EXCLUSIVE: Hulu and twentieth Television‘s Prison Break pilot has forged Clayton Cardenas (Mayans M.C., Mayor of Kingstown), JR Bourne (Mayans M.C., Teenwolf), Georgie Flores (Dumplin, Into The Dark) and Myles Bullock (BMF, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist) as sequence regulars.
The undertaking reunites Cardenas and Bourne with Mayans M.C. co-creator Elgin James, who’s main the efforts on the Prison Break pilot as author and govt producer.
They be part of sequence leads Emily Browning, Lukas Gage and Drake Rodger.
As we beforehand reported, James’ model shall be its personal factor and set throughout the similar universe as the unique FOX sequence of the identical identify from Paul Scheuring. This new undertaking just isn’t anticipated to contain the characters on the heart of the OG undertaking, Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), and Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell). The spinoff undertaking was first revealed to be in improvement in late 2023 and was picked as much as pilot in December.
Cardenas will painting ‘Ghost,’ a ruthlessly harmful inmate at one of many deadliest prisons in America.
Bullock will play “Darius ‘Red’ Lewis,” an inmate at one of many deadliest prisons in America.
Flores will play ‘Andrea,’ one of many feminine cadets coaching to be a Corrections Officer at one of many deadliest prisons in America.
Bourne will play ‘Junior,’ a mentally unstable lone survivor of a decades-old jail break that devastated the city.
The authentic Prison Break, which debuted in 2005, adopted Michael Scofield (Miller), a younger man decided to show his convicted brother Lincoln Burrows’ (Purcell) innocence and save him from dying row by hatching an elaborate plan to flee jail. The sequence aired on FOX for 4 seasons, adopted by a made-for-TV movie titled The Final Break which aired 12 days after the Season 4 finale in 2009 to wrap issues up. A 2015 Prison Break sequel restricted sequence starring Miller and Purcell, additionally on Fox, served as a fifth season. The sequence Prison was the No. 1 most streamed sequence within the U.S. in August 2024, in keeping with Nielsen. All episodes of the crime drama can be found to stream on Hulu.
James is govt producing underneath his Sierra Drive manufacturing banner alongside 4 govt producers from the unique sequence, Dawn Olmstead, who has been working intently with him all through the event course of, Prison Break creator Paul Scheuring, Marty Adelstein and Neal Moritz.
Bullock is greatest recognized for his performances in Starz’s BMF and the twentieth Century Studios remake of White Men Can’t Jump on Hulu. His most up-to-date undertaking, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, revealed a standout efficiency by Bullock within the position of ‘Willie Black,’ a key participant within the heist on the heart of the restricted sequence. His TV credit additionally embrace FX’s Dave, Marvel’s Runaways for Hulu, Criminal Minds, and CBS’ S.W.A.T. Bullock is repped by Independent Artist Group and Liberman-Zerman Management.
Cardenas is presently in manufacturing on the upcoming fourth season of Mayor of Kingstown for Paramount +, produced by Taylor Sheridan, the place he portrays ‘Anthony Torres.’ He is greatest recognized for his lead position of ‘Angel Reyes’ on FX’s Mayans MC which aired on FX for a number of seasons. He then joined the forged of The Abandons for Netflix and simply wrapped the primary season. He has additionally been lively within the Los Angeles theater scene, most just lately producing and starring in a studying of Jesus Hopped the A Train within the position of ‘Lucius.’ He is repped by The Rosenzweig Group.
Flores starred within the HBO Max’s pilot More, written by Amy Chozick. She starred within the Blumhouse/Hulu anthology sequence Into The Dark and shot one of many leads of the Amazon pilot Untitled for Catalina Mastretta, reverse Lorenza Izzo. She was additionally seen starring within the hit Netflix function Dumplin, reverse Danielle MacDonald and Jennifer Aniston, directed by Anne Fletcher. Before, she starred as one of many leads reverse Bella Thorne in Freeform’s sequence Famous In Love. She is repped by Innovative Artists, Management 360, and Lev Ginsberg.
Bourne is repped by McKuin Frankel Whitehead, LLP.