american television serial drama created broadcast fox seasons series revolves brothers brother sentenced death crime commit elaborate plan help brother escape prison clear series produced association 20th century creator series executive produced dawn directed pilot episode series theme music composed nominated primetime emmy award series originally turned fox concerned long term prospects series following popularity serialized prime time television series lost fox decided production season received generally positive reviews performed ratings season originally planned episode run extended include extra episodes popularity nominated industry awards won people choice award favorite new drama nominated golden globe award best television series drama united_states seasons released dvd released blu ray internationally success series inspired short videos mobile phones official tie ins print internet video game spin series produced exclusively mobile phones series spawned official magazine tie novel fourth season returned mid season break new timeslot april series episodes additional episodes titled old ball chain free produced later transformed standalone feature titled final break events feature place scene series finale intended conclude unfinished feature released dvd episode event series announced fox january scheduled debut early air season season season follows rescue accused murdering brother vice president united_states lincoln sentenced death incarcerated execution lincoln brother brilliant structural engineer convinced lincoln innocence escape plan order gain access michael commits armed robbery results sentenced prison michael befriends prison doctor pretends suffer type diabetes order gain daily access prison receives daily shots brothers fight ward execution aided lifelong friend begins investigate conspiracy lincoln jail hindered covert agents members organization known company company responsible framing lincoln lincoln father connections company brothers inmates bag note franklin david lane garrison come known fox river escape episode immediately prior season finale prison industry privileges dig escape tunnel underneath prison season second season begins hours escape focusing mainly series creator describes second season fugitive times second half great escape split journey locations country authorities close pursue individual goals gets fired prison worked main guard chases inmates reward money reunite search large money buried long ago muse watson federal agent assigned track capture revealed working company wants men dead discovers father governor killed meets michael remaining brothers try bring president company member ensure brothers safety allows arrested faces trial trial testimony agent work company controlled president lincoln half killed recaptured brothers panama michael bag arrested authorities imprisoned federal season season follows michael inside lincoln outside panama prison run inmates guarded outside riot year quickly contacted company operative charge operations panama kidnapped son woman michael loves told company wants break season follows michael trials escape plan michael deal extreme tension lincoln deals company operative gets job prison aid michael escape plan lincoln attempts rescue following clue provided claims beheaded sends lincoln head box warning season ends pair manage escape leaving including bag identity discovered prison guard thrown escape captured guarantee traded michael seeks revenge death season major storyline fourth season team recruited agent obtain team initially believes company black book later revealed contain information advanced power cell course half season team cards access breaks company headquarters steal discovered alive dies sacrifices self revealed double agent intent selling highest reluctantly lincoln decides join company michael suffers treated operated company michael later learns mother alive agent company revealed acquire sell highest eventually series main storyline past seasons ends miami recovered michael team general company taken kills episodes season represent series finale penultimate episode seen buying flowers panama son michael visiting michael grave lincoln final episode television movie final break shows happened company michael death story involves county murder general bag adjacent men facility general wants dead bounty michael hears bounty plan break end knowing dying brain michael sacrifices escape revived limited series june reported limited series revival development fox limited series sequel original series taking place years later features reprising roles return series creator despite michael killed series finale fox ceo said series provide logical believable explanation characters alive moving world january fox officially ordered revival series episode order revised episodes march confirmed reprise roles filming began april vancouver cities including scheduled debut early air cast characters maintains ensemble cast season recurring guest stars season features cast actors receive star billing based chicago second season features cast actors receive billing characters downgraded series regular recurring status upgraded new character introduced season introduces new characters prisoners federal changes cast character deaths series creator explains killing major characters makes audience fearful protagonists actually help terms reducing story lines protagonists series characters appeared episode series seasons lincoln high school drop convicted accused charged murder brother vice president united_states cast days start production consequently actor join original cast auditioned role recurring role working relationship fox sent pilot script impression convince fit role actor went audition hair styled tan acting won role arrived set day filming shaved head amazed physical likeness series leading actors seasons michael lincoln brother worked structural engineer time brother case order save brother life michael creates elaborate plan help brother escape prison interview recalled actors tested role come playing mysterious cheesy false week start production miller auditioned role impressed performance cast following day seasons michael lincoln childhood friend decides review lincoln case michael insistence lincoln lawyer appears major character season seasons role leader chicago mafia prominent figure agrees provide escape jet plane michael exchange location eyewitness crimes appears regularly half season makes selected appearances end season beginning second season seasons develops friendship michael time fox river state cell mate initially character story focuses wish reunite fiancée receiving pilot script thought failed pilots network want series pilots started production time admitting like read amazed script huge page turner prior audition role recalled grew told favorite choice subsequently cast role lincoln seasons teenage son greatly affected father death sentence forced hiding target people want lincoln dead seasons introduced captain officers reading pilot script williams initially want portray role character horrible reluctance stemmed father year old daughter manager persuaded audition role williams landed role seasons prison doctor daughter governor linked plot brings lincoln takes liking michael eventually aids escape ultimately joins run actress producers saw audition role principal cast member seasons introduced agent working vice president sure execution goes smoothly appears major character second seasons bag seasons bag appears seasons series violent manipulative consistently bag stop wants lets stand way note franklin seasons desperate family note michael join escape team appears series major character second seasons seasons introduced fbi agent second season assignment locate matched michael background series progresses season finds incarcerated michael eventually forced ally final season seasons incarcerated murder mayor son appears major character season stars episode fourth season norman john season appearing major character season prisoner rules prison dictator drug seasons introduced season girlfriend beginning fourth season begins dating morgan seasons introduced operative company charge ensuring escape season introduced fourth season self special agent teams gang company production conception original concept prison break man deliberately getting sent prison order help brother escape suggested paul producer wanted produce action oriented series thought good idea initially embark mission develop viable television came story accused brother began working plot outline characters pitched idea turned fox felt nervous long term possibilities series subsequently showed concept channels turned thought suited film project television series later considered possible miniseries drew interest steven_spielberg departure involvement miniseries following huge popularity serialized prime time television series lost fox decided production pilot episode filmed year wrote script filming seasons primarily filmed outside hollywood majority season series filmed location chicago closed set standing screen scenes set lincoln cell prison yard shot location prison lincoln cell alleged serial killer incarcerated member production crew refused enter alleged haunted sets built prison including cell blocks housed general prison population blocks tiers cells opposed real cell block cells larger real cells allow space actors cameras exterior scenes filmed areas chicago illinois locations included hare international airport chicago toronto ontario canada spent million episode state illinois cost total million renewed second season resumed filming june dallas texas close proximity rural urban settings locations minute radius dallas chosen included locations represent american towns expected spend excess million texas course second season final episodes second season filming took place pensacola florida represent panama episode took days film approximately million went local economy episode season shot dallas budget million episode exterior scenes lincoln negotiating escape panama jail shot quarter principal photography fourth season relocated los_angeles california music theme music incidental music episode composed score seasons featured original television soundtrack released august produced remix theme music titled prison break theme ferry breakout mix single released europe rapper song television network france belgium replace original theme music title sequence generated publicity helped format features serialized story structure similar season companion told reporters series end fourth season despite decreasing ratings reilly attributed cancellation creativity played point creatively feel stories told want end strong end season finale reilly stated cool ending actually know end hell idea october hollywood reporter reported spin development tentatively titled prison break series revolve upper middle class housewife stint women prison producers original idea introduce season later dropped writers strike new series instead begin brand similar csi miami csi tattoo designed created tattoo took hours applied entire tattoo need shown example scenes actor wearing shirt pieces tattoo applied response ratings critical reception following seasonal rankings based weighted average total viewers episode recorded nielsen_media_research recording period begins late september start network television season ends late debuted august estimated audience million viewers fox seen success monday numbers ally aired september premiere ranked demographics strong debut performance matched positive reviews according new_york_times intriguing new network series certainly original complimenting ability create thriller authentic look entertainment weekly dubbed best new shows hand washington_post criticized somber uniformly performances ratings success fox decided extend extra episodes making new series television season receive season order episodes series averaged million viewers week season premiere second season obtained average million viewers decline young adult viewers decrease demographic compared series premiere household rating grew half hour today commented blamed writers incredibly lazy continuous use tattoo purpose plot fix contrast commended second season premiere matching standard set season delivered rocking good entertainment crew characters ingenious storytelling series creator staff second season obtained largest audience original episode chicago average million viewers overall second season averaged million viewers week particularly fourth season received progressively negative reviews plot diverged origin story breaking prison focused conventional elements government conspiracy drama series classification concerns raised united_states time slot broadcast features scenes contain graphic content france broadcasting complained violence episodes exceeded allowed rating france regulations higher ratings away current primetime timeslot later timeslot decision change rating affect season broadcast second season awards nominations following successful airing series thirteen episodes nominated award people choice award favorite new drama series won award january beating nominees category commander chief january nominations 63rd golden globe awards best actor drama television series performance lead actor received nomination performance season saturn awards best actor television likewise series nominated saturn award best network television series nominated nominations technical awards include eddie award best edited hour series commercial television pilot episode primetime emmy award outstanding main title theme music december nominated satellite award best actor supporting role series motion picture television alleged copyright infringement october associated_press reported filed lawsuit executive producer creator copyright infringement seeking unspecified damages costs claimed sent fox manuscript based experiences prison break juvenile facility 1960s planned successfully executed prison escape brother incarcerated distribution television canada broadcast aired fox aired hours fox airing new television series positioned television shows canada achieving average viewers key demographic million viewers nationally season premiered australian television network seven february average audience million season attracted overall average million viewers decreasing ratings second season seven decided fast track airing season episodes second seasons premiered season second season debuted prior start season sky acquired rights broadcast paying episode series premiered france august average million viewers second season premiered september million viewers season broadcast hong_kong pearl received largest audience country foreign drama series premiere obtained average viewers season finale obtained average viewers second season premiere received average viewers home media dvd blu ray disc sets season released television broadcast regions international consumer electronics 20th century announced complete season released blu ray early release date later announced november television released blu ray disc fox blu ray box set contains discs includes dvd box set special features dvd set containing seasons released region television movie final break included season set regions released separately region final break later released separately regions france germany united_kingdom blu ray package seasons including final break released year initial release season later issued region final break included online distribution addition television broadcast episodes released internet end season episodes available purchase online itunes store began premiere second season fox began allowing online streaming current episode free websites including aol google yahoo extensive network restricted united_states episodes second season broadcast commercial free available week television broadcast date online streaming episodes postponed episode week broadcast hiatus prompted fox broadcast major_league_baseball playoff games october strategy developed parent company myspace attempt maintain viewers interest starting october fox began stream past episodes second season social networking site myspace websites network owned operated stations stations commercials aired broadcast episodes free charge media series spin series produced exclusively mobile phones broadcast sprint customers april fox station episode available internet viewing exclusive deal fox network allowing toyota sponsor exclusive content obtain advertising season series online shorts collectively known exclusively fox feature characters bag distributed internet available free itunes magazine novel book printed media tie products include official magazine tie novel official magazine published launched november issue contains interviews selected cast crew members feature stories tie novel prison break isbn contains details characters pertaining second season storyline written book published released september published prison break scenes companion book featuring production photography writers director photography comment season run attraction tour live feature called prison break live created interactive experience aimed bringing life atmosphere television series attraction toured australia china germany mexico video game video game based development playstation xbox release february canceled shut development prison break conspiracy restarted game developer found new publisher video game released march game protagonist company employee sent inside observe report game features voices original cast members exception international adaptation april announced series adapted russia september russian adaptation premiered channel adaptation uses features original series scenes dialogue copied completely introduces new storylines characters reflects russian reality connection breakout kings reprised role network television series created writers
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