The brothers get Scylla and expose The Company. General Krantz is arrested. In a bittersweet ending, Michael dies from a brain tumor (stemming from Season 1’s medical issues), sacrificing himself to save Sara from a prison (in the TV movie The Final Break , which bridges S4 and S5). He leaves behind Sara and their son, Mike . Season 5: "The Resurrection" (2017, a revival) Plot: Seven years later. Sara has remarried (to a man named Jacob). Lincoln is struggling. Then Michael’s old friend T-Bag (out of prison) shows Lincoln a photo: Michael is alive, held in a Yemeni prison called Ogygia during a civil war.
The rescue goes wrong. The Company sends Michael a box containing what appears to be Sara’s severed head (actress left the show, later retconned). Grieving but focused, Michael engineers a chaotic prison riot/escape. Whistler gets out, but Michael is shot and left for dead. He survives, but the season ends with him walking away from Lincoln, consumed by rage and grief. Season 4: "The Final Break" (Originally) Plot: Michael and Lincoln discover Sara is actually alive (her head was a fake; the real victim was another woman). They team up with former enemies (Mahone, Sucre, T-Bag, Kellerman) to take down The Company from the inside. all prison break seasons
is revealed to be Jacob , Sara’s new husband. Michael was forced to work for him. The season involves a desperate escape from war-torn Yemen, twists about Michael’s tattoos (new ones hide his identity), and a final showdown in the US. The brothers get Scylla and expose The Company
After 22 episodes of close calls, tunnel digging, and a riot, Michael and five others escape just before Lincoln’s execution is halted. However, is caught, and Abruzzi is shot. The remaining five (Michael, Lincoln, Sucre, T-Bag, and C-Note) flee into the night. Season 2: "The Manhunt" Plot: The escapees are now fugitives, hunted by FBI Special Agent Alexander Mahone , a brilliant but troubled profiler who is secretly working for The Company. Mahone is able to anticipate Michael’s moves by studying the tattoos. He leaves behind Sara and their son, Mike
Plot: Structural engineer Michael Scofield robs a bank to get himself incarcerated at Fox River State Penitentiary. His goal: break out his older brother, Lincoln Burrows , who is on death row for allegedly murdering the Vice President's brother, Terrence Steadman. Michael believes Lincoln is innocent.