If you are starting Prison Break for the first time, you have about to watch (including the TV movie).

Between 2009 and 2017, the common answer on forums was "4 seasons." The story felt complete. Michael Scofield was dead (spoiler alert for a 15-year-old show). The characters had moved on with their lives. The DVD box sets ended at Season 4. Therefore, if you ask most millennials how many seasons in Prison Break, they will instinctively say "Four."

While Season 1 was about getting out of a prison, Season 2 asks: What happens after you break out?

This is where the legend began. Season 1 introduces us to structural engineer Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), who gets himself intentionally arrested to break out his innocent brother, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell), who is on death row for a crime he didn’t commit.

. The series originally aired on Fox from 2005 to 2009 for four seasons, followed by a revival season (Season 5) in 2017 Season Breakdown Season 1 (2005–2006):