Lukas Gage attends the premiere of Netflix's Voicemails For Isabelle on June 16, 2026 / Gonzalo Marroquin/Getty Images for Netflix
The upcoming revival of Prison Break will take a much darker tone than the original, according to show star Lukas Gage.
The series, which debuted in 2005, centred around two brothers – one of whom was wrongly jailed as part of a wider conspiracy – and their attempts to break out of prison.
The show ran for four seasons and a movie, ending in 2009, before coming back for a nine-episode follow-up season in 2017.
Another comeback has been in the works for around three years and was finally given a full-season order by Hulu last year – and although the new season will not feature the characters from the original, it is described as being in the “same universe” as its predecessor.
Gage, known for The White Lotus and You, plays a politician running for Congress for the first time and cites former West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin as his inspiration behind the role.
“I’ve watched Joe Manchin, who was running for Congress in West Virginia forever,” he told Variety. “He’s been like the template of who I’ve been watching, but a lot of people that I admire, like Obama – not as much Spencer Pratt – more Obama vibes.”
He continued: “It’s gritty and it’s dark and it’s scary. We definitely pay homage to the old series, but it’s a very new take on it, and Elgin [James, writer] has such a personal connection to the story and a personal take on it that is very different.
“So it’s a right balance of not trying to recreate the magic of what was the original show, but it’s on Hulu, too. It’s not Fox, so we can get really gritty on this one.”
The show is expected for release later this year or in early 2027.
