New PRISON BREAK Series in the Works at Hulu From Elgin James
A new chapter of the series Prison Break is heading toward becoming a reality at Hulu with a pilot pickup order. Mayans M.C. and The Outlaws co-creator Elgin James is heading up the project for 20th Television.
Details regarding the new installment’s plot are being kept under wraps, however, Deadline reports James’ version will be its own thing set within the same universe.
As we previously reported, it is not expected to involve the characters at the center of the original series and its follow-up on Fox, Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), and Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell).
James is executive producing under his Sierra Drive production banner, alongside four executive producers from the original series, Dawn Olmstead, who has been working closely with James throughout the development process, Prison Break creator Paul Scheuring, Marty Adelstein and Neal Moritz.
The pilot pickup comes a year after it was announced that 20th TV was revisiting one of its legacy titles with a new take on Prison Break from James being set up at Hulu for development.
There have been encouraging updates since then, with Adelstein telling Deadline in July that “it’s going really well. The first script was really, really well done. They’ve given notes and it looks like it’s on its way.”
Are you looking forward to a new series set in the world of Prison Break?