prison break when do they escape

In Prison Break , Michael and the others finally escape Fox River near the end of season 1, in the penultimate episode , titled “Go” (episode 21 of season 1).

Here’s the quick scoop, spoiler-style:

• The full breakout from Fox River happens late in season 1, after many failed or delayed attempts earlier in the season.

• Their first major attempt in “End of the Tunnel” (episode 13) is thwarted when Michael discovers a key pipe he had weakened has been replaced, forcing him to rethink the plan and postpone the escape.

• The actual successful escape through the tunnel and out of the prison yard happens in “Go”, with the group known as the Fox River Eight making it out of the prison itself.

• Season 2 then shifts the story from “breaking out” to staying free, with the tagline focusing on how escaping prison was only the beginning and now they’re fugitives on the run.

So if you’re watching and wondering “when do they actually escape?”, it’s right at the end of season 1, in the second-to-last episode.