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Prison Break
Season 3
DVD cover
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 17, 2007 (2007-09-17) –
February 18, 2008 (2008-02-18)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 2
Next →
Season 4
List of episodes

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 structural engineer, 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

Recurring characters

Episodes

Main article: List of Prison Break episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
451"Orientación"Kevin HooksPaul ScheuringSeptember 17, 2007 (2007-09-17)3AKJ017.51[1]
462"Fire/Water"Bobby RothMatt OlmsteadSeptember 24, 2007 (2007-09-24)3AKJ027.41[2]
473"Call Waiting"Milan CheylovZack EstrinOctober 1, 2007 (2007-10-01)3AKJ037.29[3]
484"Good Fences"Michael SwitzerNick SantoraOctober 8, 2007 (2007-10-08)3AKJ047.35[4]
495"Interference"Karen GaviolaKaryn UsherOctober 22, 2007 (2007-10-22)3AKJ057.44[5]
506"Photo Finish"Kevin HooksSeth HoffmanNovember 5, 2007 (2007-11-05)3AKJ067.69[6]
517"Vamonos"Vincent MisianoZack Estrin & Kalinda VazquezNovember 5, 2007 (2007-11-05)3AKJ078.00[6]
528"Bang & Burn"Bobby RothChristian Trokey & Nick SantoraNovember 12, 2007 (2007-11-12)3AKJ087.18[7]
539"Boxed In"Craig Ross, Jr.Karyn UsherJanuary 14, 2008 (2008-01-14)3AKJ097.87[8]
5410"Dirt Nap"Michael SwitzerMatt Olmstead & Seth HoffmanJanuary 21, 2008 (2008-01-21)3AKJ107.81[9]
5511"Under and Out"Greg YaitanesZack EstrinFebruary 4, 2008 (2008-02-04)3AKJ117.35[10]
5612"Hell or High Water"Kevin HooksNick SantoraFebruary 11, 2008 (2008-02-11)3AKJ127.84[11]
5713"The Art of the Deal"Nelson McCormickMatt Olmstead & Seth HoffmanFebruary 18, 2008 (2008-02-18)3AKJ137.40[12]

Reception

The third season of Prison Break received positive reviews. In their season review, IGN wrote, "With so much going against it, this shortened third season of Prison Break could have been disastrous. But instead, the writers managed to not only salvage the season, but tell a tightly woven, compelling and action-packed story" and gave it an 8.5 out of 10.[13]

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.[14][15] During the second season, filming was moved to Dallas, Texas.[16] Filming for the third season continued to be done in Dallas, but the price tag increased to about $3 million per episode.[17] 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.[18]

Home media release

Prison Break: Season Three
Set details Special features
  • 13 episodes
  • 4-disc set
  • 1.78:1 aspect ratio
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
  • Season 3: Orientacion featurette
  • Breakout Episode featurette
  • Director's Take featurette
  • Between Takes featurettes
  • Episode of The Unit: "Force Majeure"
Release dates
 United States
 Canada 		 United Kingdom  Australia
 New Zealand
August 12, 2008 May 19, 2008 December 3, 2008

References

  1. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. September 25, 2007. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  2. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 2, 2007. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  3. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 9, 2007. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  4. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 16, 2007. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  5. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 30, 2007. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. November 13, 2007. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  7. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. November 20, 2007. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  8. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. January 23, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  9. ^ Seidman, Robert (January 22, 2008). "Overnight Results for Monday, January 21". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  10. ^ Seidman, Robert (February 6, 2008). "Nielsen Ratings Mon, Feb 4: NBC Press Release". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  11. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. February 20, 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  12. ^ Seidman, Robert (February 19, 2008). "Nielsen Ratings for Mon Feb 18: More Monday Domination for NBC". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 28, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  13. ^ Haque, Ahsan (April 23, 2008). "Prison Break: Season 3 Review". IGN. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  14. ^ Ryan, Maureen, "Joliet prison is a 'Break'-out star", The Chicago Tribune. August 24, 2005. Retrieved on December 5, 2005.
  15. ^ "Inside Prison Break: Chain male" Sydney Morning Herald. February 1, 2006. Retrieved on October 10, 2006.
  16. ^ "New 'Prison Break' to be filmed in Dallas". USA Today. May 16, 2006. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  17. ^ Weatherford, Angela, "A little bit of Hollywood", Athens Review, December 13, 2007. Retrieved on December 14, 2007.
  18. ^ "Panama 'Shaken, not stirred' by shooting of Bond flick". Screen. February 9, 2008. Archived from the original on July 21, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
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