The Official PRISON BREAK Origin Story • Dawn Olmstead, Executive Producer

Stream PRISON BREAK on Hulu (U.S.) and Disney+ (Internationally) Sarah Wayne Callies (Sara Tancredi) and Paul Adelstein (Paul Kellerman) break down PRISON BREAK Season 3 Episode 5 (Ep 305), and host Director Karen Gaviola (THE BOYS, GEN V) onto the show. Karen was the only female director on PRISON BREAK and talks about how they were the cast that CARED! Maybe the reason why YOU love PRISON BREAK is because the cast, crew and writers / producers loved PRISON BREAK! That's RESPECT! If you're a longtime fan of Prison Break, curious about Sona prison, or love hearing behind-the-scenes stories from iconic TV shows, this episode is for you. Watch every episode of Prison Break streaming on Hulu. For the full experience of enjoying Prison Breaking With Sarah & Paul, we recommend subscribing to our Patreon channel where you can re-watch this and previous episodes on Hulu or your home DVD collection while listening to Sarah and Paul's real time commentary. You can also connect and discuss with fans on our fan-led Discord server. Subscribe here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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. Follow us on Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prisonbreakpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on TikTok -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@prisonbreakpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Merch!!! - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pbmerch.printify.me/products⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email us at [email protected] leave us a message with all your burning questions at (401) 3-PBREAKLogo 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. Enjoy and we'll see you there!    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of Prison Breaking with Sarah and Paul is sponsored by Hulu. Subscribe to Hulu (U.S.) and Disney+ (Internationally), the only places to stream all episodes of Prison Break. Paul had to miss this episode for family reasons but he will be back next week! This week, Sarah pontificates on PRISON BREAK Episode 304 "Good Fences" and sits down with the superb actor, Robert Wisdom aka Lechero. If you're a longtime fan of Prison Break, curious about Sona prison, or love hearing behind-the-scenes stories from iconic TV shows, this episode is for you. Watch every episode of Prison Break streaming on Hulu. For the full experience of enjoying Prison Breaking With Sarah & Paul, we recommend subscribing to our Patreon channel where you can re-watch this and previous episodes on Hulu or your home DVD collection while listening to Sarah and Paul's real time commentary. You can also connect and discuss with fans on our fan-led Discord server. Subscribe here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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. Follow us on Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prisonbreakpodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on TikTok -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@prisonbreakpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Merch!!! - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pbmerch.printify.me/products⁠⁠⁠⁠Email us at [email protected] leave us a message with all your burning questions at (401) 3-PBREAKLogo 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. Enjoy and we'll see you there!    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of Prison Breaking with Sarah and Paul is sponsored by Hulu. Subscribe to Hulu (U.S.) and Disney+ (Internationally), the only places to stream all episodes of Prison Break. In this episode of Prison Breaking with Sarah & Paul, Sarah Wayne Callies revisits Prison Break Season 3, Episode 3 (“Call Waiting”) and sits down with actor Carlo Alban, who played fan-favorite Sona inmate Luis “McGrady” Gallego. McGrady quickly became one of the most memorable characters inside the brutal Sona prison, bringing humanity and heart to one of the darkest seasons of Prison Break. Carlo shares behind-the-scenes stories about joining the show, working with Wentworth Miller, filming the intense Sona escape sequences, and how his character survived among some of the most dangerous inmates in the series. Carlo also reveals:• How McGrady was originally supposed to appear in only a few episodes• What it was like arriving on set in Season 3 with an entirely new cast inside Sona• Filming the escape scenes with helicopters, boats, and underwater shots• Why McGrady stood out as one of the only characters in Sona who kept his kindness• His surprising journey from Sesame Street to Prison Break Along the way, Sarah reflects on rewatching Season 3 of Prison Break, the show’s evolving tone, and why the story of Michael Scofield’s plan inside Sona still captivates fans nearly two decades later. If you're a longtime fan of Prison Break, curious about Sona prison, or love hearing behind-the-scenes stories from iconic TV shows, this episode is for you. Watch every episode of Prison Break streaming on Hulu. For the full experience of enjoying Prison Breaking With Sarah & Paul, we recommend subscribing to our Patreon channel where you can re-watch this and previous episodes on Hulu or your home DVD collection while listening to Sarah and Paul's real time commentary. You can also connect and discuss with fans on our fan-led Discord server. Subscribe here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884⁠⁠⁠⁠ 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. Follow us on Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prisonbreakpodcast/⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on TikTok -  ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@prisonbreakpodcast⁠⁠⁠ Merch!!! - ⁠⁠⁠https://pbmerch.printify.me/products⁠⁠⁠Email us at [email protected] leave us a message with all your burning questions at (401) 3-PBREAKLogo 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. Enjoy and we'll see you there!    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of Prison Breaking with Sarah and Paul is sponsored by Hulu. Subscribe to Hulu (U.S.) and Disney+ (Internationally), the only places to stream all episodes of Prison Break. Sarah and Paul discuss Prison Break Episode 302 and welcome back Creator and EP Paul Scheuring. Paul wrote Episode 301 and left the show right after. Last week, Dawn Olmstead shared the full history of Prison Break and the development of Season 3. This week, Paul shares his version of the story and his understanding of how Season 3 went down, giving two perspectives to the same story. For the full scope of this conversation, we recommend listeners go back and listen to Paul's first appearance on the podcast at the end of Season 1. For the full experience of enjoying Prison Breaking With Sarah & Paul, we recommend subscribing to our Patreon channel where you can re-watch this and previous episodes on Hulu or your home DVD collection while listening to Sarah and Paul's real time commentary. You can also connect and discuss with fans on our fan-led Discord server. Subscribe here:  ⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884⁠⁠⁠ 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. Follow us on Instagram - ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prisonbreakpodcast/⁠⁠ Follow us on TikTok -  ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@prisonbreakpodcast⁠⁠ Merch!!! - ⁠⁠https://pbmerch.printify.me/products⁠⁠Email us at [email protected] leave us a message with all your burning questions at (401) 3-PBREAKLogo 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. Enjoy and we'll see you there!    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of Prison Breaking with Sarah and Paul is sponsored by Hulu / Disney+, the only place streaming all episodes of Prison Break. Fishes, Folks, and Friends! We're back and ready to tackle the most dangerous prison in the world, SONA! A prison so bad, the Panamanian guards won't even go inside! This season is going to be so much fun. For starters, neither Paul nor Sarah has ever seen it - everything you hear is their reactions to what's happening in real time. Second, we have guests galore. And there's no better guest to kick us off than the absolute, #1 authority on all things Prison Break, Executive Producer Dawn Olmstead! Dawn conceived of Prison Break and shepherded it from its humble beginnings as a nascent idea all the way through development and production on both the original series and the current reboot on Hulu.  Dawn shares Prison Break's never-before-publicly told origin story,  how Season 3 came about, and maybe teases us with an exclusive update on the upcoming reboot.   For the full Prison Breaking With Sarah & Paul experience, subscribe to our Patreon where you'll 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 word. Subscribe here:  ⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884⁠ Follow us on Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/prisonbreakpodcast/⁠Follow us on TikTok - ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@prisonbreakpodcast⁠ Merch!!! - ⁠https://pbmerch.printify.me/products⁠Email us at [email protected] leave us a message with all your burning questions at (401) 3-PBREAKLogo 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. Enjoy and we'll see you there!    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Executive Producer Dawn Olmstead shares the full origin story of PRISON BREAK with Sarah Wayne Callies and Paul Adelstein on the podcast. Watch PRISON BREAKING WITH SARAH AND PAUL Season 3, Episode 1 for the full story! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode was originally released on August 1, 2024 With Season 3 one week away, we thought it would be a great opportunity to revisit our conversation with Paul Scheuring at the end of Season 1. It's audio only, but a fantastic episode to listen to as you re-submerge into the world of Prison Break and get ready for Sona... There can be no bigger guest than this!  PRISON BREAK creator Paul Scheuring!!! Paul, Sarah and Paul talk all things PRISON BREAK, dive deep into the origins of the show and all of Season 1!!!  This is a biggie, folks!!! If you love all the behind-the-scenes Prison Break convo that Sarah & Paul are bringing weekly, then please give us a review and a follow! If you really love what we're throwing, subscribe to the "Watch Party" on Patreon and re-watch every episode of Prison Break with Sarah & Paul's unfiltered commentary - Follow us on Instagram - Merch!!! - Email us at [email protected] And leave us a message with all your burning questions at (401) 3-PBREAK Logo design by John Nunziatto @ Little Big Brands.  If you want one yourself, reach out at and tell him we sent you. PRISON BREAKING WITH SARAH & PAUL is a Caliber Studio production. ⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prisonbreakpodcast/⁠⁠https://pbmerch.printify.me/products⁠⁠https://www.littlebigbrands.com/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(This is a re-release; new Watch Party episodes starting February 24 on Patreon, New episodes starting February 25th) Bye, bye, bye, Abruzzi! After listening, leave us your comments, shoot us an email, or leave us a voicemail - we love hearing from all of you! For the FULL Prison Breaking With Sarah & Paul experience, join our very active Patreon community where you can watch our WATCH PARTY episodes, released a day before the podcast episode, where you can re-watch every episode of Prison Break alongside Sarah & Paul's real time commentary (kind of like the DVD director commentary tracks of yore).  You also get access to all of our Fan Fiction episodes and our Discord Server where you can join our active Prison Breaking community, interact with Sarah & Paul's "Ask Me Anything" and join group WATCH PARTIES where you can experience the release of every Watch Party and along with a group chat.   Join our Patreon here: If you love all the behind-the-scenes Prison Break convo that Sarah & Paul are bringing weekly, then please give us a review and a follow us on all your podcast, social media, and YouTube accounts! ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch the episode on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@PrisonBreakPodcast Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/prisonbreakpodcast/ Follow us on TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@prisonbreakpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠https:// Merch!!! - Email us at [email protected] And leave us a message with all your burning questions at (401) 3-PBREAK Logo design by John Nunziatto @ Little Big Brands.  If you want one yourself, reach out at and tell him we sent you. pbmerch.printify.me/products PRISON BREAKING WITH SARAH & PAUL is a Caliber Studio production.⁠⁠https://www.littlebigbrands.com/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a re-release of Season 2 Episode 3. We are re-releasing our first few episodes of Season 2 to inspire you to revisits PRISON BREKA as we build to our new season coming to you on February 25 (Watch Parties are released on Tuesday, Feb 24th. Subscribe to Patreon for all Watch Party episodes! ---- Sarah and Paul deep dive Season 2 episode 3 followed by answering fan questions! After listening, leave us your comments, shoot us an email, or leave us a voicemail - we love hearing from all of you! For the FULL Prison Breaking With Sarah & Paul experience, join our very active Patreon community where you can watch our WATCH PARTY episodes, released a day before the podcast episode, where you can re-watch every episode of Prison Break alongside Sarah & Paul's real time commentary (kind of like the DVD director commentary tracks of yore).  You also get access to all of our Fan Fiction episodes and our Discord Server where you can join our active Prison Breaking community, interact with Sarah & Paul's "Ask Me Anything" and join group WATCH PARTIES where you can experience the release of every Watch Party and along with a group chat.   Join our Patreon here: If you love all the behind-the-scenes Prison Break convo that Sarah & Paul are bringing weekly, then please give us a review and a follow us on all your podcast, social media, and YouTube accounts! Follow us on Instagram - Follow us on TikTok - Merch!!! - Email us at [email protected] And leave us a message with all your burning questions at (401) 3-PBREAK Logo design by John Nunziatto @ Little Big Brands.  If you want one yourself, reach out at and tell him we sent you. PRISON BREAKING WITH SARAH & PAUL is a Caliber Studio production. ⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prisonbreakpodcast/⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@prisonbreakpodcast⁠⁠https://pbmerch.printify.me/products⁠⁠https://www.littlebigbrands.com/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a re-release of Season 2 Episode 2. We are re-rereleasing our first few episodes of Season 2 to inspire you to revisit Prison Break as we build to our new season coming out to you on Wed, February 25 (Watch Party is released on Tuesday, February 24th. Subscribe to Patreon for Watch Party episodes - link below)) On today's episode, we do the deep dive into Stacy Keach aka Warden Henry Pope. Stacy is a true legend of the stage and screen and we are so fortunate to be able to host him on the show.  Stacy discusses what led him to the role of Pope, what unique elements he brought to the character, his experience of shooting Prison Break, and a little insight into his next project - a movie he just shot with George Clooney.  After listening, leave us your comments, shoot us an email, or leave us a voicemail - we love hearing from all of you! For the FULL Prison Breaking With Sarah & Paul experience, join our very active Patreon community where you can watch our WATCH PARTY episodes, released a day before the podcast episode, where you can re-watch every episode of Prison Break alongside Sarah & Paul's real time commentary (kind of like the DVD director commentary tracks of yore).  You also get access to all of our Fan Fiction episodes and our Discord Server where you can join our active Prison Breaking community, interact with Sarah & Paul's "Ask Me Anything" and join group WATCH PARTIES where you can experience the release of every Watch Party and along with a group chat.   Join our Patreon here: If you love all the behind-the-scenes Prison Break convo that Sarah & Paul are bringing weekly, then please give us a review and a follow us on all your podcast, social media, and YouTube accounts! Follow us on Instagram - Follow us on TikTok - Merch!!! - Email us at [email protected] And leave us a message with all your burning questions at (401) 3-PBREAK Logo design by John Nunziatto @ Little Big Brands.  If you want one yourself, reach out at and tell him we sent you. PRISON BREAKING WITH SARAH & PAUL is a Caliber Studio production. ⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=116411884⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prisonbreakpodcast/⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@prisonbreakpodcast⁠⁠https://pbmerch.printify.me/products⁠⁠https://www.littlebigbrands.com/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices