# Prison Break: Proof of Innocence
**Prison Break: Proof of Innocence** is a 2006 American mobile-phone spin-off of the Fox television series *Prison Break*, made up of short episodes called mobisodes and sponsored by Toyota. It was the first ad-supported scripted mobisode series, initially available to Sprint mobile subscribers, with each episode running about two minutes and opening with a 10-second Toyota advertisement.[1](https://www.tvweek.com/in-depth/2006/04/fox-introduces-ad-supported-pr/) • [2](https://www.chiefmarketer.com/toyota-and-fox-partner-for-mobisodes/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | 26 two-minute mobisodes (TheTVDB lists 27, including a finale titled "Panama"), released three to four times per week[2](https://www.chiefmarketer.com/toyota-and-fox-partner-for-mobisodes/) • [3](https://thetvdb.com/series/proof-of-innocence/seasons/official/1) |
| Run | First aired May 8, 2006; final episodes July 21, 2006, on Fox[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/proof-of-innocence/seasons/official/1) |
| Sponsor | Toyota, with a 10-second ad before each episode and Yaris vehicles featured in each mobisode[1](https://www.tvweek.com/in-depth/2006/04/fox-introduces-ad-supported-pr/) |
| Distribution | Free to Sprint customers on Fox's Channel 20 on SprintTV; later posted at Toyota.com[2](https://www.chiefmarketer.com/toyota-and-fox-partner-for-mobisodes/) • [4](https://www.cynopsis.com/monday-april-24th-2006/) |
| Story | Amber McCall seeks evidence to exonerate her friend L.J. Burrows; no actors or writers from the TV series participated[5](https://prisonbreak.fandom.com/wiki/Prison_Break%3A_Proof_of_Innocence) |
| Producer | Eric Young of Sparkhill, who also produced the *24* mobisode series *24: Conspiracy*[6](https://www.nexttv.com/news/news-corp-toyota-partner-prison-break-mobisodes-79811) |
| Audience rating | 7.2/10 on IMDb from about 596 votes[7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825355/) |
## Spoilers
### Story and production
The mobisodes follow a parallel storyline set in the *Prison Break* world, centered on the conspiracy that put Lincoln Burrows in jail.[5](https://prisonbreak.fandom.com/wiki/Prison_Break%3A_Proof_of_Innocence) • [9](https://vimeo.com/20897496) The lead character, Amber McCall (Mandell Maughan), tries to uncover evidence to exonerate her friend L.J. Burrows, turning for help to her brother Rob McCall ([John Patrick Jordan](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-patrick-jordan)), an inmate who can reach Lincoln Burrows inside prison.[5](https://prisonbreak.fandom.com/wiki/Prison_Break%3A_Proof_of_Innocence) • [10](https://thetvdb.com/series/proof-of-innocence/allseasons/official) In the opening episode, "Proof," Amber visits Rob in prison after L.J. is arrested for murder, and their conversation is overheard; later episodes follow her investigation, her questioning by Detective Franklin, and Rob's efforts to pass a photograph to Lincoln through a fellow prisoner named Buzz.[10](https://thetvdb.com/series/proof-of-innocence/allseasons/official)
None of the television series' actors appear, and the episodes were not written by the TV series' writing team.[5](https://prisonbreak.fandom.com/wiki/Prison_Break%3A_Proof_of_Innocence) Eric Young produced the series; the credited directors are Paul Baker, Jon Mefford, and Eric Neal Young, and Timothy James Morgan is listed as writer.[6](https://www.nexttv.com/news/news-corp-toyota-partner-prison-break-mobisodes-79811) • [11](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0825355/filmmakers) The production company was 20th Century Fox Television.[7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825355/)
### Episode count and canon status
Sources disagree on the episode count. Contemporary trade coverage and the series' own promotional material describe 26 two-minute episodes,[2](https://www.chiefmarketer.com/toyota-and-fox-partner-for-mobisodes/) • [9](https://vimeo.com/20897496) while TheTVDB and IMDb list 27, adding a finale titled "Panama" aired July 21, 2006.[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/proof-of-innocence/seasons/official/1) • [7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825355/)
The TV series does not acknowledge the events of the spin-off, and fan sources treat it as likely non-canon, noting that the prison setting looks different from Fox River as depicted in *Prison Break* and that the McCall characters know details about C-Note, Lincoln, and L.J. without explanation.[5](https://prisonbreak.fandom.com/wiki/Prison_Break%3A_Proof_of_Innocence) • [13](https://www.opensubtitles.org/en/ssearch/sublanguageid-all/idmovie-19285)
### Place in the franchise and mobile television
*Proof of Innocence* was one of two spin-offs of *Prison Break*, alongside the 2009 television film *The Final Break*, and part of a franchise that also produced a video game, online webisodes, a magazine, and a novel.[14](https://au.variety.com/2025/tv/global/prison-break-reboot-ordered-series-hulu-29132/) [News Corporation](https://www.edgepedia.org/news-corporation) cited the series in 2006 as the first ad-sponsored video series, following the mobisode category it had created with *24: Conspiracy*, the first made-for-mobile program to receive an Emmy nomination.[15](https://investor.verisign.com/static-files/1e9dc314-c0d4-4243-b0cc-fde25e402cf8) Because 2006 mobile phones had limited video capability, the series' picture quality was modest, and reviewers have described the [Toyota Yaris](https://www.edgepedia.org/toyota-yaris) placement in every episode as conspicuous.[12](https://www.thepopverse.com/tv-prison-break-watch-order-release-chronological)
## Origin and sponsorship
The series grew out of an integrated marketing partnership between Toyota and News Corporation's Fox network, timed to the launch of Toyota's Yaris liftback and sedan. Announced on April 24, 2006, the deal made Toyota the first advertiser Fox had signed for a scripted mobisode, with terms not disclosed.[1](https://www.tvweek.com/in-depth/2006/04/fox-introduces-ad-supported-pr/) • [8](https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/42610/toyota-fox-unveil-multiplatform-prison-break-de.html?edition=27156) Toyota's agency [Saatchi & Saatchi](https://www.edgepedia.org/saatchi-and-saatchi) produced the 10-second mobile ads, and Zenithmedia, Toyota's media agency, worked with Fox and [News Corp](https://www.edgepedia.org/news-corp). to structure the agreement.[8](https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/42610/toyota-fox-unveil-multiplatform-prison-break-de.html?edition=27156)
**Product placement was built into the format.** [Toyota vehicles](https://www.edgepedia.org/list-of-toyota-vehicles), including the Yaris liftback and sedan, are prominently featured in every mobisode, and each episode parallels the storyline of the television drama, which aired Mondays on Fox.[2](https://www.chiefmarketer.com/toyota-and-fox-partner-for-mobisodes/) • [8](https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/42610/toyota-fox-unveil-multiplatform-prison-break-de.html?edition=27156) The wider partnership included a Toyota-branded *Prison Break* microsite on Fox.com with behind-the-scenes video and a sweepstakes, auto-category exclusivity during several *Prison Break* broadcasts, and a publicity event on April 27, 2006, at the 20th Century Fox lot in Los Angeles.[2](https://www.chiefmarketer.com/toyota-and-fox-partner-for-mobisodes/)
## Release and availability
The mobisodes became available to Sprint customers on April 24, 2006, through Fox's Channel 20 on SprintTV, and after two weeks were also posted at Toyota.com.[2](https://www.chiefmarketer.com/toyota-and-fox-partner-for-mobisodes/) • [4](https://www.cynopsis.com/monday-april-24th-2006/) The first mobisode became viewable on the internet on May 8, 2006.[5](https://prisonbreak.fandom.com/wiki/Prison_Break%3A_Proof_of_Innocence) New episodes were released three to four times per week through July 21, 2006.[2](https://www.chiefmarketer.com/toyota-and-fox-partner-for-mobisodes/) • [3](https://thetvdb.com/series/proof-of-innocence/seasons/official/1) All of the mobisodes were later released on a bonus DVD accompanying the book *Prison Break: The Classified FBI Files*.[5](https://prisonbreak.fandom.com/wiki/Prison_Break%3A_Proof_of_Innocence) The series is not currently available on any streaming service, although fans have uploaded the complete run to YouTube.[12](https://www.thepopverse.com/tv-prison-break-watch-order-release-chronological)
## References
1. [Fox Introduces Ad-Supported 'Prison Break' Mobisodes, TVWeek (April 24, 2006)](https://www.tvweek.com/in-depth/2006/04/fox-introduces-ad-supported-pr/)
2. [Toyota and Fox Partner for Mobisodes, Chief Marketer (April 25, 2006)](https://www.chiefmarketer.com/toyota-and-fox-partner-for-mobisodes/)
3. [Prison Break: Proof of Innocence, Season 1, TheTVDB](https://thetvdb.com/series/proof-of-innocence/seasons/official/1)
4. [Monday, April 24th, 2006, Cynopsis](https://www.cynopsis.com/monday-april-24th-2006/)
5. [Prison Break: Proof of Innocence, Prison Break Wiki (Fandom)](https://prisonbreak.fandom.com/wiki/Prison_Break%3A_Proof_of_Innocence)
6. [News Corp., Toyota Partner on Prison Break Mobisodes, Broadcasting & Cable / Next TV (April 24, 2006)](https://www.nexttv.com/news/news-corp-toyota-partner-prison-break-mobisodes-79811)
7. [Prison Break: Proof of Innocence (2006), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825355/)
8. [Toyota, Fox Unveil Multiplatform 'Prison Break' Deal, MediaPost (April 25, 2006)](https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/42610/toyota-fox-unveil-multiplatform-prison-break-de.html?edition=27156)
9. [Prison Break - Proof of Innocence, Vimeo (Brand Arc)](https://vimeo.com/20897496)
10. [Prison Break: Proof of Innocence, Aired Order, TheTVDB](https://thetvdb.com/series/proof-of-innocence/allseasons/official)
11. [Prison Break: Proof of Innocence, Cast and Crew, IMDbPro](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0825355/filmmakers)
12. [How to watch Prison Break TV series, movie, & spinoff in release and chronological order, Popverse](https://www.thepopverse.com/tv-prison-break-watch-order-release-chronological)
13. [Prison Break: Proof of Innocence subtitles, OpenSubtitles](https://www.opensubtitles.org/en/ssearch/sublanguageid-all/idmovie-19285)
14. ['Prison Break' Reboot From Elgin James Ordered to Series at Hulu, Variety (October 21, 2025)](https://au.variety.com/2025/tv/global/prison-break-reboot-ordered-series-hulu-29132/)
15. [News Corporation and VeriSign Announce Joint Venture, VeriSign investor release (September 12, 2006)](https://investor.verisign.com/static-files/1e9dc314-c0d4-4243-b0cc-fde25e402cf8)
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