<P> Most of the first season of the series was filmed on location in and around Chicago . After it was closed down in 2002 , Joliet Prison became the set of Prison Break in 2005 , standing in as Fox River State Penitentiary on screen . Scenes set in Lincoln 's cell , the infirmary and the prison yard were all shot on location at the prison . Lincoln 's cell is the same one in which John Wayne Gacy was incarcerated . Most of the production crew refused to enter the cell , thinking that it was haunted . Other sets were built at the prison , including the cell blocks that housed the general prison population ; these blocks had three tiers of cells ( as opposed to the real cell block 's two ) and had cells much larger than real cells to allow more space for the actors and cameras . Exterior scenes were filmed in areas around Chicago , Woodstock , and Joliet in Illinois . Other locations included O'Hare International Airport in Chicago and Toronto , Ontario in Canada . Prison Break spent $2 million per episode in the state of Illinois , which cost them a total of $24 million in 2005 . </P>
<P> Most of the first season of the series was filmed on location in and around Chicago . After it was closed down in 2002 , Joliet Prison became the set of Prison Break in 2005 , standing in as Fox River State Penitentiary on screen . Scenes set in Lincoln 's cell , the infirmary and the prison yard were all shot on location at the prison . Lincoln 's cell is the same one in which John Wayne Gacy was incarcerated . Most of the production crew refused to enter the cell , thinking that it was haunted . Other sets were built at the prison , including the cell blocks that housed the general prison population ; these blocks had three tiers of cells ( as opposed to the real cell block 's two ) and had cells much larger than real cells to allow more space for the actors and cameras . Exterior scenes were filmed in areas around Chicago , Woodstock , and Joliet in Illinois . Other locations included O'Hare International Airport in Chicago and Toronto , Ontario in Canada . Prison Break spent $2 million per episode in the state of Illinois , which cost them a total of $24 million in 2005 . </P>
where was season 1 of prison break filmed
where was season 1 of prison break filmed
in and around Chicago
in and around Chicago