The JJ Abramas produced series was as bizarre as it was engaging and whether you’re a fan of the endings and final season or not, you cannot deny that this is one hell of a TV show. The show practically invented the modern day cliffhanger with each episode eventually leaving more questions left answered than vice versa. If big cliffhangers are the reason that you kept watching Prison Break then I prescribe you Lost as your next binge watch. As the name suggests, it’s about convicts in prison having the chance to chase down other prisoners in escape for their freedom or at the very least, time off their sentance.

It only managed to have two seasons and stars House of Cards Jimmi Simpson alongside Serinda Swan and Domenick Lombardozzi. Breakout KingsĪlthough the show is clearly on a different level to Prison Break with regards to its quality and production values, it’s still pretty much the closest thing to Prison Break you’re going to get. The show has lost its way with the last couple of seasons but that’s something that’s sure to be rectified going forward. Nobody is trying to escape Litchfield, at least not yet, but it still often captures a similar atmosphere felt through Prison Break and its characters are just as realized if not more so.

The drama first appeared on Netflix over 3 years ago now set out on telling the story of Piper Chapman who confessed to crimes that she committed earlier in her life. If Prison Break is Fox’s prison then Litchfield is definitely Netflix’s prison.

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