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Prison Break's third season to get a new name?

by Isabelle Carreau, posted Mar 21st 2007 3:03PM
Prison BreakFOX has officially announced today that Prison Break would be back for a third season. But many sources say that the show will get a major overhaul, including a possible change in the show's title.

The FOX's press release announcing the renewal gives nothing about what Season 3 may hold. But series creator Paul T. Scheuring has been giving many hints, including at least one that may have fans shake on their seat hoping that the creator changes his mind.

No matter what, Prison Break was never intended to be a long-running series. At first, people behind the show though it could last three seasons being laid out as follows: Season 1 = in prison, Season 2 = on the run, Season 3 = back in prison; but that the best plan was surely only two season. However good ratings have made FOX order a third season. With how they mapped the second season, which includes wrapping up most (if not all) of the storylines, Prison Break needs to reinvent itself and here is how they plan to do it.

(Warning! Spoilers about season 3 coming up!)
Variety
reports that Season 3 will see the addition of at least four new cast members. These new faces will be two men and two women, none of which American. This could mean that Michael will be stuck in Panama for a while? Speaking of him, The Hollywood Reporter adds that one of the brothers (Michael or Lincoln) may leave the show during the Fall. It is unknown if they plan to kill one of them or have that person vanish in thin air. No matter, the brothers have been the core of the show since the pilot. Could the series survive without one of them? Considering that Sara will be back, does it mean that Lincoln would more than likely be the one heading out? Because how can Sara be in the show with Lincoln? They don't get along that much.

TV Guide's interview with Paul T. Scheuring reveals that Sara will be missing for a few of the early episodes since the actress will be on maternity leave. However, Sara will not be pregnant on the show. The show will still be produced in Dallas but scenes will also be shot in Florida and Louisiana. Scheuring adds that more than half of the current cast will be back.

BuddyTV reports that a love interest for one of the current cast will be introduced next season. The article lists comments from Scheuring saying that "The only thing I will say at this stage is that it will be a much more stripped-down, brutal, violent version of the show than we've seen in the past."

Many rumors say that the show will come back with a new name since the "prison break" has occurred in Season 1. However, some reports say that Lincoln may be the one trying to break Michael out of a bad situation (maybe he'll be behind bars in Panama?) so could the title still work? Can the show survive a title change as it may have people think that Prison Break was cancelled or have writers forget what Prison Break was all about and change the format to go along with the new title?

No matter, I will still watch the show even if it has a new title as long as it doesn't forget about the show's central theme: the bond and story of two brothers.

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ddd

Wow, how wrong this post was. Never trust stuff you see on the internet..

April 24 2008 at 6:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Isabelle Carreau

I love going back to spoilers and see how accurate they were or not. I must say that March 21 (the day this post was published) is way too early to get mostly accurate spoilers as new episodes have not been written yet. These were mostly ideas the writers thought of, etc. Nothing was 100% set in stone.

April 24 2008 at 6:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
okbady

What about Sucre and Maricruz?

December 24 2007 at 7:04 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
okbady

What about Sucre and his girlfriend?

December 22 2007 at 2:56 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
okbady

What about Sucre and his girlfriend?

December 22 2007 at 2:27 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
joseph

well if this is going to the dogs or if someone as no more imagination they should just let them free or kill the main carecter there is only two way or make it so borring that the main carecter stay in jail until he lives to be 90 hahaha.
its the fist tv sires that i am looking at and it will be the last.

December 09 2007 at 6:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bortnick22

does anyone want a season 4??????

November 12 2007 at 5:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bortnick22

do you think therre could be a season 4?????

November 12 2007 at 5:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
carmen

Prison Break 1, 2 and 3, all have terrific episodes.... One of the best TV series i have ever watched. Keep the good works guys, take care and more power to all of the cast... Mr. Miller you are a good actor.

October 30 2007 at 3:07 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
AKINSUYI KEHINDE

i love Prison Break

October 01 2007 at 2:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Greg LeBel

when does the third season start???

September 06 2007 at 8:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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