Filming Locations: Where was Prison Break filmed?
Posted by Ra Moon
The original Prison Break series ran from 2004 to 2009 on FOX, so it's been a while since the last time we watched the brothers making their way out to freedom.
This new bunch of episodes is considered to be the fifth season of the show, although it has also been called Prison Break: Sequel, Resurrection, or even Revival.
This new bunch of episodes is considered to be the fifth season of the show, although it has also been called Prison Break: Sequel, Resurrection, or even Revival.
So pick up your favorite name and let's follow Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller reprising their roles as Lincoln and Michael.
This time it's not just about breaking out of prison, the goal is to break out of the country itself.
Prison Break was filmed around Vancouver (Canada) and in Morocco. Here is a selection of some of the most relevant locations of this last season:
Michael is alive and sound in a prison in Yemen, with extraordinary views of the skyline of Sana'a.
This is the beautiful capital of a country immersed in a war that Western media seem not very interested to talk about.
Image courtesy of Fox
The production spent three weeks filming in Morocco, in Casablanca, Rabat, and Ouarzazate.
In Ouarzazate is located the Ibn Al-Haytham Technical school (pictured), which served as the Yemeni penitentiary. Ouarzazate is also home to the Atlas Film Studios.
Scenes for the Netflix movie The Old Guard were also recorded here.
Image courtesy of Fox
Moreover, sets of the jail were also built at Burnaby’s Bridge Studios and Safeway Distribution Centre (British Columbia). Image courtesy of Fox
The scenes in a railway station were also shot in Canada, near the vintage wagons of the Pacific Central Station in Vancouver.
By the way, there are actually no trains in Yemen.
Image courtesy of Fox and Stephen Rees
The Chinese J.B.'s Sandwich Bar in Vancouver became a coffee restaurant in the Middle East.
Image courtesy of FOX and Google Maps
Sara’s house in New York State is located in a private residence at 1990 West 19th Avenue (Vancouver).
Image by Google Maps
A scene from the first episode was shot at the Vancouver International Airport.
Image by Fujitariuji
Another confirmed location according to Whatsfilming.ca is the Eagle Harbour Yacht Club in West Vancouver.
Image by Jeff Hitchcock
Prison Break was filmed in several streets and buildings in New Westminster.
Some of them are the City Hall (pictured), the Anvil Centre, and the Justice Institute of British Columbia.
Image by Dennis S. Hurd
In Coquitlam, the TV show was spotted shooting in the area of the Riverview Mental Hospital, and near Mary Hill Bypass.
Image by Greg Salter
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ReplyDeleteThe kind of content 👌
ReplyDeleteVery nice thanks
ReplyDeleteIf Pensacola, Florida was in fact the filming location for Cristobal, Panama where Scofield and Burrows landed in S2E20, how then, does one account for the mountains in the background?
ReplyDeleteI agree, I saw that too and wondered how there are mountains in s2e20
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ReplyDeleteBackground replacement in movies is VERY common and very easy these days. I worked on many TV shows when I lived in LA, where we'd be filing outdoors such as this with giant portable green/blue screens. Once the show aired, I'd always be impressed by how they could make LA look like any other place they want.
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