to overcome the last obstacle. As the escape draws near, the group…
End of the Tunnel 9.0
November 28, 2005
With Lincoln's execution scheduled for the following day, Veronica comes out of hiding to contact him and gains an ally…
The Rat 8.8
March 20, 2006
Veronica and Nick request a judge to postpone Lincoln's execution. A C.O. becomes suspicious about a broken door.
By the Skin and the Teeth 8.5
March 27, 2006
As Lincoln is about to be executed, he briefly sees his father in the viewing room. A phone call from judge Kessler del…
Brother's Keeper 8.5
April 3, 2006
Flashbacks shed light on the past actions that led to the incarceration of Lincoln, Sucre, T-Bag and C-Note. Basis of M…
J-Cat 8.7
April 10, 2006
Lincoln is worried about Michael's sanity while Michael has trouble remembering some parts of the prison schematics. Su…
Bluff 8.6
April 17, 2006
In an effort to recreate the missing piece of the tattoo, Michael gets transferred to the psych ward, seeking the help …
The Key 8.7
April 24, 2006
Michael must get the key to the infirmary and enlist the help of an old face, while Lincoln learns the identity of his …
Tonight 9.0
May 1, 2006
Westmoreland wants Michael to speed up the planned escape, and gets Bellick one step closer to unraveling it. Michael h…
Go 9.4
May 8, 2006
Everyone's ready to make their escapes across the high wire. Veronica and Nick realize they may be in over their heads.…
Flight 8.9
May 15, 2006
As the escape is in progress, Warden Pope and Captain Bellick begin a search to detain the escapees. Michael and co. ha…