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The prison franchise returns with Prison Break: Black Creek, a new iteration for Disney+, which takes the original universe but completely reverses its concept.
Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows will give way to a new generation.
Hulu – available on Disney+ in France – has just unveiled the first teaser for Prison Break: Black Creek , as this new spin-off series from the franchise has begun filming.
But longtime fans should expect a radical shift in perspective. This time, it won’t be about a man trying to break someone out of prison. The story will follow a woman who voluntarily accepts a position at one of the country’s most dangerous prisons.
In Prison Break: Black Creek , the heroine will be played by Emily Browning, who portrays Cassidy, a new recruit about to experience firsthand the brutal world of prison life. She will be joined by Lukas Gage , who plays Jackson, a wealthy politician launching his first campaign for Congress, and Drake Rodger , who plays Tommy, an inmate who has already spent ten years behind bars.
The cast also includes Clayton Cardenas as Ghost, a particularly dangerous prisoner, and Myles Bullock , who plays Darius “Red” Lewis, another inmate trying to survive the power struggles tearing the prison apart.
Among the new recruits, Georgie Flores plays Andrea, a cadet undergoing the same training as Cassidy. JR Bourne portrays Junior, a character directly linked to Black Creek’s past. He is described as a mentally unstable survivor of a prison break that took place decades earlier and left the neighboring town devastated.
A new story in the same universe
Created by Elgin James , known for Mayans MC and The Outlaws, Prison Break: Black Creek will tell a brand new story in the universe of the franchise.
Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows will not be at the center of the story, and there is no indication at present that their actors, Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell , will return.
The Prison Break franchise , created by Paul Scheuring, began in 2005 and followed engineer Michael Scofield for four seasons as he voluntarily got himself incarcerated in order to orchestrate his brother Lincoln’s escape. A fifth season aired in 2017.
With Black Creek, Hulu intends to retain the prison DNA of Prison Break while telling an entirely new story, with new characters and a heroine at the heart of the plot.
No release date yet.