Prison Break: Season 4

2008 · 22 episodes · ★ 8.1

What Season 4 of Prison Break

Michael Scofield and his team must collect the six Scylla cards to take down The Company. The group consists of Michael, Lincoln Burrows, Fernando Sucre, Sara Tancredi, Brad Bellick and Alexander Mahone, all under the orders of agent Donald Self. For nearly all of them, obtaining the cards is the only way to clear the charges against their names and regain their freedom when the mission ends. Sara is the exception. The search requires tracking each card while the organization remains active and watches their every move.

22episodes

Sep 1, 2008premiered

May 15, 2009latest episode

16.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 Scylla
Sep 1, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 8.0
Michael has trailed Gretchen/Susan, Whistler and Mahone to L.A. Chaos reigns in SONA while T-Bag, Bellick and Sucre go missing. Lincoln and L.J. continue to stay with Sofia.
Directing: Kevin Hooks, Bobby Roth · Writing: Zack Estrin, Matt Olmstead · Starring: Callie Thorne, Rachel Loera, Zachary Friedman, Wilbur Fitzgerald
4x02 Breaking & Entering
Sep 1, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 8.1
The gang has to break into the well-guarded home of company man Stuart Tuxhorn. Elsewhere, T-Bag must go to extremes to survive.
Directing: Bobby Roth · Writing: Zack Estrin · Starring: Wilbur Fitzgerald, James Hiroyuki Liao
4x03 Shut Down
Sep 8, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 8.1
Michael attempts to track the cardholder and avoid going back to prison. Wyatt finds new information regarding Sara's whereabouts. Elsewhere, T-Bag uses a new identity to make a new life for himself.
Directing: Milan Cheylov · Writing: Nick Santora · Starring: Wilbur Fitzgerald, James Hiroyuki Liao
4x04 Eagles and Angels
Sep 15, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 8.1
Michael, Lincoln and Sucre must crash a police benefit to obtain the next card key. Reeling from another death, Sara falls back into an old habit. T-Bag arouses suspicion and runs into some old “friends” his first day on the job.
Directing: Michael Switzer · Writing: Karyn Usher · Starring: James Hiroyuki Liao
4x05 Safe and Sound
Sep 22, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 7.7
Self locates another card hidden in a safe within a secure federal building, as Mahone continues his quest for revenge. Meanwhile, T-Bag's new life may be in jeopardy.
Directing: Karen Gaviola · Writing: Seth Hoffman · Starring: James Hiroyuki Liao
4x06 Blow Out
Sep 29, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 8.1
The entire operation may be in jeopardy when Mahone gets into trouble with the law. Gretchen's sister receives a surprise visitor. The Company may be onto Self. T-Bag continues to raise suspicions at Gate.
Directing: Bryan Spicer · Writing: Kalinda Vazquez · Starring: James Hiroyuki Liao
4x07 Five the Hard Way
Oct 6, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 7.7
Lincoln takes members of the team to Las Vegas where Sucre gets an indecent proposal. Sara learns about Michael’s condition, and Roland pushes his luck too far. Gretchen teams up with T-Bag who makes an offer to Michael he cannot refuse. Meanwhile, the secrets in Whistler’s bird book are finally revealed.
Directing: Garry A. Brown · Writing: Christian W. Trokey · Starring: Dameon Clarke, Shannon Lucio, James Hiroyuki Liao, Jude Ciccolella
4x08 The Price
Oct 20, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 8.1
Lincoln works to retrieve the final card, which is being held by the General. Michael and Self are forced to work with Gretchen. Meanwhile, Roland continues to be berated for losing the transcribing device in Las Vegas.
Directing: Bobby Roth · Writing: Graham Roland · Starring: Shannon Lucio, James Hiroyuki Liao
4x09 Greatness Achieved
Nov 3, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 8.7
Wyatt gets a taste of his own medicine, and Mahone finds some resolution. T-Bag scrambles when the police investigate his missing co-worker while Gretchen gets cozy with a Company man. Meanwhile, Michael’s condition continues to worsen, and a team member makes the ultimate sacrifice while planning the underground break-in for Scylla.
Directing: Jesse Bochco · Writing: Nick Santora · Starring: Shannon Lucio
4x10 The Legend
Nov 10, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 8.2
Sara is left with no choice but to take Michael to the hospital as his condtion rapidly worsens. Sucre and Lincoln are faced with unknown territory as they are left in charge of the operation. Elsewhere, agent Self makes a surprising ally.
Directing: Dwight H. Little · Writing: Karyn Usher · Starring: Shannon Lucio, Michael Bryan French, Keith Szarabajka, Jennifer Hetrick
4x11 Quiet Riot
Nov 17, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 8.5
Michael races against time and his ailing health to break into the Company headquarters to steal Scylla, but the break-in’s success lies with Sucre. Gretchen dresses up for a meeting with the General and one final attempt to get the last card key. T-Bag must make a decision to leave his criminal ways for good.
Directing: Kevin Hooks · Writing: Seth Hoffman · Starring: Shannon Lucio
4x12 Selfless
Nov 24, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 8.8
Sara takes a hostage in a bid to secure Scylla. In the meantime, Michael and Lincoln finally meet the General while one of their members switches allegiance.
Directing: Michael Switzer · Writing: Kalinda Vazquez · Starring: Shannon Lucio
4x13 Deal Or No Deal
Dec 1, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 8.4
It's up to Michael to hold the gang together after they find out they were betrayed by one of their own. Meanwhile, Gretchen is blackmailed by T-Bag's new partner.
Directing: Bobby Roth · Writing: Christian W. Trokey · Starring: Michael O'Neill, Jude Ciccolella, Heather McComb, David Clennon
4x14 Just Business
Dec 8, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 8.3
Michael, whose condition is deteriorating, winds up in the hands of The Company who promise Lincoln that they can save Michael's life in exchange for a favor. Elsewhere, Gretchen and Self wind up with Scylla and a buyer.
Directing: Mark Helfrich · Writing: Graham Roland · Starring: Mark Pellegrino, Stacy Haiduk
4x15 Going Under
Dec 15, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 8.1
Michael gets medical attention from the most unlikely of places, and Charles Westmoreland returns to help uncover the true meaning of Scylla. Meanwhile, Lincoln and Sucre race to stop Gretchen before Scylla is lost forever.
Directing: Karen Gaviola · Writing: Zack Estrin · Starring: Titus Welliver
4x16 The Sunshine State Mid-Season Finale
Dec 22, 2008 · 45 min · ★ 8.0
Lincoln and his new partners arrive in Miami to recover Scylla from its shocking new owner, and Sara searches for a missing Michael who learns some surprising information about his past. Meanwhile, a double-crossing leads to a death and an arrest in "The Sunshine State."
Directing: Kevin Hooks · Writing: Matt Olmstead, Nicholas Wootton · Starring: Graham McTavish, Stacy Haiduk, John Getz, Titus Welliver
4x17 The Mother Lode
Apr 17, 2009 · 45 min · ★ 7.8
Michael and Sara journey to Miami while Lincoln meets with his mother. T-Bag and Self's mission to locate Scylla takes a dramatic turn. The General comes under pressure.
Directing: Jonathan Glassner · Writing: Seth Hoffman · Starring: Kathleen Quinlan
4x18 VS.
Apr 24, 2009 · 45 min · ★ 7.9
Michael and Lincoln come to blows over Scylla as Christina sets the wheels in motion for her plan. Meanwhile, Sara receives life-changing news. T-Bag arrives at the Indian Embassy. The General becomes increasingly paranoid.
Directing: Dwight H. Little · Writing: Kalinda Vazquez, Christian W. Trokey · Starring: Kathleen Quinlan, Mike Siegel
4x19 S.O.B.
May 1, 2009 · 45 min · ★ 7.9
Michael's reunion with Christina is soured when she drops a bombshell regarding Lincoln, and T-Bag grows determined to prove he is worthy of being a member of the Company.
Directing: Garry A. Brown · Writing: Karyn Usher · Starring: Kathleen Quinlan
4x20 Cowboys and Indians
May 8, 2009 · 45 min · ★ 7.9
Pandemonium erupts at the hotel following the assassination, and Christina puts the final pieces of her plan together. Meanwhile, the General makes good on his threat, and Michael is forced to choose between saving either Lincoln or Sara.
Directing: Milan Cheylov · Writing: Nick Santora · Starring: Kathleen Quinlan
4x21 Rate of Exchange
May 15, 2009 · 45 min · ★ 8.1
Familiar faces return to help Michael end his quest to bring down The Company once and for all.
Directing: Bobby Roth · Writing: Zack Estrin · Starring: Kathleen Quinlan
4x22 Killing Your Number Season Finale
May 15, 2009 · 45 min · ★ 8.6
Michael tries to bring down the Company once and for all.
Directing: Kevin Hooks · Writing: Matt Olmstead, Nicholas Wootton