Prison Break revolves around two brothers: one who has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit and his younger sibling, a genius who devises an elaborate plan to help him escape prison by purposely getting himself imprisoned. Once he';s inside, Michael, a structural engineer with the blueprints for the prison, begins to execute an elaborate plan to break Lincoln out and prove him innocent. When Michael arrives at the jail, he meets the prison denizens who will, unknowingly, help in his escape plans.The first season of Prison Break was contains 22 episodes, airing in the United States on the Fox Broadcasting Company.