After more than a year in development, Hulu is moving forward with its plans for a “new chapter” of Prison Break as the streamer has officially ordered a pilot for the new iteration from creator Elgin James (Mayans M.C., The Outlaws). The news comes off the back of a streaming resurgence for the original starring […]
Prison Break nearing reboot with Mayans M.C.’s Elgin James
The fan-favorite Prison Break is looking to make another jailbreak as Deadline reports Hulu is in early development on a new incarnation of the series, written and executive produced by Mayans M.C. co-creator & showrunner Elgin James. The report says this new installment is set in the world of Prison Break but will not involve […]
First round of titles for Disney+ Star brand include The X-Files, Lost, Prison Break, Die Hard and more
For markets outside of the United States, Disney+ is getting a new mature ‘brand’ titled Star, and Disney has now announced the first round of titles set to feature in the library. Star will have two Originals, with Big Sky from David E. Kelley and Love Victor heading to the streamer, while current titles like Atlanta […]
Prison Break’s creator has teased Mahone’s return for season 6
Paul T. Scheuring, the creator of Prison Break, has hinted that series villain Mahone might return for the latest season. Prison Break has a long history and has recently returned for a fifth season after years away from television screens. While the show’s return didn’t set the world on fire, it wasn’t enough to stop […]
Fox developing “new iteration” of Prison Break
Speaking at the Television Critics Association press tour, Fox’s president of entertainment Michael Thorn has revealed that: “We’re developing a new iteration of Prison Break. We’re really excited. We’ll be happy to share when we have more. We definitely have one in development.” Given that Thorn describes it as “a new iteration”, it’s a little […]
Game of Thrones is the most pirated TV show of the year for the sixth year in a row
Piracy tracking site Torrent Freak has published its annual list of the most pirated TV shows of the year, with HBO’s epic fantasy series Game of Thrones leading the list for 2017 – the sixth consecutive year that it has received the rather dubious honour. Rick and Morty, Sherlock and the Prison Break revival are […]
Prison Break Season 5 Finale Review – ‘Behind the Eyes’
Shaun Munro reviews the season finale of Prison Break season 5… Prison Break’s fifth season concluded with an energetic but horribly-written finale that spent most of its time typifying everything wrong with this brutally truncated nine-episode event series. Things kicked off with an alternate perspective of the previous episode’s final moments, revealing not-so-surprisingly that Van Gogh was […]
Prison Break Season 5 Episode 8 Review – ‘Progeny’
Shaun Munro reviews the eighth episode of Prison Break season 5… Prison Break‘s penultimate episode hit the ground running from minute one, frantically darting all over the place in order to set up the chess-board for next week’s finale. Beginning “somewhere in the Mediterranean”, Michael, Lincoln, Whip and Sucre quickly found their way to Marseilles, and before long […]
Fox has “no plans right now” for more Prison Break, 24: Legacy also on hold
The X-Files may be returning to Fox in 2018, but it seems two of its other revived series – Prison Break and 24: Legacy – have been put on the back-burner for the time being. Speaking to Deadline, Fox co-chairman and CEO Gary Newman has stated that while “we loved this season” of Prison Break, […]
Prison Break Season 5 Episode 7 Review – ‘Wine Dark Sea’
Shaun Munro reviews the seventh episode of Prison Break season 5… “Wine Dark Sea” may have felt relatively low-energy at times compared to Prison Break‘s last few action-packed episodes, but as we enter the season’s third act, it also got things well and truly moving with Mike and co. finally leaving Yemen, presumably for good. […]
