Hulu’s “Prison Break” reboot pilot has added three series regulars, and revealed the first character details.
Hailing from ‘Mayans M.C.’ co-creator Elgin James, the Prison Break reboot takes place in the same overall universe as the original series but will not feature the leading duo of Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) and Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell).
Deadline confirms that Emily Browning, Lukas Gage and Drake Rodger have been cast as regulars in the Prison Break reboot. Browning will portray Cassidy Collins “an ex-soldier turned corrections officer, Collins takes a job at one of the deadliest prisons in America.” Gage will portray Jackson, “a politician from a well-to-do background, Jackson is in the midst of his first congressional campaign;” and Rodger portrays the role of Tommy, ‘an inmate at one of the deadliest prisons in America, Tommy was incarcerated ten years ago.’ Exact plot details are not being revealed as of press time.
The original Prison Break debuted in 2005, and followed Scofield (Miller), a young man determined to prove his convicted brother Burrows’ (Purcell) innocence and save him from death row by hatching an elaborate plan to escape prison. The series aired on FOX for four seasons, followed by a made-for-TV film titled The Final Break which aired 12 days after the Season 4 finale in 2009. In 2015, a Prison Break sequel limited series starring Miller and Purcell served as a fifth season on FOX. All episodes of the crime drama are available to stream on Hulu.
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