90-476: The third season of Prison Break , an American serial drama television series, commenced airing in the United States on September 17, 2007, on Mondays at 8:00 pm ( EST ) on Fox . Prison Break is produced by Adelstein-Parouse Productions, in association with Rat Entertainment, Original Film and 20th Century Fox Television . The season contains 13 episodes, and concluded on February 18, 2008. The season
180-567: A hypothalamic hamartoma . He is treated and operated on by The Company. Michael later learns that his mother, Christina is still alive and was an agent of The Company, who is revealed to acquire Scylla to sell to the highest bidder. Eventually, the series' main storyline of the past 4 seasons ends in Miami, where Scylla is recovered by Michael and the team, the General and The Company are taken down, and Sara kills Christina. The last two episodes of
270-437: A brilliant actor – but Paul honestly said to me, 'I don't know what to do with that character'. He didn't want to just bring everybody back, so that the audience go, 'Oh, look, it's Bill Fichtner again!' – he honestly thought, 'I'm not sure where to do that in the plot.' So if someday there's another chapter of this, maybe then Bill will be back. But I think the characters that are there, each of our moments that we have, are key to
360-487: A cast of ten actors who receive star billing , who were based in Chicago or at Fox River State Penitentiary. The second season features a cast of nine actors who receive billing; three characters are downgraded from series regular to recurring status, another is upgraded, and a new character is introduced. The third season introduces four new characters; two of whom are prisoners at Penitenciaría Federal de Sona. Most of
450-551: A crime he did not commit, while Michael devises an elaborate plan to help his brother escape prison and clear his name. Along with creator Paul Scheuring, the series is executive-produced by Matt Olmstead , Kevin Hooks , Marty Adelstein , Dawn Parouse, Neal H. Moritz , and Brett Ratner who directed the pilot episode. The series' theme music, composed by Ramin Djawadi , was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2006. Prison Break
540-457: A government conspiracy drama series. Season five received mixed reviews. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , the season has an approval rating of 52% based on 21 reviews, with an average score of 6.61/10. The site's critical consensus reads, " Prison Break recaptures some of its old urgency in its return, but familiar faces and frenetic action aren't enough to make up for a plot that manages to bore while beggaring belief." On Metacritic ,
630-466: A head injury. Purcell was immediately airlifted from Marrakesh to Casablanca for treatment where he recovered. Filming of the series was not substantially disrupted due to the accident. Composer Ramin Djawadi stated that he would definitely like to return and work on the new season of Prison Break , after learning of the news of the possible revival, to which further stated, "I literally just heard it, so it's news for me. It's very exciting because
720-408: A job at the prison to aid Michael in his escape plan. When Lincoln attempts to rescue Sara and LJ following a clue provided by Sara, Gretchen claims to have beheaded Sara and sends Lincoln a head in a box as a warning. As the season ends, the pair manage to escape along with Mahone, and another inmate, Luis, leaving behind several accomplices including T-Bag and Bellick. Sucre's identity is discovered by
810-430: A man in prison. On April 22, 2016, it was announced that Faran Tahir would play Jamil, whom Tahir describes as "a man who has an inner conflict which again is something I love experimenting with." In July 2016, it was revealed that William Fichtner would not be reprising his role as Alexander Mahone . Robert Knepper told Digital Spy that "[writer] Paul Scheuring loves Bill Fichtner and I love Bill Fichtner. He's
900-488: A prison guard and he is thrown into Sona just after the escape. LJ and Sofia (who was captured for a guarantee that Whistler would go with her) are traded for Whistler, and Michael seeks revenge against Gretchen for Sara's death. The major storyline for the fourth season is about a team recruited by Homeland Security agent Don Self to obtain Scylla. Although the team initially believes it to be The Company's "black book", it
990-689: A standalone feature, titled The Final Break . Its events take place before the last scene of the series finale, and conclude the plotlines. The feature was released on DVD and Blu-ray July 21, 2009. A nine-episode fifth season was announced by Fox in January 2016. The revival series premiered on April 4, 2017, and concluded on May 30. In January 2018, Fox confirmed that season 6 was in early development; however, in August 2019, Fox announced that it had no current plans to revive Prison Break , with Miller stating in late 2020 that he had no plan to return to
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#17327807647951080-462: A television series. Prison Break was later considered as a possible 14-part miniseries , which drew the interest of Steven Spielberg before his departure due to his involvement with War of the Worlds . Thus, the miniseries never materialized. Following the huge popularity of serialized prime time television series such as Lost and 24 , Fox backed the production in 2004. The pilot episode
1170-401: A video game, the spin-off series Prison Break: Proof of Innocence for mobile phones, online webisodes, an official magazine, and a novel. The fourth season of Prison Break returned from its mid-season break in a new timeslot on April 17, 2009, for the series' last six episodes. Two additional episodes, titled "The Old Ball and Chain" and "Free" were produced, and were later transformed into
1260-470: Is a joint production between Original Film , Adelstein/Parouse Productions (seasons 1–4), Dawn Olmstead Productions (season 5), Adelstein Productions (season 5), One Light Road Productions (season 5) and 20th Century Fox Television , and is syndicated by 20th Television . The series was originally turned down by Fox in 2003, which was concerned about the long-term prospects of such a series. Following
1350-592: Is described as a "Korean identity thief, who disheveled appearance belies his genius"; and Mouzakis plays Van Gogh, "a bad-ass nut-job". On March 9, 2016, Sarah Wayne Callies was confirmed to be returning as Sara Tancredi . On March 16, 2016, Amin El Gamal was cast in a recurring role, playing Cyclops. On March 17, 2016, it was announced that original stars Robert Knepper, Amaury Nolasco and Rockmond Dunbar would be reprising their respective roles as T-Bag, Sucre and C-Note, respectively. On March 21, 2016, Paul Adelstein
1440-537: Is later revealed to contain information on an advanced renewable power cell. Over the course of the first half of the season, the team obtains cards to access Scylla and breaks into The Company's headquarters to steal it, Sara is discovered to be alive, Bellick dies when he sacrifices himself, and Self is revealed to be a double agent intent on selling Scylla to the highest bidder. Reluctantly, Lincoln decides to join The Company to get it back, while Michael suffers from
1530-589: Is monitored by armed guards, who shoot at the sight of inmates escaping. Burrows is quickly contacted by Gretchen Morgan (a Company's operative who was in charge of operations in Panama) who kidnapped his son LJ and Sara, the woman Michael loves. He is told that The Company wants Scofield to break James Whistler out of Sona. The season follows Michael and Whistler's trials in formulating an escape plan, as Michael has to deal with extreme tension and as Lincoln deals with The Company's operative Gretchen Morgan. Sucre gets
1620-730: Is produced by 20th Century Fox Television in association with Adelstein Productions, Dawn Olmstead Productions, One Light Road Productions and Original Film. Paul Scheuring serves as showrunner , with himself, Marty Adelstein , Neal H. Moritz and Dawn Olmstead, Vaun Wilmott, Michael Horowitz and Nelson McCormick serving as executive producers . McCormick also serves as director. The season premiered on April 4, 2017, and concluded on May 30, 2017, consisting of 9 episodes. Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell reprise their respective roles as Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows , while Sarah Wayne Callies , Amaury Nolasco , Paul Adelstein , Robert Knepper and Rockmond Dunbar also return from
1710-561: Is recaptured and sent to a Panamanian jail, Penitenciaría Federal de Sona, at the end of the second season. The third season revolves around Michael's breakout from Sona with several other inmates. For the season, three characters are removed, and four new characters are added as series regulars. Filming continued to take place in Dallas, Texas. In their season review, IGN wrote, "With so much going against it, this shortened third season of Prison Break could have been disastrous. But instead,
1800-491: Is wearing a T-shirt and the entire tattoo is not being shown, only the forearm pieces of the tattoo were applied. The show debuted on August 29, 2005, to an estimated audience of 10.5 million viewers. Fox had not had such success for mid-year Monday numbers since Melrose Place and Ally McBeal aired in September 1998. The premiere was ranked first in both the 18–49 and 18–34 demographics . The strong debut performance
1890-682: The 2015 Winter TCA Press Tour , Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell revealed the possibility that Fox was interested in bringing back Prison Break , with Miller stating: "We actually floated the idea to Fox very casually and they seemed very not casual about this interest. They seemed to think there was something there." Purcell concluded by adding, "It's something that Fox is, as Wentworth said, potentially excited about." On January 17, 2015, Fox Television Group chairman and CEO Gary Newman made it clear that they would love to bring Prison Break back for another run, although Fox had nothing to report. Newman himself stated, "There's some speculation in
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#17327807647951980-532: The Parents Television Council in the United States about the time slot in which Prison Break was broadcast (8:00 pm ET ) because of graphic content. In France, the broadcasting watchdog, Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel [ Fr ] (CSA), also complained that the violence in some episodes exceeded the amount allowed for its rating, which is "not for under 10s". Under France's regulations, any higher ratings would have moved
2070-501: The "taut, ingenious storytelling of series creator Paul T. Scheuring and his staff". The second season obtained its largest audience on the original airdate of the episode, " Chicago " with an average of 10.1 million viewers. Overall, the second season averaged 9.3 million viewers per week. The third and particularly fourth season received progressively negative reviews, as the show's plot diverged from its origin story of breaking out of prison, and focused more on conventional elements of
2160-539: The 2011 A&E Network television series, Breakout Kings , which was created by Prison Break writers Matt Olmstead and Nick Santora . In printed media, the show's tie-in products include an official magazine and a tie-in novel. The official magazine, published by Titan Publishing, was launched on November 21, 2006. Each issue contains interviews with selected cast and crew members with other feature stories. The tie-in novel, Prison Break: The Classified FBI Files ( ISBN 1-4165-3845-3 ), contains details of
2250-594: The Panamanian authorities and imprisoned at the Penitenciaría Federal de Sona. The third season follows Michael inside Sona and Lincoln on the outside in Panama. Sona is a prison run by the inmates and guarded only from the outside, due to a riot the year before. Inmates are only supplied with food and water and are expected to distribute and serve fellow inmates independently. The surrounding landscape
2340-515: The adjacent men's facility. The General wants Sara dead and has put a $ 100,000 bounty on her. Michael hears of the bounty and devises a plan to break Sara out. In the end, knowing that he is dying from a brain tumor, Michael sacrifices himself for Sara to escape. In June 2015, it was reported that a revival was in development at Fox. The limited series is a sequel to the original series, taking place several years later and features Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell reprising their roles as well as
2430-557: The atmosphere from the television series. The attraction toured the US, Australia, UK, China, Germany and Mexico from 2006 to 2008. A mobile game for J2ME was released by Vivendi Games Mobile in 2008. A video game based on Prison Break was in development for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 for release in February 2009, but was cancelled when Brash Entertainment shut down. Development of Prison Break: The Conspiracy restarted when
2520-455: The award in January 2006, beating other nominees in the same category, Commander in Chief and Criminal Minds . In January 2006, the show had two nominations at the 63rd Golden Globe Awards , which were Best Drama Television Series and Best Actor in a Drama Television Series for Wentworth Miller 's performance. Lead actor Wentworth Miller, received another nomination for his performance in
2610-460: The brothers try to bring down now-President Reynolds, a Company member. To ensure the brothers' safety, Sara allows herself to be arrested and faces trial. During the trial, the testimony of former Secret Service agent Paul Kellerman , who used to work for The Company-controlled President, exonerates Lincoln and Sara. Half of the escapees are killed or recaptured, but the brothers make it to Panama . Michael, T-Bag, Mahone, and Bellick are arrested by
2700-404: The changes in the cast have been due to character deaths. Series creator, Paul Scheuring, explains that killing off major characters "makes the audience that much more fearful for our protagonists" and that "it actually does help us in terms of reducing story lines". The two protagonists of the series, Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows, are the only characters to have appeared in every episode of
2790-408: The characters are alive and still moving around the world [...]" Walden said. "The brothers and some of the iconic characters will be back, and it will address some questions that were set up at the end of the series for a new audience." On January 15, 2016, Fox officially ordered the revival to series, with the episode order revised to nine episodes, though Fox declined to announce how many episodes
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2880-583: The complete first season of Prison Break was to be released on Blu-ray in early 2007. The release date was later announced to be November 13, 2007, and Prison Break became the first television show to be released on Blu-ray Disc by Fox. The Blu-ray box set contains six discs and includes all the DVD box set's special features. A DVD set containing the first three seasons was released on May 19, 2008, in Region 2. The television movie, Prison Break: The Final Break ,
2970-618: The escape from the Panama jail were shot in the Casco Viejo quarter of Panama City . The principal photography for the fourth season was relocated to Los Angeles, California. The theme music of Prison Break and the incidental music of each episode was composed by Ramin Djawadi . The score for the first two seasons is featured in the Prison Break: Original Television Soundtrack , which
3060-488: The first episode as well as a style/tone bible for other writers to follow. On January 15, 2016, stars Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell were confirmed to be reprising their roles as brothers Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows . On February 22, 2016, it was reported that Mark Feuerstein would play Scott Ness (later changed to Jacob Ness), the husband of Dr. Sara Tancredi , a Professor of Economics (game theory) at Cornell who has been described as, "dubious of
3150-459: The first new series in the 2005–2006 television season to receive a full season order of 22 episodes. The series averaged 9.2 million viewers per week in its first season. The premiere of the second season of Prison Break obtained an average of 9.4 million viewers. The decline was steeper among young-adult viewers with a decrease of 20% in the 18–49 demographic compared to its series premiere, but its household rating grew from 3.6% to 3.9% during
3240-417: The first season at the 2005 Saturn Awards for Best Actor on Television . Likewise, the series was nominated for 2005 Saturn Award for Best Network Television Series. At the 2006 Television Critics Association Awards , the show was nominated for Best New Drama Series. Nominations for technical awards include the 2006 Eddie Award for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television ( Mark Helfrich for
3330-411: The game's developer, ZootFly , found a new publisher. The video game was released on March 30, 2010. The game's protagonist is Tom Paxton, a Company employee who is sent inside of Fox River to observe and report every move of Michael Scofield . The game features voices from the original cast members with the exception of Sarah Wayne Callies ( Dr. Sara Tancredi ). In April 2010, it was announced that
3420-538: The government but still has a bit of fight in him when it comes to taking them on." Additionally, on February 22, 2016, it was confirmed that Sarah Wayne Callies was in talks to reprise her role in the follow-up along with Robert Knepper , Rockmond Dunbar and Amaury Nolasco , although there were no deals in place with any of them at that time. On March 9, 2016, Augustus Prew , Rick Yune and Steve Mouzakis were cast for "heavily recurring roles". Prew plays "funny, crazy and pretty damn sharp" Whip; Yune plays Ja, who
3510-480: The largest audience in the country for a foreign drama. The series premiere obtained an average of 260,000 viewers while the first-season finale obtained an average of 470,000 viewers. The second season's premiere received an average of 270,000 viewers. The DVD and Blu-ray Disc sets of each season were released after their television broadcast in various regions. At the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show , 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment announced that
3600-463: The last half-hour. Robert Bianco of USA Today commented on the "harebrained absurdities that have swamped this show", and blamed the writers for being "incredibly lazy" for the continuous use of the tattoo as an "all-purpose plot fix". In contrast, Detroit Free Press commended the second-season premiere on matching the standard set by the first season, which delivered "rocking good entertainment" due to its "motley crew of cellblock characters" and
3690-602: The most-streamed television series, from August 26 to September 1, 2024. Since its addition to Netflix in late July 2024, the series has continued to gain significant traction, dominating the overall streaming charts and holding the top spot for a fourth consecutive week. In the week leading up to September 15, 2024, seasons one, two, and three of Prison Break reappeared on Netflix's English-language TV chart. Season one ranked No. 3 with 4.7 million views, followed by season two at No. 7 with 2.8 million views, and season three at No. 10 with 1.7 million views. Concerns were raised by
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3780-578: The notorious Ogygia Prison in Sanaa, Yemen , under the name Kaniel Outis. As the country is engulfed by war, two of Michael's oldest friends, his brother Lincoln Burrows and fellow Fox River escapee C-Note, risk their lives by traveling to Yemen to bring Michael home. Back in the United States , Michael's wife Sara, now remarried, is hunted by agents of an operative known as Poseidon, the one responsible for Michael's disappearance. On January 12, 2015, at
3870-619: The original series. New cast additions include Mark Feuerstein , Inbar Lavi , Augustus Prew , Marina Benedict , Rick Yune and Steve Mouzakis . A pilot was ordered in August 2015 and the series was greenlit in January 2016. Production on the series began in April 2016 and filming took place in Vancouver and the Moroccan cities of Rabat , Casablanca , and Ouarzazate . Seven years after his apparent death, Michael Scofield resurfaces in
3960-568: The pilot episode), and the 2006 Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music ( Ramin Djawadi ). In December 2006, Robert Knepper was nominated for the 2006 Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. On October 24, 2006, the Associated Press reported that Donald and Robert Hughes filed a lawsuit against Fox Broadcasting Company and
4050-488: The popularity of serialized prime time television series Lost and 24 , Fox decided to back production in 2004. The first season received mostly positive reviews from critics with universal acclaim from audiences. Furthermore, it performed exceptionally in the ratings and was originally planned for a 13-episode run, but was extended to include an extra nine episodes due to its popularity. The subsequent seasons continued to receive strong ratings, however some critics claimed
4140-399: The press at Prison Break and we've made it clear at the studio that we'd bring Prison Break back at the studio [...] It's the perfect event series. But at the moment, we have nothing else to report." On June 2, 2015, it was reported that a limited series revival of Paul Scheuring 's Prison Break was in development at Fox . On August 6, 2015, Fox confirmed a 10-episode order for
4230-514: The price tag increased to about $ 3 million per episode. Several of the exterior scenes with Lincoln and Gretchen negotiating the escape from the Panama jail were shot in the Casco Viejo quarter of Panama City . Prison Break Prison Break is an American crime drama television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox . The series revolves around two brothers: Lincoln Burrows ( Dominic Purcell ) and Michael Scofield ( Wentworth Miller ); Lincoln has been sentenced to death for
4320-459: The prison doctor Sara Tancredi when he pretends to suffer from Type 1 diabetes , in order to gain daily access to the prison's infirmary, where he receives his daily insulin shots. The brothers' fight to ward off the execution is aided by their lifelong friend Veronica Donovan , who begins to investigate the conspiracy that put Lincoln in jail. However, they are hindered by covert agents, members of an organization called "The Company". The Company
4410-533: The prison where he worked as the main guard and chases after the inmates himself for the reward money. Several of the escapees reunite in search of a large cache of money buried long ago by another Fox River inmate, Charles Westmoreland . Federal agent Alexander Mahone is assigned to track down and capture the eight fugitives, but is revealed to be working for The Company, which wants all eight men dead. When Sara discovers her father, Governor Frank Tancredi , has been killed, she meets with Michael, remaining with him as
4500-441: The prison. The second season begins eight hours after the escape, focusing mainly on the eight escapees. Series creator Paul Scheuring describes the second season as " The Fugitive times eight" and likens it to the "second half of The Great Escape ". The fugitives split up and journey to locations across the country with the authorities close behind them as they each pursue their individual goals. Brad Bellick gets fired from
4590-905: The return of series creator Paul Scheuring . Despite Michael being killed in the series finale , Fox CEO Dana Walden said that the series will provide "a logical and believable explanation to why the characters are alive and still moving around the world". In January 2016, Fox officially ordered the revival to series, with the episode order revised to nine episodes. In March 2016, it was confirmed that Sarah Wayne Callies , Amaury Nolasco , Robert Knepper , Rockmond Dunbar and Paul Adelstein would reprise their roles. Filming began in April 2016 in Vancouver, and several Moroccan cities including Rabat, Casablanca, and Ouarzazate. It debuted on April 4, 2017, and aired on Tuesdays at 9:00 pm. Prison Break maintains an ensemble cast for each season along with many recurring guest stars. The first season features
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#17327807647954680-454: The revival. The limited series is a sequel to the original series , taking place several years later, and features Miller and Purcell reprising their roles as well as the return of other original characters. Fox Television Group chairman and CEO Dana Walden herself stated that Prison Break has performed particularly well internationally and on SVOD platforms such as Netflix . Walden added that: "a logical and believable explanation to why
4770-576: The season has a score of 48 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The following seasonal rankings are based on a weighted average total viewers per episode as recorded by Nielsen Media Research . The recording period begins in late September (the start of the U.S. network television season) and ends in late May. Prison Break gained renewed popularity after becoming available on streaming platforms like Hulu and Netflix . Nielsen Media Research , which records streaming viewership on U.S. television screens, estimated that
4860-458: The season has an approval rating of 56% based on 34 reviews, with an average score of 6.14/10. The site's critical consensus reads, " Prison Break recaptures some of its old urgency in its return, but familiar faces and frenetic action aren't enough to make up for a plot that manages to bore while beggaring belief." On Metacritic , the season has a score of 48 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The event series
4950-544: The season represent the series finale. In the penultimate episode, Sara is seen buying flowers in Panama with her toddler son, Michael, before visiting Michael's grave with Lincoln, Sucre and Mahone. The final episode and television movie Prison Break: The Final Break show what happened between the takedown of The Company and Michael's death. This story involves the incarceration of Sara in Miami-Dade county penitentiary for Christina's murder. The General and T-Bag are in
5040-874: The second season, Seven decided to fast-track the airing of the third-season episodes. The fifth-season revival moved to Network Ten and debuted on May 15, 2017. In the United Kingdom, the first and second seasons premiered on Five , with the first season being replayed on UKTV Gold before the second season debuted on Five. Prior to the start of the third season, Sky One acquired the rights to broadcast Prison Break , paying £500,000 per episode. The series premiered in France on August 31, 2006, with an average of 5.5 million viewers. The second season premiered on September 13, 2007, to 5.3 million viewers. The first season's broadcast in Hong Kong on TVB Pearl received
5130-513: The series was watched for 758 million minutes from July 29 to August 4, 2024. From August 5 to 11, 2024, Prison Break was the most-streamed program, with 1.6 billion minutes of viewership. The following week, it maintained its top position, with 1.61 billion minutes of viewing time. Hispanic viewers remained a key demographic, constituting nearly one-third of the audience. Nielsen Media Research later reported that Prison Break garnered 1.188 billion minutes of viewing time, once again ranking as
5220-466: The series will run. The original producing team of creator Paul Scheuring , Neal Moritz , Marty Adelstein and Dawn Olmstead were all confirmed as to return for the event series as executive producers and Scheuring writing and serving as showrunner and Miller and Purcell being producers of the season. Luca Tranchino served as production designer. On August 7, 2015, it was announced that creator and executive producer Paul Scheuring would be writing
5310-509: The series would be adapted for Russia. On September 20, 2010, the Russian adaptation premiered on Channel One . This adaptation uses many of the features of the original series, with some scenes and dialogue copied completely, but also introduces new storylines and characters which reflect the Russian reality. In November 2023, it was reported that a reboot written by Elgin James for Hulu
5400-689: The series. The first season follows the rescue of Lincoln Burrows , who is accused of murdering Terrence Steadman , the brother of Vice President of the United States , Caroline Reynolds . Lincoln is sentenced to death and is incarcerated in Fox River State Penitentiary where he awaits his execution. Lincoln's brother, brilliant structural engineer Michael Scofield , is convinced of Lincoln's innocence and formulates an elaborate escape plan. In order to gain access to Fox River, Michael commits an armed robbery which results in him being sentenced to Fox River. In prison, Michael befriends
5490-438: The series. The original concept of Prison Break —a man deliberately getting himself sent to prison in order to help someone escape—was suggested to Paul Scheuring by producer Dawn Parouse, who wanted to produce an action-oriented series. Although Scheuring thought it was a good idea, he was initially stumped as to why someone would embark on such a mission or how he could develop it into a viable television show. He came up with
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#17327807647955580-407: The show away from its primetime timeslot to a later timeslot. However, the decision to change the rating would have affected only the first season, which had already been broadcast, and not the second season. Following a successful airing of the series' first thirteen episodes, Prison Break was nominated for its first award, the 2005 People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama. The series won
5670-414: The show had overstayed its welcome. Prison Break was nominated for several industry awards, including the 2005 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series Drama and the 2006 People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama, which it won. In the United States, all five seasons have been released on DVD and released on Blu-ray internationally. The success of the series has spawned several official tie-ins:
5760-425: The show was such a good show but nobody has contacted me at this point." Djawadi later added, "Most likely, if my schedule allows - that show was very close to me. I loved all the people involved. I thought it was an incredible show. Absolutely." In June 2016, it was confirmed that Djawadi would return as composer for season five. The revival season received a mixed response. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes ,
5850-519: The show's characters pertaining to the second season's storyline. Written by Paul Ruditis, the book is published by Simon & Schuster and was released on May 8, 2007. In September 2009, Insight Editions published Prison Break: Behind the Scenes , a companion book featuring production photography, in which writers Christian Trokey and Kalinda Vazquez, as well as Paul Scheuring , Matt Olmstead , and director of photography Fernando Arguelles comment on
5940-453: The show's executive producer and creator, Paul Scheuring, for copyright infringement , seeking unspecified damages and other costs. They claimed that in 2001, they had sent Fox their manuscript which was based on their own experiences of a prison break at a juvenile facility. In the 1960s, Donald Hughes planned and successfully executed a prison escape for his brother, Robert Hughes, who was wrongfully incarcerated. In Canada , Prison Break
6030-431: The show's four-season run. An official manga adaptation of the series became available on the online service Piccoma beginning June 23, 2019. Artwork is done by Hikosuke Soyama and the adaptation is under the supervision of Twentieth Century Fox. There is also a live feature called "Prison Break LIVE!", created by The Sudden Impact! Entertainment Company , which is an interactive experience aimed at bringing to life
6120-513: The show's third season, a series of six online shorts, collectively known as Prison Break: Visitations , were made exclusively for Fox. They feature the characters Lechero, Sammy, McGrady, T-Bag, and Bellick. They were distributed on the Internet and are available for free from iTunes. On October 24, 2007, The Hollywood Reporter reported that a full spin-off series was under development, tentatively titled Prison Break: Cherry Hill . The series
6210-462: The show. Prison Break features a serialized story structure , similar to that of its first season companion show 24 . At the 2009 TV Critics Press Tour, Kevin Reilly told reporters that the series would end with the fourth season. Despite decreasing ratings, Reilly attributed the cancellation to creativity. He stated, "The show has just played out. You get to a point creatively where you feel all
6300-537: The show. Starting in October, Fox began to stream past episodes of the second season on the social networking site MySpace and websites of the network's owned and operated stations (the stations are part of the Fox Television Stations Group ). Although commercials were aired throughout the broadcast, the episodes were free of charge. A spin-off series, Prison Break: Proof of Innocence ,
6390-457: The state of Illinois, totaling $ 24 million in 2005. Renewed for a second season, Prison Break resumed filming on June 15, 2006, in Dallas, Texas , due to the close proximity of rural and urban settings. Locations within a 30-minute radius of Dallas included Little Elm , Decatur , Mineral Wells , and McKinney . Many of these locations were used to represent various American towns. The show
6480-403: The stories have been told, and you want to end strong and not gimp out in the end of the season." Regarding the finale, Reilly stated, "They have a really cool ending, actually. I know where they end, and it's a hell of an idea." Designed by Tom Berg and created by Tinsley Transfers, Michael Scofield's tattoo took around five hours to be applied onto Wentworth Miller. In scenes where the actor
6570-480: The story of the wrongfully accused brother, and began working on the plot outline and devising the characters. In 2003, he pitched the idea to the Fox Broadcasting Company but was turned down as Fox felt nervous about the long-term possibilities of such a series. He subsequently showed the concept to other channels but was also turned down as it was thought to be more suited for a film project than
6660-460: The storytelling, which is how it should be." Production on the season began on April 7, 2016, in Vancouver , once Miller and Purcell completed filming for Legends of Tomorrow . Filming concluded in Vancouver on July 11, 2016. On June 1, 2016, Dominic Purcell was almost killed on set in Morocco , after an iron bar used as a set piece had fallen onto his head, which caused a broken nose and
6750-502: The television broadcast of the show, episodes of Prison Break have also been released on the Internet. Towards the end of the first season, episodes of Prison Break were made available for purchase online at the iTunes Store , which began on May 9, 2006. After the premiere of the second season of Prison Break , Fox began allowing online streaming of the current episode for free via more than 50 websites including AOL , Google, and Yahoo!, as well as its own extensive network. However, this
6840-435: The writers managed to not only salvage the season, but tell a tightly woven, compelling and action-packed story" and gave it an 8.5 out of 10. Unlike many other TV shows, Prison Break was primarily filmed outside of Hollywood. The first season was primarily shot in and around Chicago , Illinois . During the second season, filming was moved to Dallas , Texas . Filming for the third season continued to be done in Dallas, but
6930-731: Was broadcast on Global one hour before it aired on Fox, except in the Maritimes where it aired two hours before Fox's airing. Prison Break was the only new television series to be positioned in the top twenty television shows of 2005–2006 in Canada, achieving an average of 876,000 viewers in the key demographic of 18–49 and 1.4 million viewers nationally for its first season. Prison Break premiered on Australian television network Seven on February 1, 2006, to an average audience of 1.94 million. The first season attracted an overall average of 1.353 million viewers. After decreasing ratings throughout
7020-432: Was confirmed to be reprising his role as Paul Kellerman . On March 21, 2016, Inbar Lavi , Marina Benedict and Kunal Sharma were cast in major recurring roles. Lavi plays Sheba, an operator/fixer/activist who becomes involved with Burrows. Benedict is A&W, "a crazed and fearless villainess who is unconcerned about her physical well-being but ruthless and efficient in completing her deadly goals", and Sharma plays Sid,
7110-564: Was expected to spend more than $ 50 million in Texas during the second season. For the final three episodes of the second season, filming took place in Pensacola, Florida to represent Panama . Each episode took eight days to film and contributed approximately $ 1.4 million to the local economy. The third season was shot in Dallas and had a budget of $ 3 million per episode. Several of the exterior scenes with Lincoln and Gretchen negotiating
7200-471: Was filmed one year after Scheuring wrote the script. The majority of the first season was filmed on location in and around Chicago. Joliet Prison closed in 2002, and in 2005 became the set of Prison Break as Fox River State Penitentiary. Scenes set in Lincoln's cell, the infirmary, and the prison yard were all shot on location there. Lincoln's cell was alleged to be where serial killer John Wayne Gacy
7290-417: Was in development. The series will not feature the same characters from the original series but would be set in the same world. Prison Break season 5 The fifth and final season of Prison Break (also known as Prison Break: Resurrection ) is a limited event television series and a revival of the original series created by Paul Scheuring that aired on Fox from 2005 to 2009 . The season
7380-707: Was incarcerated, which at least one member of the production crew refused to enter, because it was allegedly haunted. Other sets were built at the prison, including the cell blocks that housed the general prison population; these blocks had three tiers of cells (instead of the real cell block's four), enlarged for the actors and cameras. Exterior scenes were filmed in areas around Chicago, Woodstock , and Joliet in Illinois . Other locations included O'Hare International Airport in Chicago and Toronto, Ontario in Canada. Prison Break production spent $ 2 million per episode in
7470-533: Was included in the Season 4 set in Regions 2 and 4, but was released separately in Region 1. The Final Break was later released separately in Regions 2 and 4. In France, Germany and the United Kingdom, a Blu-ray package of all four seasons including The Final Break has been released. Over a year after its initial release, Season 4 was later re-issued in Region 4 without The Final Break included. In addition to
7560-558: Was matched by positive reviews. The New York Times wrote, Prison Break was "more intriguing than most of the new network series, and it certainly is one of the most original", complimenting its ability to create a "suspenseful thriller" and its "authentic look". Gillian Flynn of Entertainment Weekly dubbed it one of the best new shows of 2005. The Washington Post criticized the "somber pretentiousness" and "uniformly overwrought" performances. Due to its ratings success, Fox extended Prison Break by an extra nine episodes, making it
7650-433: Was produced exclusively for mobile phones and was broadcast first to Sprint customers in April 2006 on SprintTV's Fox station. The first episode of Proof of Innocence became available on the Internet for viewing on May 8, 2006. This was an exclusive deal made between Toyota Motor and News Corporation 's Fox network, allowing Toyota to sponsor exclusive content of the show and to obtain advertising exclusivity. During
7740-512: Was released on August 28, 2007. Djawadi and Ferry Corsten produced a remix of the theme music titled " Prison Break Theme (Ferry Corsten Breakout Mix) " as a single, which was released by Fox Music in 2006. In Europe, rapper Faf Larage 's song " Pas le temps " is used by television network M6 in France and by RTL-TVI in Belgium to replace the show's original theme music in the title sequence , which generated publicity and helped to localize
7830-612: Was responsible for framing Lincoln, and they did so because of Lincoln's father Aldo Burrows , and his former connections with The Company. The brothers, along with six inmates, Fernando Sucre , Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell , Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin , David "Tweener" Apolskis , John Abruzzi , and Charles "Haywire" Patoshik , who come to be known as the Fox River Eight, escape in the season's penultimate episode by using their prison privileges to dig an escape tunnel underneath
7920-618: Was restricted to the United States. The first three episodes of the second season were broadcast commercial free, available for a week after their television broadcast date. Online streaming of episodes was postponed after the third episode. However, due to the show's three-week broadcast hiatus prompted by Fox's broadcast of the Major League Baseball playoff games in October, a strategy was developed by News Corporation (the parent company of Fox Broadcasting Company and MySpace ) in an attempt to maintain their viewers' interest in
8010-474: Was shorter than the previous two due to the Writer's Guild strike . Prison Break revolves around two brothers: one who has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit and his younger sibling, a genius structural engineer, who devises an elaborate plan to help him escape prison. The two brothers escape prison in the first season , but are hunted down during the second season and ultimately Michael
8100-511: Was to revolve around an upper-middle-class housewife, Molly, and her stint in a women's prison. However, the producers' original idea to introduce Molly in the third season of Prison Break was later dropped due to the writers' strike. The new series was planned to instead begin under the Prison Break brand similar to CSI: Miami and CSI: NY , but ultimately did not go into production. Robert Knepper reprised his role as T-Bag in
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