LOADING ERROR LOADING Actor Sarah Wayne Callies says she faced “rampant misogyny” and, at one point, was even spat on by another actor while working on the show “Prison Break.” In an episode of Rachel Bilson’s “Broad Ideas” podcast , released on Monday, Callies opened up about her rough but rewarding experience working on the Fox drama, which originally ran from 2005 to 2009 before being revived for a fifth season in 2017. Advertisement During the chat, she told hosts Bilson and Olivia Allen how recording “Prison Breaking with Sarah and Paul,” Callies’ new rewatch podcast with “Prison Break” co-star Paul Adelstein, gave her the opportunity to reevaluate everything that happened while making the show — good and bad.

Noting how it took years for her to revisit her five-season run on “Prison Break,” Callies said that she initially found herself unable to watch “beyond the parts that were toxic and painful.” But the “Walking Dead” star said screening the show almost 20 years after its premiere made her immensely grateful for all the opportunities her breakout role provided, “despite the rampant misogyny” and “all of the challenges” that arose from being “the only woman around” on set. Dominic Purcell and Callies appear in the 2017 revival of "Prison Break.

" Callies revealed there was plenty of behind-the-scenes tension during the show's original run from 2005 to 2009. FOX via Getty Images Advertisement Calling her success a double.