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Just have a little faith. We got a runner! Welcome to Prisneyland, Fish. And welcome to the Prison Break re-watch podcast you always knew you needed. Sarah Wayne Callies (Dr. Sara Tancredi) & Paul Adelstein (Agent Paul Kellerman) re-watch and re-live the show episode by episode. The on-screen adversaries and real-life friends share never-before-heard stories about filming the series and welcome guests including the actors, directors and writers from Prison Break’s 5 seasons. They answer fan questions, run a few contests, and dig into the way TV - and our culture - has changed since the show premiered in 2005. Whether you’re a fan from way back or new to the show: come join us. We’ll leave the door open for you. Listen to every episode here and WATCH every episode on our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@PrisonBreakPodcast Subscribe to our Patreon and re-watch every ep
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- Today49 min
S4E4: “Eagle and Angels” | Bruce Bennett’s Murder | Sara’s Temptation | Sara & Bellick’s Missed Opportunity
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 planning emotional beats, sometimes playing against expectation, and how director Michael Switzer supported the work; they note a missed opportunity for Sara and Bellick to connect through recovery. Fan questions prompt Sara to reflect on returning to the show after maternity leave, balancing work with being a new mom, and using real-life strain in performance. They also discuss self-help/MLM parallels (Est, The Forum) and speculate about the show’s GATE storyline and T-Bag’s “Cole Pfeiffer” persona. For the full experience of enjoying Prison Breaking With Sarah & Paul, subscribe to our Patreon channel where you can watch Sarah & Paul's running commentary on Ep 306 while re-watching the episode on Hulu or your home DVD collection. You can also watch in a group with other fans on our fan-led Discord server. Subscribe here: https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884 -or- Click Link in Bio Patreon Subscribers get access to all of our Watch Parties and FanFiction (all captioned in six languages - English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Turkish), exclusive Ask Me Anything's with Sarah & Paul, and unannounced Discord drop-ins on our always rollicking server with fans and friends who come together from around the world. All for less than a cup of coffee. Leave us your comments, shoot us an email, or leave us a voicemail - we love hearing from all of you! prisonbreaking@caliber-studio.com (401) 3-PBREAK Watch the episode on YouTube - / @prisonbreakpodcast Follow us on Instagram - / prisonbreakpodcast Follow us on TikTok - / prisonbreakpodcast Merch!!! - https://pbmerch.printify.me/products #fyp #michaelscofield #saratancredi #michealscofield #prisonbreakedits #prisonbreak #wentworthmilleredits #wentworthmiller #editor #fyy #fyppp #saratancrediedit #prisonbreakseason1 #sarahwaynecallies #prisonbreakseason2 #scofield #fy #sarascofield #saratancrediedits #scofield Logo design by John Nunziatto @ Little Big Brands. If you want one yourself, reach out at https://www.littlebigbrands.com/ and tell him we sent you. PRISON BREAKING WITH SARAH & PAUL is a Caliber Studio production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago55 min
S4E3: “Shut Down” | Guest Wilbur Fitzgerald (Bruce Bennett) | Mahone’s Darkness | Bruce Bennett’s Death
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 intensity and physicality (neck-grabs, head-slaps) across the episode. They note how period tech (PDA references and flip-phone texting) dates the story, debate how much exposition viewers need versus simply believing the characters, and riff on a proposed “Lincoln Bingo” game tracking Lincoln’s recurring traits. They also talk about Mahone’s darkness, commitment to finding his son’s killer, and his value as the team’s most dangerous asset, plus a running joke about hair length correlating with power. Guest Wilbur Fitzgerald (Bruce Bennett) reflects on playing a lawyerly, loyal confidant to Governor Raitt and Sarah, balancing acting with a long legal career (including helping create Georgia’s film tax incentives), returning for season four, and crafting a restrained, non-corny “drugged” performance opposite Cress Williams; he shares that he wasn’t warned his character would die and answers fan questions and a “Scylla Squad” prompt. For the full experience of enjoying Prison Breaking With Sarah & Paul, subscribe to our Patreon channel where you can watch Sarah & Paul's running commentary on Ep 306 while re-watching the episode on Hulu or your home DVD collection. You can also watch in a group with other fans on our fan-led Discord server. Subscribe here: https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884 -or- Click Link in Bio Patreon Subscribers get access to all of our Watch Parties and FanFiction (all captioned in six languages - English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Turkish), exclusive Ask Me Anything's with Sarah & Paul, and unannounced Discord drop-ins on our always rollicking server with fans and friends who come together from around the world. All for less than a cup of coffee. Leave us your comments, shoot us an email, or leave us a voicemail - we love hearing from all of you! prisonbreaking@caliber-studio.com (401) 3-PBREAK Watch the episode on YouTube - / @prisonbreakpodcast Follow us on Instagram - / prisonbreakpodcast Follow us on TikTok - / prisonbreakpodcast Merch!!! - https://pbmerch.printify.me/products #fyp #michaelscofield #saratancredi #michealscofield #prisonbreakedits #prisonbreak #wentworthmilleredits #wentworthmiller #editor #fyy #fyppp #saratancrediedit #prisonbreakseason1 #sarahwaynecallies #prisonbreakseason2 #scofield #fy #sarascofield #saratancrediedits #scofield Logo design by John Nunziatto @ Little Big Brands. If you want one yourself, reach out at https://www.littlebigbrands.com/ and tell him we sent you. PRISON BREAKING WITH SARAH & PAUL is a Caliber Studio production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago45 min
S4E2: “Breaking and Entering” | Guest James Hiroyuki Liao (Roland Glenn) | T-Bag & Cannibalism
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 home, and their strong reaction to the episode’s implied cannibalism involving T-Bag. They introduce and interview James Hiroyuki Liao (Roland Glenn), praising the “new energy” his character brings to the team, and he describes joining an established cast during his first recurring role, his intense preparation habits, and how welcoming the set was. Liao recounts an audition process shaped by era-specific casting biases, a same-day casting-to-producer session, and how producers and writer Zach Estrin helped shape Roland’s Brooklyn specificity and informed him of his character’s exit. He names his favorite scene as his death sequence and answers a “Scylla team” question by choosing his sister, best friend Matt, teacher Marjorie Ballantine, and the spirit of his mother. For the full experience of enjoying Prison Breaking With Sarah & Paul, subscribe to our Patreon channel where you can watch Sarah & Paul's running commentary on Ep 306 while re-watching the episode on Hulu or your home DVD collection. You can also watch in a group with other fans on our fan-led Discord server. Subscribe here: https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884 -or- Click Link in Bio Patreon Subscribers get access to all of our Watch Parties and FanFiction (all captioned in six languages - English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Turkish), exclusive Ask Me Anything's with Sarah & Paul, and unannounced Discord drop-ins on our always rollicking server with fans and friends who come together from around the world. All for less than a cup of coffee. Leave us your comments, shoot us an email, or leave us a voicemail - we love hearing from all of you! prisonbreaking@caliber-studio.com (401) 3-PBREAK Watch the episode on YouTube - / @prisonbreakpodcast Follow us on Instagram - / prisonbreakpodcast Follow us on TikTok - / prisonbreakpodcast Merch!!! - https://pbmerch.printify.me/products #fyp #michaelscofield #saratancredi #michealscofield #prisonbreakedits #prisonbreak #wentworthmilleredits #wentworthmiller #editor #fyy #fyppp #saratancrediedit #prisonbreakseason1 #sarahwaynecallies #prisonbreakseason2 #scofield #fy #sarascofield #saratancrediedits #scofield Logo design by John Nunziatto @ Little Big Brands. If you want one yourself, reach out at https://www.littlebigbrands.com/ and tell him we sent you. PRISON BREAKING WITH SARAH & PAUL is a Caliber Studio production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago1h 1m
S4E1: “Scylla” | Sara Tancredi’s return to Prison Break | Sara’s Passionate Fans | Michael Rappaport
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-year production, and go meta on the post–writers’strike pivot into season four, moving production to Los Angeles, and the challenge of keeping stakes believable when “the Company” feels all-powerful. Callies recounts returning after time away, renegotiating a new contract and raising pay-equity issues, feeling pressure around fan expectations and press attention, and reshooting a scene that played incorrectly with test audiences. They also discuss Michael and Sarah’s reunion, Michael Rappaport joining the cast, and answer fan questions about Michael’s willingness to kill, trauma-driven obsession, and who belongs on a real-life “Scylla squad.” For the full experience of enjoying Prison Breaking With Sarah & Paul, subscribe to our Patreon channel where you can watch Sarah & Paul's running commentary on Ep 306 while re-watching the episode on Hulu or your home DVD collection. You can also watch in a group with other fans on our fan-led Discord server. Subscribe here: https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884 -or- Click Link in Bio Patreon Subscribers get access to all of our Watch Parties and FanFiction (all captioned in six languages - English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Turkish), exclusive Ask Me Anything's with Sarah & Paul, and unannounced Discord drop-ins on our always rollicking server with fans and friends who come together from around the world. All for less than a cup of coffee. Leave us your comments, shoot us an email, or leave us a voicemail - we love hearing from all of you! prisonbreaking@caliber-studio.com (401) 3-PBREAK Watch the episode on YouTube - / @prisonbreakpodcast Follow us on Instagram - / prisonbreakpodcast Follow us on TikTok - / prisonbreakpodcast Merch!!! - https://pbmerch.printify.me/products #fyp #michaelscofield #saratancredi #michealscofield #prisonbreakedits #prisonbreak #wentworthmilleredits #wentworthmiller #editor #fyy #fyppp #saratancrediedit #prisonbreakseason1 #sarahwaynecallies #prisonbreakseason2 #scofield #fy #sarascofield #saratancrediedits #scofield Logo design by John Nunziatto @ Little Big Brands. If you want one yourself, reach out at https://www.littlebigbrands.com/ and tell him we sent you. PRISON BREAKING WITH SARAH & PAUL is a Caliber Studio production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 4 weeks ago47 min
S3E13: “The Art Of The Deal” | The Company | T-Bag Loyalty | McGrady Homecoming | Seasons 1&2 v 3&4
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 Nelson McCormick’s work, the intensity and realism of the beach/car-chase sequence, the act-five montage, and the Spanish a cappella cover of “Cry” over the ending. They analyze key character dynamics: Sophia realizing Whistler is tied to the Company, Gretchen’s cold efficiency, Mahone being pulled into a larger conspiracy, and T-Bag’s manipulations and uneasy hints of “loyalty.” Broadly, they reflect on how seasons 3–4 feel like a tonal demarcation from seasons 1–2, with faster, more fantastical action and a harder-to-connect Company narrative after losing human anchors like Kellerman, compounded by the constraints of a shortened, strike-affected season. Subscribe here: https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884 -or- Click Link in Bio Patreon Subscribers get access to all of our Watch Parties and FanFiction (all captioned in six languages - English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Turkish), exclusive Ask Me Anything's with Sarah & Paul, and unannounced Discord drop-ins on our always rollicking server with fans and friends who come together from around the world. All for less than a cup of coffee. Leave us your comments, shoot us an email, or leave us a voicemail - we love hearing from all of you! prisonbreaking@caliber-studio.com (401) 3-PBREAK Watch the episode on YouTube - / @prisonbreakpodcast Follow us on Instagram - / prisonbreakpodcast Follow us on TikTok - / prisonbreakpodcast Merch!!! - https://pbmerch.printify.me/products #fyp #michaelscofield #saratancredi #michealscofield #prisonbreakedits #prisonbreak #wentworthmilleredits #wentworthmiller #editor #fyy #fyppp #saratancrediedit #prisonbreakseason1 #sarahwaynecallies #prisonbreakseason2 #scofield #fy #sarascofield #saratancrediedits #scofield Logo design by John Nunziatto @ Little Big Brands. If you want one yourself, reach out at https://www.littlebigbrands.com/ and tell him we sent you. PRISON BREAKING WITH SARAH & PAUL is a Caliber Studio production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- May 13, 202646 min
S3E12: “Hell Or High Water” | Michael Is A Schemer | Bellick vs T-Bag | Sarah’s Bearded Dragon
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 car chase. They analyze Michael’s plan as accounting for human nature—especially T-Bag and Bellick’s predictable selfishness and weakness—and praise the payoff of Whistler’s “injured ankle” reveal. They connect the season’s prominent torture imagery (battery/electrodes, waterboarding, later torture references) to the 2008 war-on-terror era and reflect on audience reactions to violence. They also identify an actor from Sicario, worry most about McGrady’s fate, answer fan questions about directing episodes and hypothetical story directions. Subscribe here: https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884 -or- Click Link in Bio Patreon Subscribers get access to all of our Watch Parties and FanFiction (all captioned in six languages - English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Turkish), exclusive Ask Me Anything's with Sarah & Paul, and unannounced Discord drop-ins on our always rollicking server with fans and friends who come together from around the world. All for less than a cup of coffee. Leave us your comments, shoot us an email, or leave us a voicemail - we love hearing from all of you! prisonbreaking@caliber-studio.com (401) 3-PBREAK Watch the episode on YouTube - / @prisonbreakpodcast Follow us on Instagram - / prisonbreakpodcast Follow us on TikTok - / prisonbreakpodcast Merch!!! - https://pbmerch.printify.me/products #fyp #michaelscofield #saratancredi #michealscofield #prisonbreakedits #prisonbreak #wentworthmilleredits #wentworthmiller #editor #fyy #fyppp #saratancrediedit #prisonbreakseason1 #sarahwaynecallies #prisonbreakseason2 #scofield #fy #sarascofield #saratancrediedits #scofield Logo design by John Nunziatto @ Little Big Brands. If you want one yourself, reach out at https://www.littlebigbrands.com/ and tell him we sent you. PRISON BREAKING WITH SARAH & PAUL is a Caliber Studio production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- May 6, 202645 min
S3E11: “Under And Out” | Michael In Control | Sofia & Lincoln’s Vibe | What If Sara Never Returned
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 analyze director Greg Yaitanes’ directing choices, focusing on motivated camera movement, pacing, blocking, and symmetrical framing, and frame directing as accumulated “taste” and execution. They define “hoisted by his own petard,” then discuss Lincoln and Sofia’s romantic tension, Gretchen’s manipulation, Michael’s post–Sarah-death nihilism, and how acting grounds “graphic novel” dialogue. In fan questions, they note interest in the Michael/Lincoln fracture and wish Mahone’s deal/trial arc had lasted longer, then end by proposing games (including “two truths and a lie”). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 29, 20261h 16m
S3E10: “Dirt Nap” | Writer Seth Hoffman | PB Writers’ Room Exposed | PB Season 6: "Escape From Hell"
This episode of Prison Breaking With Sarah And Paul is sponsored by Hulu. Stream Prison Break on Hulu (U.S.) and Disney+ (Internationally) Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein welcome this episode’s co-writer, Seth Hoffman. Prison Break was Seth’s first Hollywood job and he was one of the first people hired onto the show by Matt Olmstead as the Writer’s Assistant. He shares his unusually quick rise from writer’s assistant to staff writer and now showruns WALKING DEAD: DEAD CITY. He describes how he was hired at the start of season one, promoted unusually quickly, and why the room was uniquely functional and generous, offering assistant education through episode cut viewings and editorial notes. They explore season three’s tonal shift to a darker, less-controlled world for Michael, shaped in part by looming Writer’s Guild strike uncertainty and network concerns about bleakness. Hoffman shares casting memories (notably William Fichtner as Mahone), the use of fake audition sides to avoid spoilers, limited writer-on-set practices, and lessons from producer Karen Usher. He also pitches a later “season five” concept set in Hell and answers a “Sona escape partner” question with Andy Dufresne. Subscribe here: https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884 -or- Click Link in Bio Patreon Subscribers get access to all of our Watch Parties and FanFiction (all captioned in six languages - English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Turkish), exclusive Ask Me Anything's with Sarah & Paul, and unannounced Discord drop-ins on our always rollicking server with fans and friends who come together from around the world. All for less than a cup of coffee. Leave us your comments, shoot us an email, or leave us a voicemail - we love hearing from all of you! prisonbreaking@caliber-studio.com (401) 3-PBREAK Watch the episode on YouTube - / @prisonbreakpodcast Follow us on Instagram - / prisonbreakpodcast Follow us on TikTok - / prisonbreakpodcast Merch!!! - https://pbmerch.printify.me/products #fyp #michaelscofield #saratancredi #michealscofield #prisonbreakedits #prisonbreak #wentworthmilleredits #wentworthmiller #editor #fyy #fyppp #saratancrediedit #prisonbreakseason1 #sarahwaynecallies #prisonbreakseason2 #scofield #fy #sarascofield #saratancrediedits #scofield Logo design by John Nunziatto @ Little Big Brands. If you want one yourself, reach out at https://www.littlebigbrands.com/ and tell him we sent you. PRISON BREAKING WITH SARAH & PAUL is a Caliber Studio production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
About Prison Breaking With Sarah & Paul
Just have a little faith. We got a runner! Welcome to Prisneyland, Fish. And welcome to the Prison Break re-watch podcast you always knew you needed. Sarah Wayne Callies (Dr. Sara Tancredi) & Paul Adelstein (Agent Paul Kellerman) re-watch and re-live the show episode by episode. The on-screen adversaries and real-life friends share never-before-heard stories about filming the series and welcome guests including the actors, directors and writers from Prison Break’s 5 seasons. They answer fan questions, run a few contests, and dig into the way TV - and our culture - has changed since the show premiered in 2005. Whether you’re a fan from way back or new to the show: come join us. We’ll leave the door open for you. Listen to every episode here and WATCH every episode on our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@PrisonBreakPodcast Subscribe to our Patreon and re-watch every ep
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