On The Run Again
Entertainment Weekly|March 31,2017

It’s been eight years since Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) died—well, supposedly died—but he and the Prison Break OGs are back for a Fox reboot (debuts April 4, 9 p.m.). Can the series recapture the intensity of the original? The team shares how they formulated their (escape) plan.

Natalie Abrams
On The Run Again

First, Hire the Original Cast

PAUL T. SCHEURING (creator) You could be bold and try to reset [the reboot] with a different lead, but the original actors were integral to the whole thing.

DOMINIC PURCELL (Lincoln Burrows) All of the actors would say that it wasn’t much of a stretch for us to get back into character.

SARAH WAYNE CALLIES (Sara Tancredi) I rewatched all of seasons 1 and 2, most of 4. I wasn’t in 3, so who cares. Totally kidding.

WENT WORTH MILLER I didn’t [rewatch anything].... I trusted that Michael was still in me somewhere.

Welcome Fans Old and New

MILLER It’s possible to watch and enjoy the reboot not having seen the original [which ended in 2009 after four seasons], but the viewing pleasure will be deepened if you’re familiar with the original.

SCHEURING It was critical that the audience could recognize this show and say, “Prison Break is back!”

This story is from the March 31,2017 edition of Entertainment Weekly.

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