Sam is an entertainment writer with NCTJ accreditation and a twenty-year career as a film journalist. The new version of the series was championed initially by FOX CEO Dana Walden, however his successor seemed far less keen.įollowing the network's merger with Disney in February 2019, the newly-appointed Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier said: 'There's no plan right now to revive Prison Break or any of the other franchises, but when the creators come with a story that they think is the right time to tell, we are so ready to listen because those are some franchises of which I'm so proud and feel so fortunate that they're in our stable.īy August 2019, it seems that plans had fully stalled, with the Prison Break writers' room sharing a statement that read: 'Nothing is ever dead (remember when Sara was decapitated?), but for now, the elusive season six is not on the cards.'
Related: How to watch Prison Break on Disney+ 'Or by accident I'll somehow, possibly, dream up another prison escape that's new and fresh, but I would bet against it.' and some of the actors', he 'couldn't tell you another story about this group of people'. Series creator Paul Scheuring left the project, and said that despite 'desire. However, after the initial excitement for the reboot – sorry, 'reiteration' – faded, things started heading into trouble almost immediately.
