The stars and executive producers of Prison Break have spoken about a potential sixth season of the show following its return this April.
Prison Break has been gone from our screens for quite some time. The show, which debuted on FOX back in 2005, was a global success, riveting millions with the story of Michael Schofield and his framed brother Lincoln.
The show somewhat tailed off in its latter two seasons, with season four bringing the series to a close.
Its support has never wavered however, and fans are now being treated to a brand new set of episodes with a fifth season of prison breaking shenanigans.
Whether the show would continue beyond this initial return has been so far unknown, but now during a recent panel, as reported by Deadline, Executive Producer Paul T. Scheuring has commented on the possibility.
“I think that’s an April 5th question. It all comes from Fox ultimately. Another season wouldn’t happen unless they felt it was within their interest.” Scheuring stated, and then going on to say, “We as a group have to arrive at a story that we feel is worth telling. Creative integrity is really important and if we could arrive at a story that we felt was worthwhile, then it’s possible”.
Dominic Purcell, the actor behind Lincoln Burrows — the man framed for murder of the Vice President’s brother back in season one — also chimed in on the possibility of more episodes, saying “only if it was paying homage to the Prison Break legend.”
Michael Schofield himself, Wentworth Miller, said that “these nine episodes are potentially a satisfying way to fade to black but if there was some idea that was exciting and we were confident could stand besides those that came before then I’d be open to that conversation”.
PRISON BREAK is back and ready for its biggest escape yet. In the thrilling new event series PRISON BREAK, original series stars Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Sarah Wayne Callies, Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper, Rockmond Dunbar and Paul Adelstein are reunited for an all-new adventure spanning the globe and featuring the signature thrills and cliffhangers that were hallmarks of the original series when it aired on FOX from 2005-2009.
The original action drama centered on MICHAEL SCOFIELD (Miller, “The Loft”), a young man determined to save his convicted brother, LINCOLN BURROWS (Purcell, “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”), from death row by hatching an elaborate plan to escape from prison. In the all-new event series, filmed on location in Morocco, clues surface that suggest a previously thought-to-be-dead Michael may be alive. Lincoln and SARA (Sarah Wayne Callies, “Colony,” “The Walking Dead”), Michael’s wife until he was assumed dead, reunite to engineer the series’ biggest escape ever, as three of Fox River State Penitentiary’s most notorious escapees, SUCRE (Nolasco, “Telenovela”), T-BAG (Knepper, “Heroes”) and C-NOTE (Dunbar, “The Mentalist”), are pulled back into the action.
Prison Break season 5 is set to premiere on April 4th on Fox.
Originally published March 31, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
