Hulu's 'Prison Break' Reboot Casts Emily Browning, Lukas Gage, and Drake Rodger
The new series, set in the same universe as the original, introduces fresh characters and a new story under showrunner Elgin James.
- Hulu's 'Prison Break' reboot has cast Emily Browning, Lukas Gage, and Drake Rodger as series regulars for its pilot episode.
- The reboot will feature a new storyline in the same universe as the original show but will not include its original characters like Michael Scofield or Lincoln Burrows.
- Emily Browning will play Cassidy Collins, an ex-soldier turned corrections officer working at one of the most dangerous prisons in America.
- Lukas Gage is cast as Jackson, a politician from a privileged background running his first congressional campaign, while Drake Rodger will portray Tommy, a long-time inmate at the same prison.
- Elgin James, known for his work on 'Mayans M.C.', is the showrunner and will executive produce alongside the original series' creator and producers.