Prison Break
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This article is about the television series. For the act of escaping prison, see Prison escape. For the 1938
film, see Prison Break (film).
Prison Break
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First season intertitle
Genre Serial drama
Crime drama
Action thriller
Created by Paul Scheuring
Starring
Dominic Purcell
Wentworth Miller
Robin Tunney
Peter Stormare
Amaury Nolasco
Marshall Allman
Wade Williams
Paul Adelstein
Robert Knepper
Rockmond Dunbar
Sarah Wayne Callies
William Fichtner
Chris Vance
Robert Wisdom
Danay García
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
Michael Rapaport
Mark Feuerstein
Inbar Lavi
Augustus Prew
Composer Ramin Djawadi
Country of origin United States
Original languages English
Spanish
Arabic
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 90 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers Marty Adelstein
Neal H. Moritz
Dawn Parouse
Brett Ratner
Paul Scheuring
Matt Olmstead
Kevin Hooks
Michael Pavone
Dawn Olmstead
Vaun Wilmott
Michael Horowitz
Nelson McCormick
Production locations United States:
Chicago, Illinois
Joliet, Illinois
Dallas, Texas
Pensacola, Florida
Los Angeles, California
Canada:
Toronto, Ontario
Vancouver, British Columbia
Other countries:
Panama City, Panama
Rabat, Morocco
Casablanca, Morocco
Ouarzazate, Morocco
Cinematography Fernando Argüelles
Jeffrey C. Mygatt
Robert LaBonge
Chris Manley
Robbie Greenberg
Dante Spinotti (pilot only)
Rick Anderson
Editors Etienne Des Lauriers
Scott Eilers
Eric Seaburn
Warren Bowman
Kaja Fehr
James Coblentz
Mark Helfrich (pilot only)
Running time 42–44 minutes
Production companies Original Film
Adelstein/Parouse Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Distributor 20th Television
Release
Original network Fox
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
720p (HDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release Original series:
August 29, 2005 –
May 15, 2009
Revival:
April 4 – May 30, 2017
Chronology
Related shows Breakout Kings
External links
Website
Prison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring for Fox. The series
revolves around two brothers, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) and Michael Scofield (Wentworth
Miller); Burrows has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and Scofield devises an
elaborate plan to help his brother escape prison and clear his name. The series was produced by
Adelstein-Parouse Productions, in association with Original Film and 20th Century Fox Television. 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.[1]
Prison Break is a joint production between Original Film, Adelstein/Parouse Productions, and 20th
Century Fox Television and 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 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.[2] 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, received generally
positive-to-mixed reviews, with some critics claiming the show had overstayed its welcome.[3] 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 inspired short videos for mobile phones, several official tie-ins in print and
on the Internet, and a video game. A spin-off series, Prison Break: Proof of Innocence, was produced
exclusively for mobile phones. The series has spawned an official magazine and a tie-in 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.[4] Two additional episodes, titled "The Old Ball and Chain" and "Free" were
produced, and were later transformed into a standalone feature, titled The Final Break. The events of
this feature take place before the last scene of the series finale, and are intended to conclude unfinished
plotlines. The feature was released on DVD and Blu-ray July 21, 2009.[5]
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.[6] In January 2018, Fox confirmed that season 6 was in early
development;[7] however, in August 2019, Fox announced that it had no current plans to revive Prison
Break,[8] with Miller stating late 2020 that he had no plans on returning to the series.[9]
