Prison Break

American serial drama television series

Prison Break is an American television serial crime drama series. Created by Paul Scheuring, the series is shown on Fox. The first run of the show had four seasons, with 81 episodes from August 29, 2005 to May 15, 2009. A fifth season which aired nine episodes from April 4 to May 30, 2017.[1] As of March 2019, a sixth season is being made, but was not shown.

Prison Break
Prison Break logo
GenreSerial drama
Crime drama
Action thriller
Created byPaul Scheuring
Starring
ComposerRamin Djawadi
Country of originUnited States
Original languagesEnglish
Spanish
Arabic
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes90 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersMarty 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 locationsUnited 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
CinematographyFernando Argüelles
Jeffrey C. Mygatt
Robert LaBonge
Chris Manley
Robbie Greenberg
EditorsEtienne Des Lauriers
Scott Eilers
Eric Seaburn
Warren Bowman
Kaja Fehr
James Coblentz
Running time42 minutes
Production companiesOriginal Film
Adelstein/Parouse Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseOriginal series:
August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29) –
May 15, 2009 (2009-05-15)
Revival:
April 4, 2017 (2017-04-04) – May 30, 2017 (2017-05-30)
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The series is about 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 creates a detailed plan to help his brother escape prison and clear his name. Robin Tunney, Robert Knepper, Amaury Nolasco, Sarah Wayne Callies, Peter Stormare, Marshall Allman, Wade Williams, Paul Adelstein and Rockmond Dunbar also star, along with many others.

References change

  1. Ausiello, Michael (January 11, 2017). "Prison Break, Making History Premiere Dates Announced by Fox". TVLine. Retrieved March 21, 2019.

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