The third season of ''
Prison Break
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'', an American serial drama television series, commenced airing in the United States on September 17, 2007, on Mondays at 8:00 pm (
EST) on
Fox
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Twelve species ...
. ''Prison Break'' is produced by Adelstein-Parouse Productions, in association with Rat Entertainment,
Original Film
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and
20th Century Fox Television
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. The season contains 13 episodes and concluded on February 18, 2008. The season was shorter than the previous two due to the
Writer's Guild strike.
''Prison Break'' revolves around two brothers: one who has been
sentenced to death
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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
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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
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Dominic Purcell
Dominic Haakon Myrtvedt PurcellO'Connor, B,Break Out". '' Men's Fitness''. December/January 2007 Issue; retrieved 18 December 2006. (born 17 February 1970) is an Australian actor. He is best known as Lincoln Burrows in ''Prison Break'' (2005� ...
as
Lincoln Burrows
This is a list of characters in the United States, American television series ''Prison Break''. The characters are listed alphabetically by their last name or by the name which appears in the episode credits.
Overview
: = Ensemble cast, Main c ...
*
Wentworth Miller
Wentworth Earl Miller III (born June 2, 1972) is an American actor known for playing the role of Michael Scofield in ''Prison Break'', for which he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in ...
as
Michael Scofield
Michael J. Scofield, portrayed by Wentworth Miller, is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists of the American television series ''Prison Break''.
Character development
Michael was conceived after ''Prison Break'' creator Paul Sch ...
*
Amaury Nolasco
Amaury Nolasco Garrido (born December 24, 1970) is a Puerto Rican actor. He is best known for the role of Fernando Sucre on the Fox television series ''Prison Break'' (2005–2008, 2017), and for his role in ''Transformers'' (2007).
Early li ...
as
Fernando Sucre
This is a list of characters in the United States, American television series ''Prison Break''. The characters are listed alphabetically by their last name or by the name which appears in the episode credits.
Overview
: = Ensemble cast, Main c ...
*
Wade Williams
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as
Brad Bellick
This is a list of characters in the United States, American television series ''Prison Break''. The characters are listed alphabetically by their last name or by the name which appears in the episode credits.
Overview
: = Ensemble cast, Main c ...
*
Robert Knepper
Robert Lyle Knepper (born July 8, 1959) is an American actor best known for his role as Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in the Fox drama series ''Prison Break'' (2005–2009, 2017), Samuel Sullivan in the final season of the NBC series '' Heroes'' ...
as
Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell
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*
Chris Vance as
James Whistler
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*
Robert Wisdom
Robert Ray Wisdom (born September 14, 1953) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Howard "Bunny" Colvin in ''The Wire'', Norman "Lechero" St. John in ''Prison Break'', and Jim Moss in '' Barry''. He has been honored with an NAACP Ima ...
as
Norman "Lechero" St. John
*
Danay Garcia as
Sofia Lugo
*
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (born October 10, 1978) is an American actress, model, and fashion designer. She came to prominence as Cassidy Bridges on the television series ''Nash Bridges'' (1996–2001) and played Gretchen Morgan on ''Prison Break'' (2007� ...
as
Gretchen Morgan
*
William Fichtner
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as
Alexander Mahone
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Recurring characters
Episodes
Reception
In their season review,
IGN
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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.
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
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,
Illinois
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.
[Ryan, Maureen,]
Joliet prison is a 'Break'-out star
, ''The Chicago Tribune
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''. August 24, 2005. Retrieved on December 5, 2005. During the second season, filming was moved to
Dallas
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,
Texas
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. Filming for the third season continued to be done in Dallas, but the price tag increased to about $3 million per episode. Several of the exterior scenes with
Lincoln
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* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincoln (na ...
and
Gretchen negotiating the escape from the
Panama
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jail were shot in the
Casco Viejo
or in Spanish or or in Basque are different names for the medieval neighbourhood of Bilbao, part of the Ibaiondo district. The walled section of the town existed until the end of the 19th century and was known by the names Seven Streets or ...
quarter of
Panama City
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.
Home media release
References
External links
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2008 American television seasons
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