Fox had good news Monday for “Prison Break,” which has just been sentenced to another season.

“Prison Break,” which had its third season cut short by the writers strike, will now be back for a fourth go-round. Fox has ordered 22 episodes from 20th Century Fox TV.

Fox aired 13 segs of “Prison Break” this season, averaging 8.2 million viewers and a 3.5 rating/9 share among adults 18-49.

Third season of “Prison Break” revolved around the show’s main characters breaking out of a Panama prison. The show’s exec producers had crafted a midyear cliffhanger at the end of the show’s 13th episode; that ended up serving as a de facto season finale.

Now, season four will pick up with the characters having escaped prison, and Michael (Wentworth Miller) seeking revenge against the people who killed his love interest. Dominic Purcell stars as Miller’s brother, Lincoln Burrows.

“Prison Break” will also relocate to Los Angeles; production had previously been located in Dallas (seasons two and three) and outside of Chicago (season one).

Paul T. Scheuring created “Prison Break” and exec produces with Matt Olmstead, Marty Adelstein, Dawn Parouse, Neal H. Moritz, Kevin Hooks and Brett Ratner. Adelson-Parouse Prods. produces with 20th.

Source: http://www.variety.com