"Prison Break" Reboot Is Moving Forward

The “Prison Break” reboot in development is one step closer to freedom.

The new iteration of the series, from “Mayans M.C.” co-creator and showrunner Elgin James and 20th Television, has landed a pilot order from Hulu.

The reboot is not expected to feature the characters of the original jailhouse drama, Michael Scofield (played by Wentworth Miller) and Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell), but rather it will exist in the same universe and focus on a new crew of inmates.

James executive produces alongside Dawn Olmstead, “Prison Break” creator Paul Scheuring, Marty Adelstein, and Neal Moritz.

“Prison Break” ran for five seasons on Fox and spawned a TV movie, “The Final Break,” and a low-budget spinoff, “Prison Break: Proof of Innocence,” which was exclusively available on mobile phones.

The series also inspired a video game, online webisodes, a magazine, and a novel.

The original “Prison Break” follows Lincoln Burrows, who has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and his brother Michael Scofield, who hatches a plan to help Lincoln escape from prison.

It was a ratings juggernaut and picked up a Golden Globe for best television series drama for its inaugural season.

The series also starred Robin Tunney, Peter Stormare, Amaury Nolasco, Marshall Allman, Wade Williams and Paul Adelstein.

It was executive produced by Adelstein, Moritz, Matt Olmstead, Kevin Hooks, Dawn Parouse and Brett Ratner.