Prison Break Is Sara Really Dead Guide

No, Sara Tancredi is not really dead; her death in Season 3 was faked as a plot device and she remains alive through the end of the series. The Faked Death (Season 3)

In Season 3, Dr. Sara Tancredi (played by Sarah Wayne Callies) was kidnapped by The Company alongside LJ Burrows. To motivate Lincoln Burrows and Michael Scofield, Company operative Gretchen Morgan claimed she had beheaded Sara as punishment for an escape attempt. Lincoln famously found a severed head prison break is sara really dead

Michael's reaction when he learns this? "They can change a face... but they can't change the DNA." (A line that directly contradicts the fact that Lincoln apparently saw the head close enough to identify it). No, Sara Tancredi is not really dead ;

• In Season 3: The show told the audience she was dead (via the head in the box).
• In Season 4 onwards: The show retroactively stated she was alive, explaining the head was a decoy.

When Lincoln attempted a botched rescue mission, the Company’s operative, Gretchen Morgan, claimed she had "taken care" of Sara. Shortly after, Lincoln found a box containing a head that appeared to be Sara's. Because fans saw Lincoln’s visceral reaction and a brief, blurry glimpse of the contents, the consensus was that the show’s leading lady was gone for good. Behind the Scenes: Why was she killed off? In Season 3: The show told the audience

Thus was born the eternal fan theory: It wasn't her head. It was a trick.

In the Season 3 finale, Lincoln attempts a rescue. The mission fails, and Gretchen punishes Lincoln by delivering a box to him. When Lincoln opens the box, he sees the severed head of a woman with Sara's distinctive tattoos and piercings. Lincoln informs Michael that Sara is dead.