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| | last_aired = Present | |||
| | num_episodes = 44 | |||
| | list_episodes = List of Prison Break episodes | |||
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| '''''Prison Break''''' is an ] ] that premiered on the ] on ], ]. The story revolves around a man who was sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit and his brother's elaborate plan to help him escape his ]. Created by ], the show is produced by Adelstein-Parouse Productions in association with Original Television and ]. The current executive producers are Paul Scheuring, ], Dawn Parouse, Marty Adelstein, Neal Moritz and ].<ref> '']''. Retrieved on October 10, 2006</ref> Its ] is composed by ], and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2006.<ref> '']''. July 6, 2006. Retrieved on October 10, 2006.</ref> | |||
| The series completed its second season on ], ]. Due to its immense popularity in its key demographics, the show was renewed by Fox for a third season,<ref name=season3>Andreeva, N, "", '']''. March 21, 2007. Retrieved on March 21, 2007.</ref> even though it was originally conceived to only have two seasons. The serialized story structure of ''Prison Break'' is attributed to the format of storytelling adapted by the writers as each episode covers a part of the escape plan, a similar format used by '']'' and '']''. The first season of ''Prison Break'' was primarily filmed at ], which also contributed to the uniqueness of the show.<ref>"" '']''. February 1, 2006. Retrieved on October 10, 2006.</ref> Its success and recognition as a prison drama also revived interest in the genre.<ref>"" '']''. September 27, 2006. Retrieved on October 10, 2006.</ref> | |||
| ==Production== | |||
| ===Conception=== | |||
| The origins of ''Prison Break'' began as a concept (a man deliberately getting himself sent to prison in order to help someone else escape) that was suggested to ] by producer Dawn Parouse, who had 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 later came up with the story of the wrongfully accused brother and the conspiracy subplot. He then began working on the plot outline and devising the characters. In 2003, he pitched the idea to the ], but was turned down as Fox felt somewhat nervous about the long-term possibilities of such a series. He subsequently showed the concept to other channels with no luck. Scheuring and his fellow producers later remarked that many had thought that the story would be more suited for a film project than a television series. The show was later considered as a possible 14-part ], which drew the interest of ] before his departure due to his involvement with '']''. Thus, the miniseries never materialized. Following the huge popularity of serialized ] television series such as ''Lost'' and ''24'', the Fox Network had a change of heart and backed the production in 2004.<ref name=EWeekly>"" '']''. August 26, 2005. Retrieved on December 5, 2005.</ref><ref name=paley>Goldman, E., "", '']''. March 13, 2007. Retrieved on March 23, 2007.</ref> | |||
| On ], ], it was reported by the ] that Donald and Robert Hughes filed a lawsuit against Fox Broadcasting Company and the show's executive producer and creator, Paul Scheuring, for ], 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.<ref>" '']''. October 24, 2006. Retrieved on October 26, 2006.</ref><ref>"" '']''. October 24, 2006. Retrieved on October 26, 2006.</ref> | |||
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| ===Filming location=== | |||
| The majority of the first season of ''Prison Break'' was filmed on location at ], ].<ref name=chicagotribune>Ryan, M, "", '']''. August 24, 2005. Retrieved on December 5, 2005.</ref> After it was closed down in 2002, Joliet Prison became the set of ''Prison Break'' in 2005, and was immortalized as ] on screen. Scenes set in Lincoln's cell, the infirmary and the prison yard were all shot on location at the prison.<ref name=ign-set-visit> '']''. March 17, 2006. Retrieved on September 14, 2006.</ref> Lincoln's cell is the same one that ] was incarcerated in. Most of the production crew refused to enter the cell, thinking that it was haunted.<ref name=chicagotribune /> The cells that housed the general prison population were specially built with three tiers whereas the actual cells located in Joliet Prison only had two tiers and were smaller.<ref name=ign-set-visit/> Exterior scenes were filmed in areas around ], ] and ] in ]. Other locations included ] in Chicago and ], ] in ]. ''Prison Break'' spent $2 million per episode in the state of Illinois, which cost them a total of $24 million in the 2005 year.<ref name=chicagotribune /> | |||
| Renewed for a second season, ''Prison Break'' resumed filming on ], ] in ] due to the close proximity of rural and urban settings.<ref>Associated Press, "" '']''. May 15, 2006. Retrieved on May 17, 2006.</ref> Locations within a 30-minute radius of Dallas were chosen which included ], ] and ].<ref>"" ''Mineral Wells Index''. September 14, 2006. Retrieved on September 15, 2006.</ref> Many of these locations were used to represent various American towns.<ref>"" '']''. August 18, 2006. Retrieved on September 15, 2006.</ref> For the final three episodes of the second season, filming took place in ], ] to represent ].<ref>Moon, T., "", '']''. Retrieved on April 2nd, 2007.</ref> Each episode takes eight days to film and approximately $1.4 million goes to the local economy per episode.<ref>Sayres, S, "", ''FOX 4 News''. February 12, 2007. Retrieved on February 15, 2007.</ref> The show is expected to spend in excess of $50 million in Dallas.<ref name=dcvb>. ''Dallas Film Commission''. May 15, 2006. Retrieved on January 17, 2007.</ref> | |||
| ==Plot== | |||
| ] | |||
| {{main|List of Prison Break episodes}} | |||
| ===Season 1=== | |||
| Premiered on ], ] in the United States and Canada, the first season consists of 22 episodes.<ref> '']''.</ref> ] (]) is accused of the murder of ], who is the brother of the female ]. With strong evidence supporting the charges of first degree murder and aggravated discharge of a ] against him, Lincoln is sentenced to death and is sent to the ] to await his execution. Lincoln's brother, ] (]), is convinced of Lincoln's innocence and hatches an escape plan. After installing himself at Fox River, time works against Michael as he must overcome various obstacles and make the right connections among the inmates and prison staff to be successful in breaking out his brother. The actors who were cast as the protagonists Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows were the last to join the main cast. Miller was chosen six days before the start of production and Purcell was cast three days later.<ref name=tvguidedvd>. '']''. August 8, 2006. Retrieved on September 17, 2006.</ref> The protagonists are aided by ] (]), who begins to investigate the conspiracy that put Lincoln in jail. However, they are hindered by covert agents, who belong to an organization known as "]". | |||
| ===Season 2=== | |||
| The second season of ''Prison Break'' consists of 22 episodes, which began airing in the United States and Canada on ], ]. The story continues eight hours after the prison escape from Fox River State Penitentiary, focusing mainly on the escapees. New characters are introduced, including a federal agent ] (]), who is assigned to track down and capture the eight escapees. Series creator Paul Scheuring describes the second season as "'']'' times eight" and likens it to the "second half of '']''".<ref name=dcvb /> The fugitives journey to locations across America with the authorities close behind them as they each pursue their individual goals. Meanwhile, the conspiracy plot develops as "The Company" continues their plan to locate and eliminate Lincoln Burrows and others who get in their way. Much of the storyline concerning the conspiracy concludes by the season finale. | |||
| ===Season 3=== | |||
| Series creator Paul Scheuring has commented that the third season will consist of most of the original cast with new additions and that the overall theme will be "redemption".<ref name=paley/> The plot will continue from the second season finale, where most of the main characters have ended up in ]. Although the conspiracy storyline has not finished, the third season's plot will be "as different in tone as Season 2 was from Season 1". | |||
| ==Cast and characters == | |||
| {{main|List of Prison Break characters}} | |||
| ] | |||
| The series premiere had eight major speaking roles with star ]. Death-row inmate ] is played by ], while Lincoln's brother ] is played by ]. ] was cast as ], the brothers' childhood friend and lawyer. ] plays Michael's Fox River cellmate, ]. ] plays Lincoln's son, ]. ] was cast as ], a Fox River prisoner and Chicago mob boss. ], the captain of Fox River's correctional officers is played by ]. ], who plays ], was the first actress the producers saw at the audition for the role<ref name=tvguidedvd /> and was also the first to become a principal cast member.<ref name=dvdcommentary>Prison Break Season 1 DVD commentary - ]</ref> The eight initial main cast members were subsequently joined by ], who plays ], a secret service agent involved in the conspiracy behind Lincoln's conviction, ] and ], who play Fox River prisoners ] and ] respectively. After the thirteenth episode, Peter Stormare became a guest star with Rockmond Dunbar switching from being a recurring guest star to a regular cast member. | |||
| ] | |||
| Major recurring cast members from the first season include ] as ] and ] as project justice lawyer ]. ], ] and ] play Fox River prisoners ], ] and ] respectively. Additionally, some of the walk-on characters who played prisoners actually served time at the Joliet Prison.<ref name=dvdcommentary /> | |||
| The second season began, with eleven principal speaking roles with star billing. FBI agent ], played by ], was introduced and assigned to locate the fugitives. This coincided with the quick exit of ], whose character was killed in the season premiere. There were other shifts in the casting with ] replacing ] as ] as the latter was cast as a regular on the ] series '']''. ], who played Sucre's girlfriend ], was also cast on the same show. Similarly, ], who plays ], has been cast on an ABC drama, '']''. Both Guaty and Wettig returned to reprise their roles towards the end of the season. A major recurring character was introduced in the form of ], played by ]. As of the fourteenth episode of the second season (the first to air in 2007), Marshall Allman has been removed from the cast listing in the opening credits. | |||
| ==Broadcast== | |||
| The first season of ''Prison Break'' premiered on ] in the United States on ], ] at 9:00 pm ] and went on hiatus on ], ]. After the show resumed on ], ], it was moved to an earlier timeslot to 8:00 pm ET, followed by '']''. Season 1 reached its completion on ], ]. The return of ''Prison Break'' for its second season in the United States on ], ] retained its 8:00 pm ET timeslot. ] has the same schedule as the United States via ]'s ]. | |||
| ''Prison Break'' has also premiered in other countries around the world including non-English speaking countries. | |||
| ==Response== | |||
| ===Reception in the USA=== | |||
| The following seasonal rankings are based on average total viewers per episode as recorded by ]. The recording period begins in late September (the start of the U.S. network television season) and ends in late May. | |||
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| ] backed ''Prison Break'' with a large advertising campaign. The show debuted on ], ], to an estimated audience of 10.5 million viewers. Fox has not seen such success for summertime Monday numbers since '']'' and '']'' aired in September of 1998. The two-hour premiere was credited as two episodes by the network.<ref>"" ''Zap2it.com''. August 30, 2005. Retrieved on February 17, 2006.</ref> The premiere was the seventh most watched show in America that week according to Nielsen Research,<ref> '']''. Archive. Retrieved on February 17, 2006.</ref> ranking first in both the 18–49 and 18–34 ]s.<ref>"". '']''. September 7, 2005. Retrieved on September 15, 2006.</ref> The strong debut performance was also matched by various positive reviews. According to '']'', ''Prison Break'' was "more intriguing than most of the new network series, and it certainly is one of the most original", complimenting on its ability to create a "suspenseful thriller" and its "authentic look".<ref>"". '']''. August 29, 2005. Retrieved on September 15, 2006.</ref> '']'' has dubbed it as one of the best new shows of 2005.<ref>"". '']''. Retrieved on September 15, 2006.</ref> On the other hand, '']'' criticized the show for its "somber pretentiousness" and "uniformly overwrought" performances.<ref>"". '']''. August 29, 2005. Retrieved on September 15, 2006.</ref> The show regularly attracted an average audience of 10 million viewers each week and led the debuts of television in the 2005 American fall season.<ref>"" '']''. February 2, 2006. Retrieved on February 17, 2006.</ref> ''Prison Break'' was originally planned for a 13-episode run, but was extended to include an extra nine episodes due to its popularity.<ref name=EWeekly /> | |||
| The premiere of the second season of ''Prison Break'' obtained an average of 9.4 million viewers, down from 10.5 million for the series premiere in August 2005.<ref>"" '']''. August 29, 2006. Retrieved on August 31, 2006.</ref> The decline was steeper among young-adult viewers with a decrease of 20 percent in the 18–49 demographic compared to its series premiere, but its household rating grew from 3.6% to 3.9% during the last half hour.<ref>"" ''Mediaweek.com''. August 22, 2006. Retrieved on August 31, 2006.</ref> A critic from '']'' 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".<ref>"". '']''. August 27, 2006. Retrieved on September 15, 2006.</ref> Contrastingly, '']'' commended the second season premiere on matching the standard set by the first season, which delivered a "rocking good entertainment" due to its "motley crew of cellblock characters" and the "taut, ingenious storytelling of series creator Paul T. Scheuring and his staff."<ref>. '']''. August 21, 2006. Retrieved on September 15, 2006.</ref> The second season obtained its largest audience on the original airdate of the episode, "]" with an average of 10.1 million viewers.<ref name=futon>'']'', "", '']''. February 13, 2007. Retrieved on February 14, 2007.</ref> On the other hand, the season finale on its original airdate received one of the lowest audience in the series' history, obtaining an average of 8.01 million viewers with 5% household rating and 8% household share; a decrease of 2.23 million viewers from the first season finale.<ref>, ''Entertainmentnow.wordpress.com''. April 3, 2007. Retrieved on April 5, 2007.</ref> | |||
| ===Reception outside the USA=== | |||
| As the only new television series to be positioned in the top 20 television shows of 2005/2006 in ], ''Prison Break'' achieved an average of 876,000 in the key demographic of 18–49 and 1.4 million viewers nationally for its first season.<ref> '']''. September 18, 2006. Retrieved on October 1, 2006.</ref> After its second season premiere on ]], the show has consistently retained the highest number of viewers in its timeslot in Canada,<ref> '']''. November 22, 2006. Retrieved on November 25, 2006.</ref> obtaining 1.609 million viewers for the second season finale.<ref>, '']'', April 2–8, 2007. Retrieved on April 22, 2007.</ref> | |||
| Following a huge advertising campaign on ]n television network, ], which hyped the success the show found in ], ''Prison Break'' premiered on ], ] with an average audience of 1.94 million as well as making its peak with 2.09 million viewers.<ref>"" '']''. February 2, 2006. Retrieved on February 17, 2006.</ref> The hype of the show was later complemented with ] screenings in the second week, before being set into a concrete time of 8:30 pm on Wednesday nights. The first season ended on ], ] with an average of 1.55 million viewers<ref> ''Ebroadcast.com.au''. July 13, 2006. Retrieved on November 29, 2006.</ref> and a season average of 1.353 million viewers.<ref> '']''. December 4, 2006. Retrieved on December 6, 2006.</ref> The second season, promoted by the network as ''Prison Break - On the Run'',<ref> '']''. Retrieved on 16 February, 2007.</ref> premiered on ], ] at a new time of 9:40pm, with 1.226 million viewers (47% share).<ref>"" ''World Screen'' February 2, 2007. Retrieved on February 3, 2007.</ref> | |||
| The series premiered in ] on ]] with an average of 5.5 million viewers (25.8% share).<ref> '']'' September 1, 2006. Retrieved on November 12, 2006. {{fr icon}}</ref> Ahead of ''Prison Break's'' second season premiere in France, it was heavily advertised by its local television network, ] and Fox. In early October, Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell and Paul Scheuring appeared at MIPCOM in ], along with rapper Faf Larage.<ref>"" ''World Screen'' October 10, 2006. Retrieved on November 12, 2006.</ref> Larage's song, ''Pas Le Temps'' is used to replace the show's original music in the ], which generated publicity and helped to localize the show.<ref>"" '']'' October 17, 2006. Retrieved on November 12, 2006.</ref> The second season premiered on ] ] with an average number of 7.5 million viewers (29.0% share), making it one of the most watched programs for the 2006 year in France.<ref> '']'' November 9, 2006. Retrieved on November 12, 2006. {{fr icon}}</ref> | |||
| The first season's broadcast in ] on ] during ], ] and ], ] was a success, receiving the largest audience Hong Kong has ever had for a foreign drama and broke the record previously set by '']''. The series premiere obtained an average of 260,000 viewers while the first season finale obtained an average of 470,000 viewers (7.3%) and peaked at 590,000 (9.1%).<ref>"", ''Yahoo! News''. January 23, 2007. Retrieved on March 17, 2007. {{zh icon}}</ref> Due to its overwhelming response in Hong Kong, TVB Pearl purchased the copyright of Season 2 and started to air it from ], ]. The second season premiere received an average of 270,000 viewers while peaking at 310,000. TVB Pearl expects the second season's ratings to exceed the ratings of Season 1.<ref>"", ''Yahoo! News''. March 8, 2007. Retrieved on March 17, 2007. {{zh icon}}</ref> | |||
| In ], the series premiered on ], ] to 7 million viewers (38% share) making it the highest rated episode of any foreign series in ] history. It was also the highest rated show of the week in the 16–49 demographic (46% share).<ref>, ''WirtualneMedia. '' January 30, 2007. Retrieved on February 14, 2007. {{pl icon}}</ref> | |||
| ''Prison Break'' is not imported by ]. However, the series is available for free downloads, online TV, as well as on the ] on ] DVDs among many other American TV shows.<ref>"", ''BuddyTV''. April 3, 2007. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.</ref> | |||
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| Due to its storyline and setting, ''Prison Break'''s target audience is the 18–34 age group. The show contains adult content including violence, coarse language, sexual and drug references. Concerns have been raised by the ] in the United States about the timeslot in which ''Prison Break'' is broadcast (8:00 pm ]) since the show features some scenes which contain graphic content.<ref>"". '']''. September 5, 2006. Retrieved on September 15, 2006.</ref> The series is given a ] rating in both the United States and Canada. | |||
| A similar rating is also used in other countries. ''Prison Break'' is rated ] in ], A+18 in ], ] in ], ] in ], ] in the ] and ] in ]. In ], the broadcasting watchdog, Conseil Superieur de l'Audiovisuel (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 move the show away from its current primetime timeslot to a later timeslot. However, their decision to change the rating will only affect the first season, which has already been broadcast, and not the second season.<ref>"" '']''. November 21, 2006. Retrieved on November 21, 2006.</ref> | |||
| ===Awards=== | |||
| Following a successful airing of the series' first thirteen episodes, ''Prison Break'' was nominated for its first award, the 2005 ] for Favorite New TV Drama. The other nominees in the same category were '']'' and '']''. ''Prison Break'' won the award in January 2006 and it is the only award the show has won to date. Also in January 2006, the show had two nominations at the ], which were Best Drama Television Series and Best Actor in a Drama Television Series for ]'s performance. The show's lead actor, Wentworth Miller, received another nomination for his performance in the first season at the 2005 ] for ]. Likewise, the series was nominated for 2005 Saturn Award for Best Network Television Series. At the 2006 ], the show was nominated for Best New Drama Series. Nominations for technical awards include the 2006 ] for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television (] for the pilot episode) and the 2006 ] award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music (]). In December 2006, ] was nominated for the 2006 ] for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television. | |||
| == Other media and releases == | |||
| In addition to the television broadcast of the show, episodes of ''Prison Break'' has also been released in other forms of media. Furthermore, derivative work of the show has been produced in the form of short videos for mobile phones. There has also been several official ]s in print and on the internet. | |||
| Currently, only the first season has been released on ]. At the 2007 ], 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment announced that the complete first season of ''Prison Break'' will also be released on the ] format in early 2007.<ref>"". '']''. January 8, 2007. Retrieved on January 10, 2007.</ref> | |||
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| |colspan="8"|This release of the complete first season has a total running time of 966 minutes. It includes 10 audio commentaries by cast and crew members, 5 deleted/alternate scenes, 4 featurettes, 6 TV spots and 2 promotional trailers. The release of the Season 1 DVD was accompanied by various promotional bonus DVDs. At ], the purchase of the DVD box set included a DVD which contained the "]" special episode, while the bonus DVD given by ] contained the 26 ] mobisodes.<ref>"". ]. ] ]. Retrieved on ] ].</ref> | |||
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| Towards the end of the first season, episodes of ''Prison Break'' were made available for purchase online at the ], which began on ], ]. | |||
| 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 ], ] and ], as well as its own extensive network. However, this was restricted to the United States only. The first three episodes of season 2 were broadcast commercial free, available for a week after their television broadcast date.<ref>"". ''C21Media''. August 23, 2006. Retrieved on August 25, 2006.</ref> 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 ] playoff games in October, a strategy was developed by ] (the parent company of Fox Broadcasting Company and ]) in an attempt to maintain their viewers' interest in the show. Starting from October, Fox began to stream past episodes of the second season on the social networking site MySpace and websites of the network's ]s (the stations are part of the ]). Although commercials are to be aired throughout the broadcast, the episodes are free of charge.<ref name=msn> '']''. October 4, 2006. Retrieved October 6, 2006.</ref> | |||
| A spinoff series, '']'', was produced exclusively for mobile phones and was broadcast first to ] customers in April, 2006 via on SprintTV's Fox station. The first episode of ''Prison Break: Proof of Innocence'' became available on the internet for viewing on ], ]. This was an exclusive deal made between ] and ]'s ] network, allowing Toyota to sponsor exclusive content of the show and to obtain advertising exclusivity. | |||
| In printed media, the show's tie-in products include an official magazine and a book written in an in-universe perspective. The official magazine, published by Titan Publishing, was launched on ] ]. 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 the show's characters pertaining to the second season's storyline. Written by Paul Ruditis, the book is published by ] and is due to be released on ], ].<Ref>, ''Simon & Schuster''. Retrieved March 16, 2007.</ref> | |||
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