<P> A total of 90 episodes of Prison Break have been aired, in addition to three special making - of episodes . The first season aired from August 29, 2005 to May 15, 2006, with a four - month break after Thanksgiving . The second season, which premiered on August 21, 2006, had a similar schedule as the first, although it had a shorter break . After an eight - week hiatus, the second season resumed on January 22, 2007 before ending on April 2, 2007 . The third season began on September 17, 2007, with an eight - episode run . The show's third season went on hiatus over the 2007 Christmas period because of the 2007--2008 Writers Guild of America strike . It resumed on January 14, 2008, and the last five episodes of the season were aired . The fourth season, consisting of 22 episodes, began airing in September 2008, stopped in December 2008, and resumed on April 17, 2009 . After being in development for several months, Fox announced in January 2016 that it had ordered a limited event series that would serve as a continuation to the original series . The season premiered on April 4, 2017, on Fox . </P> <P> The first five seasons of Prison Break have been released on DVD and Blu - ray in Regions 1, 2, and 4 . Each DVD boxed set includes all of the broadcast episodes from that season, the associated special episode, commentary from cast and crew, and profiles of various parts of Prison Break, such as Fox River State Penitentiary or the tattoo . Prison Break is also available online, including iTunes, Amazon Video, and Netflix . After the premiere of the second season of Prison Break, Fox began online streaming of the prior week's episode, though it originally restricted viewing to the United States . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 22 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> August 29, 2005 (2005 - 08 - 29) </Td> <Td> May 15, 2006 (2006 - 05 - 15) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 22 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> August 21, 2006 (2006 - 08 - 21) </Td> <Td> April 2, 2007 (2007 - 04 - 02) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 13 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 17, 2007 (2007 - 09 - 17) </Td> <Td> February 18, 2008 (2008 - 02 - 18) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 24 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 1, 2008 (2008 - 09 - 01) </Td> <Td> May 15, 2009 (2009 - 05 - 15) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 5 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 9 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> April 4, 2017 (2017 - 04 - 04) </Td> <Td> May 30, 2017 (2017 - 05 - 30) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr>

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