Hulu’s plans for aPrison Breakreboot continue to expand, with their pilot adding aJustifiedandThe Americansstar to their growing cast roster. First announced in November 2023, work on the reboot of the popular 2000’s crime thriller began gathering steam in March when Emily Browning (American Gods), Lukas Cage (The White Lotus) and Drake Rodger (The Winchesters) were first announced as series regulars. Since then, thePrison Breakreboot’s cast listhas also expanded to includeMayans M.C.alums Clayton Cardenas and JR Bourne, as well as Georgie Flores (Kappa Kappa Die) and Myles Bullock (Runaways).
PerVariety,JustifiedstarMargo Martindale has now been tapped to join the pilot as Jessica Strand, “the Warden of one of the deadliest prisons in America.” Other cast additions include anotherMayan M.C.star Ray McKinnon as private detective Joe Dahl. At the same time, Donal Logue (Sons of Anarchy) will play a grieving father mourning the loss of his family. Additionally, Lili Taylor (Manhunt) will play Carole Mullen, a mother determined to uncover the truth.
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Written and executive produced byMayans M.C.co-creator Elgin James, it is quickly becoming clear that thePrison Breakreboot will feature several faces the showrunner has had experience working with in the past. However,Martindale’s addition is also set to add a sense of prestige to the series, as a three-time Emmy award-winning actor with a long history of working in the crime genre. In addition to her award-winning performances inJustifiedandThe Americans, fans may also recognize her as Camilla Figg, the Miami Metro records supervisor who frequently aidedMichael C. Hall’s titular killer inDexter.
Set to assume the role of the show’s new warden,Martindale will be following directly in the footsteps of Stacy Keach’s Warden Henry Popefrom theoriginalPrison Breakseries. A trusting figure whose faith in Wentworth Miller’s Michael Scofield was ultimately responsible for aiding his elaborate season 1 escape plan, it will be interesting to see whether Martindale may also find herself duped into allowing another elaborate breakout to occur in the reboot.
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The New Characters Also Hint At A Fresh Conspiracy
Aside from Martindale’s character description as the show’s new warden,this fresh batch of casting news also hints at the addition of another underlying conspiracy. Much like the clandestine machinations that saw Dominic Purcell’s Lincoln Burrows framed for a crime he did not commit, the presence of McKinnon’s private detective and Taylor’s Carole Mullen would suggest that another mystery will lie at the heart of thePrison Breakreboot. Given James’ new show is expected to take place in the same world as the original show, it may even point to the involvement of the same mysterious organization known as The Company.
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Prison Break tells the story of two brothers who must unravel a political conspiracy while escaping from one of the most secure places on Earth. When petty criminal Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) is falsely convicted of murdering the Vice President’s brother, his own brother, Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), has himself incarcerated to stage a daring prison break using the blueprints of the facility he has tattooed on his body.
