'The ultimate escapist series is back': Prison Break stars Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell to return in revival as new teaser is released

By Daily Mail Reporter

Published: 16:58 EST, 15 January 2016 | Updated: 19:04 EST, 15 January 2016

FOX has finally ordered a new TV series based on Prison Break that it promised last summer.

FOX chairman Dana Walden and CEO Gary Newman announced Friday the popular action drama had been ordered, though specific details won’t be announced until a later date.

A 15-second promo was released featuring a montage of photos, ending with the tease: ‘The ultimate escapist series is back.’

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Revival! Wentworth Miller, 43, and Dominic Purcell, 45 will return as brothers Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows in a new series based on Prison Break

Revival! Wentworth Miller, 43, and Dominic Purcell, 45 will return as brothers Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows in a new series based on Prison Break

Fox announced in August 2015 that the show would return to the network in the near future.

As previously announced, Wentworth Miller, 43, and Dominic Purcell, 45 will return as brothers Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows.

It’s been almost seven years since the Golden Globe nominated show concluded its four-year run in May 2009.

Rejoice! A 15-second promo was released Thursday, which is based on the Golden Globe nominated show

Rejoice! A 15-second promo was released Thursday, which is based on the Golden Globe nominated show

The original producing team will return, including series creator Paul T. Scheuring who will serve as showrunning/writer.

Prison Break, which aired from 2005 to 2009, centered on a young man (Miller) determined to prove his convicted brother’s (Purcell) innocence and save him from death row by hatching an elaborate plan to escape from prison.

At last summer's TCA gathering in Beverly Hills, FOX chairman and Dana Walden described the revival as 'a bit of a sequel.'

'It picks up the characters several years after we left them in the last season of the show,' she said.

Back from the dead: Despite Wentworth Miller's character seeming to die at the end of the season finale in 2009, he will return in the revival

Back from the dead: Despite Wentworth Miller's character seeming to die at the end of the season finale in 2009, he will return in the revival

With the two main brothers coming back - despite Wentworth's character seeming to die at the end of the finale in 2009 - the FOX head last year hinted that 'some of the iconic characters from that show will be back.'

As for the death of Michael, Dana joked that his demise would be 'ignored' without going into specific detail.

'It definitely will address some questions that were set up at the end of the series and for a new audience,' she said.

They're back! Many of the iconic characters from the original series, though additional details will be released at a later date

They're back! Many of the iconic characters from the original series, though additional details will be released at a later date


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