Prison Break season 3
Prison Break | |
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Season 3 | |
No. of episodes | 13 |
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Original network | Fox |
Original release | September 17, 2007 February 18, 2008 | –
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The third season of Prison Break, an American serial drama television series, commenced airing in the United States on September 17, 2007. Prison Break is produced by Adelstein-Parouse Productions, in association with Rat Television, Original Television Movie and 20th Century Fox Television. The season contains 13 episodes, and concluded on February 18, 2008. The season was shorter than the previous two because of 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 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 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.
Cast
Main characters
- Dominic Purcell as Lincoln Burrows
- Wentworth Miller as Michael Scofield
- Amaury Nolasco as Fernando Sucre
- Wade Williams as Brad Bellick
- Robert Knepper as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell
- Chris Vance as James Whistler
- Robert Wisdom as Norman "Lechero" St. John
- Danay Garcia as Sofia Lugo
- Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as Gretchen Morgan
- William Fichtner as Alexander Mahone
Recurring characters
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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45 | 1 | "Orientación" | Kevin Hooks | Paul Scheuring | September 17, 2007 | 3AKJ01 | 7.51[1] |
46 | 2 | "Fire/Water" | Bobby Roth | Matt Olmstead | September 24, 2007 | 3AKJ02 | 7.41[2] |
47 | 3 | "Call Waiting" | Milan Cheylov | Zack Estrin | October 1, 2007 | 3AKJ03 | 7.29[3] |
48 | 4 | "Good Fences" | Michael Switzer | Nick Santora | October 8, 2007 | 3AKJ04 | 7.35[4] |
49 | 5 | "Interference" | Karen Gaviola | Karyn Usher | October 22, 2007 | 3AKJ05 | 7.44[5] |
50 | 6 | "Photo Finish" | Kevin Hooks | Seth Hoffman | November 5, 2007 | 3AKJ06 | 7.69[6] |
51 | 7 | "Vamonos" | Vincent Misiano | Zack Estrin & Kalinda Vazquez | November 5, 2007 | 3AKJ07 | 8.00[6] |
52 | 8 | "Bang & Burn" | Bobby Roth | Christian Trokey & Nick Santora | November 12, 2007 | 3AKJ08 | 7.18[7] |
53 | 9 | "Boxed In" | Craig Ross, Jr. | Karyn Usher | January 14, 2008 | 3AKJ09 | 7.87[8] |
54 | 10 | "Dirt Nap" | Michael Switzer | Matt Olmstead & Seth Hoffman | January 21, 2008 | 3AKJ10 | 7.81[9] |
55 | 11 | "Under and Out" | Greg Yaitanes | Zack Estrin | February 4, 2008 | 3AKJ11 | 7.35[10] |
56 | 12 | "Hell or High Water" | Kevin Hooks | Nick Santora | February 11, 2008 | 3AKJ12 | 7.84[11] |
57 | 13 | "The Art of the Deal" | Nelson McCormick | Matt Olmstead & Seth Hoffman | February 18, 2008 | 3AKJ13 | 7.40[12] |
Production
Filming
Unlike many other TV shows, Prison Break was primarily filmed outside of Hollywood. The first season was primarily shot in and around Chicago, Illinois.[13][14] During the second season, filming was moved to Dallas, Texas.[15] Filming for the third season continued to be done in Dallas, but the price tag increased to about $3 million per episode.[16] 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.[17]
Home media release
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August 12, 2008 | May 19, 2008 | December 3, 2008 |
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- ^ Seidman, Robert (February 19, 2008). "Nielsen Ratings for Mon Feb 18: More Monday Domination for NBC". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ Ryan, Maureen, "Joliet prison is a 'Break'-out star", The Chicago Tribune. August 24, 2005. Retrieved on December 5, 2005.
- ^ "Inside Prison Break: Chain male" Sydney Morning Herald. February 1, 2006. Retrieved on October 10, 2006.
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- ^ Weatherford, Angela, "A little bit of Hollywood", Athens Review, December 13, 2007. Retrieved on December 14, 2007.
- ^ "Panama 'Shaken, not stirred' by shooting of Bond flick". Screen. February 9, 2008. Retrieved December 10, 2008.