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. ''Prison Break'' is produced by Adelstein-Parouse Productions, in association with Rat Entertainment,

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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

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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

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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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Amaury Nolasco Amaury Nolasco Garrido (born December 24, 1970) is a Puerto Rican actor and producer, best known for the role of Fernando Sucre on the Fox television series '' Prison Break'', and for his role in ''Transformers''. Early life Nolasco was born ...

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as Norman "Lechero" St. John * Danay Garcia as

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Recurring characters

Episodes

Reception

The third season of ''Prison Break'' received positive reviews. In their season review,

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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

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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

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negotiating the escape from the

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jail were shot in the

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Home media release

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prison Break (Season 3) Prison Break Prison Break episodes 2007 American television seasons 2008 American television seasons Television shows set in Panama