10 Explosive Facts You Didn’t Know About  Prison Break

Prison Break is one of the most amazing crime dramas of all time. The story revolves around two brothers where one trying to free the other from prison by executing his master plan. The show started in 2005 and became an instant hit. Below are 10 explosive facts you didn't know about your favorite show.Paul Scheuring, who is the writer of this hit show, had a story for only Season 1. His plan was like this – Fox River Eight would escape somewhere in the middle of the first season, and there would be a chase in the latter half before he wraps it up.

However, Fox wanted to entertain its fans some more, so they brought Season 2 of the show. Paul had the same plans, just like Season 1to wrap up the show. The network brought some modifications and stretched it to three more seasons as, contrary to what was initially planned. Though, there are fans who feel that the extra seasons brought some plot holes with it.The whole Season 1this show circled around Michael covering his full body with tattoos of an action plan to Fox River Penitentiary that were supposed to help him get his way out.

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These were plenty of tattoos, and Wentworth Miller didn't really have them on his body. So, every time before the shooting began, these tattoos were redrawn on his body with the help of matke up and ink.The makeup team spent at least five hours whenever Wentworth Miller had to act, and the team had to draw at least part of those tattoos when tattoo-covered Scofield was to appear on the screen. It was a tough and time-consuming job. Therefore, the creators decided to remove the tattoos in Season 4 when they were no more relevant.

It is quite challenging to find a prison warden who is so much involved with the guards and inmates, as Henry Pope was shown in the Season 1 of this hit crime show. The way he maintained the balance in his work and family life so well and at the same time emphasized on rehabilitation instead of punishment was so unique and also non-American. This was because Stacey Keach went to jail in England for six months as he tried smuggling cocaine in the UK in 1985. He was released within six months for his good behavior, which turned his life around. Keach used his experience in Reading to fully get into Henry Pope's character, which was more than just perfect.

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 John Wayne Gacy, popularly known as the killer clown, was executed in the year 1991 and is regarded as the worst serial killer in American history. Wayne admitted raping and killing a minimum of 33 boys whose dead bodies were found buried in his properties in his Chicago. Cell of Michael Scofield was the same cell where Wayne was kept before his execution. There was a little stir because of this because some of the crew members felt that the cell was haunted, but nonetheless, it served as the perfect location for Season 1 episodes.

There was an altogether new and different twist in the story of Scofield as the heroes tried to survive in war-torn Yemen. Most of the season was shot in Vancouver, but the crew changed the location to Morocco when they had to shoot the desert scenes. On the set in Marrakesh, Morocco, a big piece of the set broke, hitting Purcell on his head. He was immediately airlifted and taken to Casablanca for treatment because he suffered from a broken nose and head wound. By God's grace, Purcell was able to recover fully.

Sara Wayne Callies played Dr. Tancredi's character, who was Michael's wife and can be regarded as among the most interesting elements in the show. However, her character was killed in Season 3, disappointing many of her fans. When she came back, she was pregnant and delivered Michael's baby.Sara's exit was real, though, as she was really pregnant, resulting in complications in the shooting. There were also contract issues with Fox resolved when she had a baby. Thus, she was back in the fourth season.

T-Bag is considered the greatest survivor in this crime drama as nothing could keep this bad guy under control for four consecutive seasons till his redemption in Season 5. He was one of the most violent villains ever. Robert Knepper was playing T-Bag, and things became real on the sets. A makeup artist accused Knepper of assaulting her on the sets of Prison Break. He denied the charges, but five more women came forward with the same accusations but later on, all these were dismissed.

While Stacey Keach went to jail before he got a role in this show, actor Lane Carrison who played David Apolskis' character, aka Tweener, went to jail after his character had died in the show. He was accused of offering liquor to minors, manslaughter, and drunk driving after he drove his car with three other passengers into a tree in December 2006 in Beverly Hills. He had to serve three years and four months sentence for this.During the twentieth century, Carandiru Penitentiary in Sao Paulo was considered among the world's worst prisons.The prison had 8,000 prisoners with only a handful of supervising officers. They gave a lot of powers to the guards, who in turn left the prison to be governed by gangs; this resulted in a riot that killed more than 100 people in  1e992.

The police intervenient to alleviate the violence but ended up killing more people than the riot. People killed by the police included even those who had already surrendered, making it the worst case of human violation in brazil's history.Educational programming which may motivate the prisoners to plan an escape or riot is banned in some prisons. The same thing applies to the content, which may aid in training an inmate to try escaping from the prison. Although Prison Break is just another show, over 13 prisons in the United States and most likely many more throughout the globe categorize it as an educational program, therefore, banning it. However, it's unfair because, more than a crime show, it is a story of love and hope.