The original Prison Break series aired from 2005 to 2017
The Prison Break reboot has reportedly been confirmed and a decision has said to have been made over the cast.
Airing from 2005 to 2017, the Golden Globe nominated series ran for five seasons and a whopping 90 episodes.
Led by Paul Scheuring, it follows the story of structural engineer Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), who devises an elaborate plan to break his falsely accused brother, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell), out of death row.
Sarah Wayne Callies stars as Dr Sara Tancredi, Michael’s love interest, while Robert Knepper plays complex inmate Theodore ‘T-Bag’ Bagwell.
After four seasons, Prison Break returned in 2017 for a short revival and, up until last year, we hadn’t heard much.
Though lead actor Miller said in 2020 made it clear he wouldn’t be returning to the series.
“I’m not concerned for myself. I can’t be ‘bullied’ in this space. I have too much power. ‘Delete. Block. Deactivate.’ Etc,” he wrote on Instagram.
“But I take seriously the possibility of queer kids visiting here, recently out of the closet or exploring the idea… I don’t want them exposed to bulls**t.
“On a related note… I’m out. Of PB. Officially.
However, Entertainment Weekly reported last year that the reboot was officially in the works at Hulu and now Variety also has a sad update on the cast.
The outlet reports that the new storyline will ‘exist in the same universe as the original Prison Break but focus on a new crew of inmates.’
They also note that Elgin James is set to direct the new prison series, alongside producers Dawn Olmstead, original creator Scheuring, Marty Adelstein and Neal Moritz.
Though the news of a reboot has received a mixed response from fans online.
One person tweeted: “Whyyyy do we need to reboot everything? i stg reboots are always 100x more s**t.”
“How about an original thought for a new show lmao let this show be remembered as one of the greatest ever,” a second pointed out.
While a third said: “I couldn’t bring myself to watch the last season.”
“They should just make a new show. Prison Break was great so probably not a good idea to invite the comparison at this point,” someone else suggested.
“Season 1 was good, the rest was a waste of time and money. Hopefully a reboot will do better,” another penned.
I guess we’ll have to wait and see what happens next.
