Critical reviews of the season were generally positive, with the addition of William Fichtner to the cast receiving much praise. Fox Home Entertainment released the season in Region 1 on September 4, 2007.įBI agent Alexander Mahone is tasked with capturing the “Fox River Eight” while the C.Os keep chasing them. For the final three episodes, scenes were filmed in Pensacola, Florida, to represent Panama. Filming took place in Dallas, Texas, due to a close proximity of rural and urban settings. They struggle to escape from the police while avoiding a secret group of multinationals called The Company, that wants them all dead.įor the season, three characters are downgraded from series regular to recurring status, and a new character is introduced. Dubbed the Fox River Eight, the group splits and members go their individual way, occasionally meeting up to help each other.
The brothers, along with six other prisoners at Fox River State Penitentiary, manage to escape, and the second season follows a massive manhunt chasing the group. 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.
