It’s action heavy and even has a whole season take place in a prison. It also shares one the main characters found in Prison Break too but we’re not going to go much further than that due to spoilers. Sharing the big cliffhangers The Walking Dead is probably one of the most successful television shows of all time perfectly capturing the spirit of the comics on which they’re based upon. It’s always fascinating to watch a heroic innocent figure who ends up in prison just being at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Whether you agree that the series is similar or not is entirely up to you but if you haven’t seen this show, you need to start watching right now. Some of the best movies like ‘The Shawshank Redemption‘ and TV Shows like ‘Prison Break’ have been set up in prisons and the whole prison scenario adds great value to these. It clearly takes a lot from Prison Break whether it’s the different cartels that also operates inside the prison or the fact that it’s all based upon not getting caught. Not only is Breaking Bad probably the best TV series you can watch with your Netflix subscription, it’s also probably the best show ever to be produced, period. The JJ Abramas produced series was as bizarre as it was engaging and whether you’re a fan of the endings and final season or not, you cannot deny that this is one hell of a TV show. The show practically invented the modern day cliffhanger with each episode eventually leaving more questions left answered than vice versa. If big cliffhangers are the reason that you kept watching Prison Break then I prescribe you Lost as your next binge watch. As the name suggests, it’s about convicts in prison having the chance to chase down other prisoners in escape for their freedom or at the very least, time off their sentance. Seven years later, thanks to an information provided by T-Bag, Lincoln and Sara discover that Michael is still alive in a Yemen prison, so they develop a. It only managed to have two seasons and stars House of Cards Jimmi Simpson alongside Serinda Swan and Domenick Lombardozzi. Breakout KingsĪlthough the show is clearly on a different level to Prison Break with regards to its quality and production values, it’s still pretty much the closest thing to Prison Break you’re going to get. Zombie shows like Black Summer, survival shows like The Rain, and more.
The show has lost its way with the last couple of seasons but that’s something that’s sure to be rectified going forward. 10 Shows Like The Walking Dead to Watch While You Wait for Season 11 to Return. Nobody is trying to escape Litchfield, at least not yet, but it still often captures a similar atmosphere felt through Prison Break and its characters are just as realized if not more so. The drama first appeared on Netflix over 3 years ago now set out on telling the story of Piper Chapman who confessed to crimes that she committed earlier in her life.
On the outside, Lincoln's attorney (and ex-girlfriend) Veronica Donovan (Robin Tunney) tries to uncover the truth about the murder and is targeted by a shadowy cabal bent on using Burrows as their fall guy and intimidating anyone who gets in their way, including Burrows' 15-year-old son, LJ (Marshall Allman).Īre you a Prison Break fan? You can watch all the episodes of the TV show Prison Break for free on Prison Break is Fox’s prison then Litchfield is definitely Netflix’s prison. The brothers enlist the help of assorted crooks and cons in their elaborate plan to break out. With Lincoln's execution date coming up, Michael robs a bank to get into jail alongside his brother so he can help him escape (He has intimate knowledge of the prison having had the blueprints for the jail tattooed on his torso).
Structural engineer Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) is convinced that his brother, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell), has been wrongfully convicted of murdering the Vice President's brother.