Spoiler Alert: Major spoilers for Prison Break to follow After Prison Break‘s fourth season concluded with the shocking death of series lead Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), fans never expected the show to return nine years later. When the hit crime drama did return in 2017 for Season 5, fans were left scratching their heads when a much shorter season ignored Michael’s death, one of many ridiculously far-fetched stories and subplots that undermined the dramatic impact of the four seasons before it. As such, most agree that Prison Break overstayed its welcome and lasted one season too long.