| Prison Break | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
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| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | April 4 – May 30, 2017 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth and final season of Prison Break (also known as Prison Break: Resurrection[1]) is a limited event television series and a revival of the original series created by Paul Scheuring that aired on Fox from 2005 to 2009. The season is produced by 20th Century Fox Television in association with Adelstein Productions, Dawn Olmstead Productions, One Light Road Productions and Original Film. Paul Scheuring serves as showrunner, with himself, Marty Adelstein, Neal H. Moritz and Dawn Olmstead, Vaun Wilmott, Michael Horowitz and Nelson McCormick serving as executive producers. McCormick also serves as director.[2] The season premiered on April 4, 2017, and concluded on May 30, 2017, consisting of 9 episodes.[3]
Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell reprise their respective roles as Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows, while Sarah Wayne Callies, Amaury Nolasco, Paul Adelstein, Robert Knepper and Rockmond Dunbar also return from the original series. New cast additions include Mark Feuerstein, Inbar Lavi, Augustus Prew, Marina Benedict, Rick Yune and Steve Mouzakis. A pilot was ordered in August 2015 and the series was greenlit in January 2016. Production on the series began in April 2016 and filming took place in Vancouver and the Moroccan cities of Rabat, Casablanca, and Ouarzazate.[4][5]
- ^ McCreesh, Louise (March 6, 2017). "The Prison Break revival officially has a title – as show writers reveal why there are only nine episodes in the new series". Digital Spy. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ "ROBERT KNEPPER, ROCKMOND DUNBAR AND AMAURY NOLASCO RETURN TO PRISON BREAK". 20th Century Fox. March 11, 2016. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (January 11, 2017). "Prison Break, Making History Premiere Dates Announced by Fox". TVLine. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ Calcuttawala, Zainab (April 7, 2016). "American Show "Prison Break" to Film in Rabat, Casablanca, Ouarzazate". Morocco World News. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 11, 2015). "Sarah Wayne Callies To Reprise 'Prison Break' Role In Fox Event Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 11, 2015.