*** Welcome to piglix ***

Prison Break (TV series)

Prison Break
Prison-break-s1-intro.jpg
First season intertitle
Genre Serial drama
Action
Crime
Thriller
Created by Paul Scheuring
Starring Dominic Purcell
Wentworth Miller
Robin Tunney
Peter Stormare
Amaury Nolasco
Marshall Allman
Wade Williams
Paul Adelstein
Robert Knepper
Rockmond Dunbar
Sarah Wayne Callies
William Fichtner
Chris Vance
Robert Wisdom
Danay García
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
Michael Rapaport
Composer(s) Ramin Djawadi
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Spanish
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 81 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Marty Adelstein
Neal H. Moritz
Dawn Parouse
Brett Ratner
Paul Scheuring
Matt Olmstead
Kevin Hooks
Michael Pavone
Location(s) Chicago, Illinois
Joliet, Illinois
Toronto, Ontario
Dallas, Texas
Panama City, Panama
Pensacola, Florida
Los Angeles, California
Cinematography Fernando Argüelles
Jeffrey C. Mygatt
Robert LaBonge
Chris Manley
Robbie Greenberg
Editor(s) Etienne Des Lauriers
Scott Eilers
Eric Seaburn
Warren Bowman
Kaja Fehr
James Coblentz
Running time 42 minutes
Production company(s) Original Film
Adelstein/Parouse Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Distributor 20th Television
Release
Original network Fox
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
720p (HDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital with 5.1 channels
Original release August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29) – present
Chronology
Related shows Breakout Kings
External links
Website

Prison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on Fox for four seasons, from 2005 to 2009. The series revolves around two brothers. One brother has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an elaborate plan to help his brother escape prison and clear his name. The series was produced by Adelstein-Parouse Productions, in association with Original Television and 20th Century Fox Television. Along with creator Paul Scheuring, the series is executive produced by Matt Olmstead, Kevin Hooks, Marty Adelstein, Dawn Parouse, Neal H. Moritz, and Brett Ratner who directed the pilot episode. The series' theme music, composed by Ramin Djawadi, was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2006.

The series was originally turned down by Fox in 2003, which was concerned about the long-term prospects of such a series. Following the popularity of serialized prime time television series Lost and 24, Fox decided to back production in 2004. The first season received generally positive reviews, and performed well in the ratings. The first season was originally planned for a 13-episode run, but was extended to include an extra nine episodes due to its popularity. Prison Break was nominated for several industry awards, including the 2005 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series Drama and the 2006 People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama, which it won. In the United States, all four seasons have been released on DVD and released on Blu-ray internationally.

The success of the series has inspired short videos for mobile phones, several official tie-ins in print and on the Internet, as well as a video game. A spin-off series, Prison Break: Proof of Innocence, was produced exclusively for mobile phones. The series has spawned an official magazine and a tie-in novel. The fourth season of Prison Break returned from its mid-season break in a new timeslot on April 17, 2009 for the series' last six episodes. Two additional episodes, titled "The Old Ball and Chain" and "Free" were produced, and were later transformed into a standalone feature, titled The Final Break. The events of this feature take place before the last scene of the series finale, and are intended to conclude unfinished plotlines. The feature was released on DVD and Blu-ray July 21, 2009. A nine-episode fifth season was announced by Fox in January 2016 and is scheduled to debut on April 4, 2017, and air Tuesdays at 9:00 pm.


...
Wikipedia

...