Hi, Prison Breakers! I'm just dropping in to share some bummer news. 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. Apparently, the mediocre ratings did not tempt the network to order more for the 2017-18 season.However, after the initial excitement for the reboot – sorry, 'reiteration' – faded, things started heading into trouble almost immediately. It landed near the middle of the pack, among FOX TV shows where its demo is concerned, and in the lower third, in terms of total audience size.Īlthough they wrote the revival as a single season story, the writers had said additional seasons were possible. The fifth season of Prison Break averaged a 1.03 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 2.82 million viewers. The FOX TV series revolves around Michael Scofield (Miller), who vowed to help his brother Lincoln Burrows (Purcell), escape from death row.
Īn action thriller, Prison Break stars Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Sarah Wayne Callies, Mark Feuerstein, Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper, Rockmond Dunbar, Paul Adelstein, Augustus Prew, Rick Yune, and Inbar Lavi.
Newman noted that, if the producers “came back” with an idea for another season down the line, the network could be open to it.
FOX CEO Gary Newman did tell Deadline the network is open to future installments, however. Although the network revived the crime drama for a limited fifth season, there will be no season six, at least not in the near future. The Prison Break TV show has been cancelled by FOX.
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