Many beloved 2000s dramas have been rebooted in recent years, and it seems that Prison Break is the next one in line. A potential reboot series has landed a pilot order at Hulu, and it will reportedly center on a new crew of inmates instead of reuniting us with the characters from the original series.
Mayans M.C. co-creator and showrunner Elgin James will be in charge of bringing the pilot to life. In addition to creating this series for Hulu, he’s also coming on board as one of the executive producers alongside the Prison Break creator Paul Scheuring, plus Dawn Olmstead, Marty Adelstein, and Neal Moritz.
James’ new take on Prison Break won’t be a remake or a sequel of the original series, but a brand-new show set in the same universe. The characters from the original jailhouse drama aren’t expected to return, as the reboot shifts focus to a new crew of inmates.
Prison Break centered on Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) as he tries to help his brother Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) to escape prison and clear his name after being sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit. The original series ran on Fox for five seasons and later produced a low-budget spin-off Prison Break: Proof of Innocence.
