Prison Break is a high-stakes, serialized thriller that became one of the most addictive TV shows of the mid-2000s, thanks to its relentless pacing, cliffhangers, and clever long-form plotting. Premiering in 2005 on Fox, the series centers on Michael Scofield, a brilliant structural engineer who deliberately gets himself incarcerated in order to break his wrongly convicted brother, Lincoln Burrows, out of death row. The show’s most iconic element is Michael’s elaborate tattoo, which secretly con