Prison Breaking With Sarah & Paul

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein discuss Prison Break Episode 421 “Rates of Exchange,” including its broadcast context, Zack Estrin’s writing, and how the story hinges on mistrust and constant bargaining over Scylla, with Michael outsmarting Christina by using Mahone because she can’t rea...

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein discuss Prison Break episode 420 (“Cowboys and Indians”), joking about 4/20 and meta references (including Krantz’s line that Sara’s death “will not be faked”), then dig into how the episode is constructed to drive toward its ending: Michael is forced into...

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein discuss episode themes and production, sharing “show and tell” swag: a framed piece of the Scylla set gifted to Callies by the construction crew. They praise director/line producer Garry Brown for keeping a dialogue-heavy, static setting visually dynamic....

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein discuss Prison Break S4E18 “Vs,” focusing on how pre-digital bullet-hit effects could be achieved via a “heal and reveal” post technique and other practical/optical tricks like reversing footage for car impacts. They note recurring humor in characters abru...

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein discuss “The Motherlode” with focus on the episode’s craft and character dynamics rather than the opening recap, praising Jonathan Glassner’s direction, second-unit driving work, and a fully practical car explosion shot on film in a pre-drone era. They unp...

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Sarah Wayne Callies (Sara Tancredi) and Paul Adelstein (Agent Paul Kellerman) discuss Prison Break episode 416, “The Sunshine State.” They analyze plausibility issues (Michael’s lack of visible recovery from brain surgery), the uneasy team-up of Gretchen, T-Bag, Self, and Lincoln, standout line...

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Fishes, Welcome back to Week 2 of our Bonus episodes where we dig deep into the Prison Breaking With Sarah and Paul Podcast Vault and share with you some of the best content we've been holding back for you as we nestle in our studios creating new podcast episodes for you. In this episode, Priso...

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Fishes, We're taking a hiatus for a couple of weeks to catch up on recording new episodes for all of you. To tide you over, we put together some scenes that had been cut from the episodes in Season 3 but we think you'd love to hear including the very moment PRISON BREAK was conceptualized. Anot...

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein focus on the major story revelations in Prison Break episode 4x15 “Going Under,” where Michael’s anesthesia-induced return to Fox River becomes the vehicle for him to piece together crucial truths about The Company and Scylla, recontextualizing what the se...

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Sarah and Paul discuss Prison Break episode 414 “Just Business,” calling it uneven and noting the show has tipped further from gritty realism into graphic-novel logic that sometimes breaks its own rules, while praising standout action direction and acting. They highlight major set pieces (gas a...

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein discuss how “Deal or No Deal” departs from typical Prison Break planning-scene structure by keeping multiple groups’ conversations unresolved, creating an unsettled pace, and they highlight the early shock of the General killing a cardholder as a smart way...

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Happy Birthday, Paul Adelstein!  Today’s your birthday!!!  Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul discuss Prison Break episode 412 “Selfless,” focusing on how its Company-versus-convicts story echoes 2008’s financial-crisis anger and an emerging “eat the rich” zeitgeist, framing the Company as...

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein compare this episodes’ stealthy Scylla-heist set pieces to Entrapment and Mission: Impossible, including trivia that the Mission: Impossible theme rhythm spells “M-I” in Morse code. They praise director Kevin Hooks’ dynamic camera movement and staging, not...

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein discuss “Prison Break” episode 410, “The Legend,” focusing on the unexpected emotional weight of Brad Bellick’s death and how the show crafts redemption arcs that humanize former antagonists. They explore plot threads including the hunt for Scylla’s design...

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Sarah and Paul focus on the impact of Brad Bellick’s death and debate whether his last-minute sacrifice functions as redemption given his history as a corrupt, selfish sadist; they frame it against Wyatt’s fate as Mahone tortures him for vengeance, then abruptly kills him, and they question whe...

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Sarah and Paul discuss Sara’s PTSD depiction and the added flashbacks of Gretchen torturing Sara, noting how killing a woman in front of Sara motivates her confrontation with Gretchen. They critique the season’s heavy use of torture as a narrative tool that often goes unquestioned, contrasting...

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein discuss Prison Break episode 407, “Five the Hard Way,” opening with an explanation of the craps term “hard way” before reflecting on the production’s Las Vegas shoot at the newly opened Planet Hollywood, including staying and filming on-site, the surreal “...

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein discuss Prison Break S4E6 “Blow Out,” focusing on how the episode unexpectedly humanizes Gretchen through a reunion with her sister and the reveal that her “niece” is actually her daughter, creating new emotional stakes and questions about the child’s safe...

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein discuss Prison Break S4E5 “Safe and Sound,” focusing on what they call the series’ best scene so far: Pam Mahone identifying Wyatt and pushing Mahone toward revenge, praising the grounded performances and how the writing redirects Mahone’s obsessive “monst...

This episode is sponosored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Sarah and Paul analyze Sara’s storyline after learning Bruce Bennett was murdered, focusing on her relapse temptation, the specificity of the bar and bathroom scenes, and how performance choices are shaped by coverage, shot order, inner monologue, and avoiding “indicating.” Sara describes not p...

This episode of PRISON BREAKING WITH SARAH & PAUL is sponsored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu (U.S.) and Disney+ (Internationally) Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein discuss “Prison Break” Season 4 Episode 3 “Shut Down,” focusing on Milan Cheylov’s directing, including the claustrophobic chase location, car-chase camerawork, sound design on Wyatt’s torture scenes, and an overall rise in...

This episode of PRISON BREAKING WITH SARAH & PAUL is sponsored by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu (U.S.) and Disney+ (Internationally) Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein discuss Prison Break episode S4E2 “Breaking and Entering,” sharing behind-the-scenes context about filming in LA (including San Pedro docks and a warehouse set built on the Fox lot), a more relaxed cast dynamic from being ho...

This episode is brought to you by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ Internationally. Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein kick off season four, explain the Patreon rewatch format and fan Q&A, and discuss “Scylla,” including the term’s Greek-myth origins and related pop-culture references. They talk about how the show’s compressed in-story timeline contrasts with its multi...

This episode of Prison Breaking With Sarah And Paul is brought to you by Hulu. Stream Prison Break on Hulu (U.S.) and Disney+ (Internationally). Sarah and Paul discuss the Prison Break season 3 finale, focusing on the emotional impact of McGrady’s homecoming and the disturbing brutality inflicted on Sucre, including being forced to dig his own grave and nearly buried alive. They praise director Ne...

This episode is brought to you by Hulu. Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu (U.S.) and Disney+ (Internationally). Sarah and Paul are joined this episode by Mango, Sarah’s Bearded Dragon. They emphasize the unusually large scale and expense of the production as the season winds into its final episodes, including extensive coastal locations, helicopter photography, ocean and boat sequences, and a long TV ca...