The fourth season of Prison Break, an American serial drama television series commenced airing in the United States on September 1, 2008, on Fox. It consists of 24 episodes (22 television episodes and 2 straight to DVD episodes), 16 of which aired from September to December 2008. After a hiatus, it resumed on April 17, 2009 and concluded on May 15, 2009 with a two episode finale. The fourth season was announced as the final season of Prison Break, however the series returned in a limited series format as Prison Break: Resurrection, which premiered on April 4, 2017.

Cast

Main characters

Recurring characters

• Leon Russom as General Jonathan Krantz • Shannon Lucio as DHS Special Agent Miriam Hultz • Stacy Haiduk as Lisa Tabak • Cress Williams as Wyatt Mathewson • Kathleen Quinlan as Christina Rose Scofield • Ted King as Downey • James Hiroyuki Liao as Roland Glenn • Michael Bryan French as Gregory White • Raphael Sbarge as Ralph Becker • Ron Yuan as Feng Huan • Barbara Eve Harris as FBI Agent Felicia Lang • Steve Tom as Stuart Tuxhorn • Dameon Clarke as Andrew Blauner • Heather McComb as Rita Morgan • Graham McTavish as Ferguson • Jude Ciccolella as Howard Scuderi • Shaun Duke as Griffin Oren • Wilbur Fitzgerald as Bruce Bennett • Michael O'Neill as DHS Director Herb Stanton • Callie Thorne as Pam Mahone • Paul Adelstein as Paul Kellerman • Mark Pellegrino as Patrick Vikan • Titus Welliver as Scott • Ivar Brogger as Dr. Vincent Sandinsky • Jason Davis as FBI Agent Mark Wheeler • William Mapother as FBI Agent Chris Franco • Reno Wilson as FBI Agent Wilson Wright • Rockmond Dunbar as Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin • John Sanderford as Nathaniel Edison • Crystal Mantecon as Carmelita • Marshall Allman as L.J. Burrows • Kim Coates as Internal Affairs Agent Richard Sullins • Muse Watson as Charles Westmoreland

Episodes

Production

On January 13, 2009, Fox president Kevin Reilly confirmed the series would end at the conclusion of this season. He explained, "Prison Break got to a point where a lot of the stories had been told." At the time, he said there was a possibility of adding two extra episodes, he said "We want to finish strong." These extra two episodes became Prison Break: The Final Break, although they never aired on Fox, and became available only on DVD.

Home media release