One of the key reasons why Netflix remains the No. 1 streamer is that it carefully curates its programming to include original series and older shows that were originally shown on cable or broadcast networks. Earlier this year, Netflix added Dexter to its lineup, followed by Lost in July.
Now, Prison Break has come to the streamer, and it’s our pick for the one Netflix show that you need to stream this August. Prison Break premiered on Fox in 2005 with a serialized story about a man’s attempt to save his brother from the death penalty by breaking him out of a heavily guarded prison from within. The narrative momentum from that story carried Prison Break through its first two seasons, before it recalibrated for season 3 and again for season 4.
In 2017, Prison Break unexpectedly got a fifth season that brought back almost all of the original cast for a new story and one last breakout. All five seasons of Prison Break are now on Netflix, and we’re sharing the reasons why this show should be the first one you stream this August. The brotherly bond of Michael and Lincoln As eventually revealed in a flashback, Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) and his brother, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell), weren’t always on good terms with each other.
But when Michael learns that Lincoln is facing the death penalty for a crime he didn’t commit, he sets in motion an elaborate plot to get himself sent to the same prison and help his brother escape. The exact nature of Michael’s pla.