Prison Break’s executive producer Matt Olmstead has admitted that the show may be axed in the near future. With the poor ratings Olmstead told Entertainment Weekly that there’s a shelf life to serialized drama. “If this is the last season, we’re not mourning that because it’s been a great ride and we have a great season [ahead].” IF the series is cancelled midway through this season, Olmstead says that they will have enough time to prepare an appropriate ending. “The season finale we have in mind could play as a season or series finale.” That being said, Olmstead says that the show’s producers have “absolutely been encouraged by the response” to the fourth season. “It took a while to get the right idea… and to have the audience supporting it is very gratifying.”

《越狱》的制片主任Matt Olmstead承认这部剧可能将在不久之后被砍。面对一蹶不振的收视率，Olmstead对《娱乐周刊》坦言每部连续剧都是各自的保质期：“如果这真的是最后一季，我们不会为此伤心，因为这一路走来都很棒，而这一季也将同样如此。”如果剧集本季被中途取消，Olmstead表示他们将有足够的时间准备一个妥帖的结局：“我们想好的本季大结局同事也可以作为整部剧的大结局。”尽管如此，Olmstead也表示《越狱》的制片们都对第四季的“反响感到非常鼓舞”。“得隔一段时间才会了解到真实情况……能够得到观众的支持真是让人觉得十分欣慰的事。”