Prison Breaking With Sarah & Paul

Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein host Prison Breaking and interview Prison Break writer/showrunner Matt Olmstead about episode 21, “Go” (aired May 8, 2006; directed by Dean White; 9.13M viewers), recapping the breakout plot beats including Michael’s infirmary plan, Haywire joining, Westmoreland’s death and the money clue, Veronica’s release and Nick Savrinn’s murder, the Company’s plan again...

Sarah and Paul react to episode 20 of Prison Break, “Tonight,” recapping Westmoreland being critically wounded after attacking Bellick, Michael accelerating the escape plan and having the inmates cover their scent to evade dogs, his decision to include Tweener, his plea for Sara to leave the door unlocked, Abruzzi ordering Nick Savrinn to bring Veronica, and Pope discovering the collapsing Taj Mah...

Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein recap Prison Break Season 1 Episode 19, “The Key,” noting its writers/director, airdate, viewership, and competing shows, then run through major plot threads: Lincoln is saved by his father and later arrested by Bellick; Abruzzi returns as a newly religious figure and makes a truce with T-Bag; Michael needs the infirmary key, kisses Sara, and Nika distracts S...

Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein recap Prison Break episode 18, “Bluff,” teasing its poker-game tensions, darkly comic moments, and plot threads involving Michael managing Haywire in the psych ward, uneasy alliances to raise money, LJ’s murder charges, and Kellerman being warned off Lincoln. They welcome guest Marshall Allman (LJ Burroughs) to discuss playing a character living at constant e...

Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein reflect on making Prison Break while it aired and on real-time audience feedback, share gratitude for producer Ben Haber and logo designer John Nunzio, then discuss Season 1 episode “J-Cat” (written by Karyn Usher, directed by Guy Ferland, aired April 10, 2006, 8.12 million viewers) and its plot beats including Michael’s feigned insanity, solitary and the psy...

Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein discuss Prison Break episode 116, “Brother’s Keeper,” a flashback installment revealing how major characters ended up at Fox River, including Sarah’s drug addiction backstory, Sucre’s engagement motivation, C-Note’s military injustice, and T-Bag’s brief experience of love, while noting the episode’s strong family-driven themes. They interview director Greg Ya...

Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein discuss Prison Break episode 115, “By the Skin and the Teeth,” focusing on its emotional impact as Lincoln is strapped into the electric chair and the unsettling realism of capital punishment. They’re joined by Mac Brandt (C.O. Mac), who recalls Prison Break as his first TV job and describes the difficult day filming the execution sequence at the actual priso...

We're back from hiatus! Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein discuss Prison Break Season 1 Episode 14, “The Rat,” noting it followed a four-month hiatus after “End of the Tunnel” and aired March 20, 2006 to 9.28 million viewers. They cover the episode’s credits, IMDb recap, competing TV programming, and major March 2006 news and culture moments including the UN Human Rights Council, Hamdan v. Ru...

In this special bonus episode, Sarah and Paul listen and respond to voicemails and emails sent in by fans from across the globe. Listeners share personal stories of how 'Prison Break' became an integral part of their lives, offering a glimpse into the show's widespread influence and the strong community it has built. From Ethiopia to France, fans recount tales of friendship, family bonding, and ev...

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"There are episodes where you go from A to X and end up back at A" - Paul Adelstein And then there are episodes like this one.  Lincoln about to be executed; a fractured group; the death of a character; crucifix's with secret compartments!; and a plan meticulously planned down to the piping...so much is happening! Sarah and Paul dig into ALL of it!   Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein recap Pr...

Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein recap and rewatch Prison Break Season 1 Episode 12, “Odd Man Out,” then interview co-writer and longtime series writer/co-executive producer Karyn Usher about how the show’s intricate escape plotting evolved in real time, including adding tattoo details as scripts progressed and adjusting story when an episode ending introduced the “one of us can’t go” twist....

Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein recap “Prison Break” episode “And Then There Were 7” (aired Nov. 14, 2005), written by Zack Estrin and directed by ALMA Award winner Jesús Treviño, noting its 9.58M viewers and Monday-night competition, plus episode elements like a striptease/strip search, conjugal visit, rising body count, and a possible first Bechdel-test-passing scene. They reference the W...

Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein return from a holiday break to discuss the Prison Break episode “Sleight of Hand,” highlighting its new characters (Quinn and Nika), a broken-finger scene, and the major Fibonacci/Falzone twist in which Michael and Abruzzi set up Falzone with a false address and have him arrested, forcing Michael to include C-Note after the escape hole is discovered. They ana...

Paul Edelstein and Sarah Wayne Callies recap and discuss their rewatch of Prison Break Season 1, Episode “Tweener” (written by Paul Scheuring, directed by Matt Earl Beesley), focusing on key plot beats including Michael losing the guard room repair job, Sarah learning from Michael’s psychiatrist about his low latent inhibition, Bellick pressuring Abruzzi (leading to Abruzzi gouging out Fiorello’s...

Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein recap Prison Break Season 1, Episode 7 (“The Old Head”), highlighting the pressure-cooker plotting: Westmoreland sets a guard-room fire so Michael can access and dig for the escape plan, Veronica and Nick survive an attack that kills her neighbor, and Kellerman murders LJ’s mother and stepfather while revealing he reports to the U.S. vice president. They inte...

Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein discuss the Prison Break podcast episode covering “Riots, Drills & The Devil” Part Two, highlighting production challenges of matching riot continuity across two separately directed episodes, and noting moments like the first reveal of T-Bag’s full name and the airplane set’s “movie magic.” Sarah shares a story about a deleted scene from “Allen” that was cut...

Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein introduce their Prison Break rewatch podcast episode “Riots, Drills, & The Devil” Part One, noting script revision page colors, an original title that used “Jesus” instead of “The Devil,” and a dialogue change in a Sarah/Michael scene to slow the romance. They briefly rewatch the episode, then welcome guest Michael Cudlitz (C.O. Bob), who discusses how he got...

Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein recap Prison Break season one’s “English, Fitz or Percy,” noting the episode’s sharp writing by the late Zach Estrin and honoring other cast members who have died, including DuShon Brown and John Heard. They highlight the episode’s standout moments and recurring phrases (“We got a runner,” “have a little faith,” and “We’re not breaking out of a Jamba Juice, g...

Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein welcome their first actor guest, Silas Weir Mitchell, who played Haywire on Prison Break, to discuss the episode “Cute Poison” and Haywire’s characterization as mentally ill yet highly intelligent rather than generically “crazy.” Mitchell recalls filming at Joliet prison, describing its harsh conditions and eerie atmosphere, and explains how Haywire going off...

Sarah & Paul welcome their first guest, episode director and Peabody Award winner, Brad Turner. Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein discuss the brutal early Prison Break episode “Cell Test” and welcome their first guest, director Brad Turner, who explains how he helped establish the show’s pace and visual style immediately after the pilot under tighter TV schedules and budgets. Turner describes...

Join the "Watch Party" and re-watch PRISON BREAK Season 1, Episode 2: "Allen" alongside Sarah Wayne Callies & Paul Adelstein as they provide real-time commentary and insight. The first two Watch Party episodes are available for free.  For future episodes, subscribe to us on Patreon.  https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884 Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/prisonbreakpodcast/ And ema...

Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein introduce their “Prison Breaking” rewatch podcast, trade name-origin stories, and explain how Paul’s character shifted from “Agent Kellerman” to using Paul’s real first name, noting a possible historical nod in the surname. They discuss confusion around the show’s episode numbering and identify Episode 101, “Allen,” written by Paul Scheuring and directed by M...

In our inaugural episode, cast members and real-life friends, Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein, reunite to dig deep into the first episode of Prison Break. Subscribe to the "Watch Party" on Patreon and re-watch every episode of Prison Break with Sarah & Paul's unfiltered commentary - https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884 Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/prisonbreakpodcast/ E...

Join the Watch Party and re-watch the Prison Break pilot episode alongside Sarah Wayne Callies & Paul Adelstein as they provide real-time commentary and insight. The first two Watch Party episodes are available for free.  For future episodes, subscribe to us on Patreon. https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884 Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/prisonbreakpodcast/ Email us at prisonbre...