The Prison Break reboot is being ordered to series at Hulu!
Mayans MC creator Elgin James‘ version of the series was first reported to be in development in 2023, and then picked up to pilot last year.
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The show is said to be set within the same universe as the Fox original, but is not expected to include characters from that show.
The original show debuted in 2005, which followed Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), who makes it his mission to prove that his convicted brother Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) is innocent, hatching a plan to save him from death row and escape him from prison. It aired on Fox for four seasons, followed by the 2009 made-for-TV movie The Final Break. Years later, there was a sequel limited series in 2015.
Here’s a synopsis of the new series, per Deadline: “In the new Prison Break, a soldier-turned-corrections officer takes a job at one of the deadliest prisons in America to prove just how far she’ll go for someone she loves.”
Emily Browning stars as Cassidy, Drake Rodger plays Tommy, Lukas Gage stars as Jackson, Clayton Cardenas stars as Michael “Ghost”, JR Bourne plays Junior, Georgie Flores stars as Andrea, and Myles Bullock appears as Darius “Red.”
Priscilla Delgado, Ray McKinnon, Margo Martindale, Donal Logue, Lili Taylor and Sylvester Powell also appear in the pilot, per Deadline.
Find out more about who the stars will be playing in the pilot, as well as the main cast!