From Prison Break, to The Flash, to DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and back to
Prison Break.
Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell are set to reprise their roles from
the original show in the upcoming sequel series. Both actors recently reunited
on The Flash as foes to the titular speedster, but had their characters getting
upgraded for the spinoff, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, where they will fight
"alongside" various heroes to prevent a megalomaniacal immortal from
taking over the world.
In the original Prison Break, Miller played Michael Scofield, an engineer
who purposefully got sent to jail just so he could free his wrongfully accused
brother Lincoln Burrows, played by Purcell.
“PRISON BREAK” TO RETURNTO
FOXAS
ULTIMATE ESCAPIST EVENT SERIES
Series Stars Wentworth Miller
and Dominic Purcell to Reprise Roles as Brothers “Michael Scofield” and
“Lincoln Burrows”
Original Producing Team of
Paul T. Scheuring, Neal Moritz, Marty Adelstein and Dawn Olmstead Return for Newest
Chapter in Award-Winning Series
FOX has ordered a thrilling new event series based on its hit series,
PRISON BREAK, it was announced today by Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen
and CEOs of Fox Television Group.
An immediate critical and ratings hit when the original series premiered in
the fall of 2005, the new event series will hit the ground running, reuniting
series stars Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell as brothers MICHAEL SCOFIELD
and LINCOLN BURROWS.
The original producing team, including series creator Paul T. Scheuring
(“Zero Hour”), Neal Moritz (“The Fast and the Furious” franchise), Marty
Adelstein (“Aquarius,” “Last Man Standing”) and Dawn Olmstead (“The Whispers,”
“Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce”) will return to executive-produce the new
series, with Scheuring serving as showrunner/writer.
The original action drama PRISON BREAK centered on a young man (Miller)
determined to prove his convicted brother’s (Purcell) innocence and save him
from death row by hatching an elaborate plan to escape from prison. A breakout
success in its premiere season, garnering Golden Globe Award nominations for
Best Television Series – Drama and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television
Series – Drama (Miller), as well as winning the People’s Choice Award for
Favorite New TV Drama, PRISON BREAK thrilled audiences for four heart-pounding
seasons, ending its run in May 2009.
Additional details on the new event series will be announced at a later
date.
The series will be produced 20th Century
Fox Television. Paul T. Scheuring, Neal Moritz, Marty Adelstein and Dawn
Olmstead will serve as executive producers. “Like” PRISON BREAK on Facebook at
facebook.com/prisonbreak. Follow the series on Twitter @PrisonBreak and
join the discussion using #PrisonBreak. See photos and videos on Instagram by following @PrisonBreak.
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