"There's No Hope in Hell": A "Prison Break" Season Three Promo from the UK

New prison. New break.

For those of you anxiously awaiting next week's season premiere of Prison Break, I may have quite the little video treat for you.

I wasn't the biggest fan of Prison Break over the past two seasons but watching the absolutely brilliant promo from British network Sky One for the launch of the action drama's third season may have just made me a jail house convert.

Seriously, though, have you ever seen such a beautifully atmospheric promo for a series like this one? (Just look at that fire.) Robert Knepper's T-Bag may have managed to creep me out in the past but I honestly think that the combination of his venomous drawl and Massive Attack's haunting "Angel" might just keep me awake tonight.

For those of us on this side of the pond, Prison Break launches in the US on September 17th at 8 pm on FOX.

Comments

Anonymous said…

That is freaking awesome not to mention gorgeous. Why don't we have promos for series like that here in the U.S.? I can't wait for Prison Break to start next week and that promo got me even more energized than before. Thanks for sharing it!

9/12/2007

Anonymous said…

Very cool. I don't even watch Prison Break but I might have to after seeing this. Fox could learn a thing or two from this eye-catching promo.

9/12/2007

Anonymous said…

Wow! That looks amazing. T-Bag is a creepy, creepy man.

9/13/2007

Anonymous said…

That's stunning. I don't like Prison Break but it made me do a double take as it was just that provocative.

9/13/2007

Anonymous said…

Much, much better than any promos we have over here. I'm usually horrified by tv promos which are almost always corny and cliche and have some sort of horribly obvious tagline. This is how a promo should be done!

9/13/2007

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