'Prison Break' confirmed for second season

Warning: This article contains spoilers about the plotline for the second season of Prison Break that some readers may prefer to avoid.


Prison Break has been greenlit through the 2006-07 season, FOX confirmed today.

The news comes just a week after the cult drama's return from a lengthy hiatus to impressive ratings: figures for its Monday 8pm slot are up a solid 57% in 18-49.

Executive producer Matt Olmstead told Variety that the second season would focus on the newly-escaped prisoners as they attempt to elude capture. "Season two is basically 'Prison Break: Manhunt'," he said. "It's constant pursuit. No one's safe. No one retires to their home in the country."

The series will continue to shoot in Chicago for the first thirteen episodes but will relocate to New Mexico or somewhere in the South West for the final nine. Production will most likely begin in June for a premiere in late August or early September.

Olmstead also revealed that three characters will die in the final two episodes of the current season, including one of the core eight prisoners.