Prison Break is back on Netflix: is a sequel still possible?

Last I heard, season 6 was no longer in Michael Scofield's plans. But Disney had a “reboot” in mind…

He doesn't have time. His mind is elsewhere… Wentworth Miller is no longer very keen to make a new series prison Break.

7 years after the broadcast of season 5, and while the series has been a hit on Netflix in France for a few days, the actor who plays Michael Scofield has moved on. His character, a heterosexual escape genius, no longer speaks to him, because Wentworth Miller is openly gay and an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. In an unequivocal Instagram post a few months ago, the actor simply confided that he no longer wanted to “”playing straight characters.” So more than prison Break. “If you're a fan of the show and thought you were going to get another season, I understand your disappointment. I'm sorry. If you're disgusted because you love a straight character played by a gay actor, that's your problem!”

A decision supported by his “brother” Dominic Purcellwho said he understood “totally (his) reasoning. Glad you made that decision for your mental health” he wrote in the comments.

However, the actor has always been the most fervent defender of a return of the prison drama, even if during the pandemic, he tempered: “If the story is worth it, we'll make a sequel. Now is not the time.“

A story was actually in the pipeline, written by the creator Paul Scheuring as early as 2018, following the broadcast of season 5. The Fox channel confirmed that a season 6 was in development. But the acquisition of the Fox group by Disney at that time disrupted all plans.

Plans which have therefore evolved since then. prison Break should not have a sequel or a season 6. According to the latest news, it is rather a reboot that was considered. A new series without Wentworth Millerneither Dominic Purcellbut set in the universe of the hit series. In preparation at Hulu (a Disney platform), it was described last year as ” a new chapter ” Since then, we have had no news.

Will it see the light of day? Will it bring back characters related to Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows? Or Sara? We can only assume that it will be a new escape story…