Pilot ordered for new chapter of 'Prison Break' from show's original executive producers

By Mason Leib

"Prison Break" is on the cusp of a new chapter.

Hulu has ordered a pilot for a new chapter of "Prison Break," the hit television series which aired for five seasons from 2005 to 2017, "Good Morning America" has confirmed.

"Mayans M.C." co-creator Elgin James is slated to write and executive produce the new series, which will come from 20th Television, a division of Disney Television Studios.

Along with "Prison Break" creator Paul Scheuring, former original series executive producers Dawn Olmstead, Marty Adelstein and Neal Moritz are on board to executive produce the new series.

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Wentworth Miller (R) and Dominic Purcell (L) as Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows on PRISON BREAK.

The original show featured the thrilling story of two brothers, Lincoln Burrows and Michael Scofield -- played by Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller, respectively -- who devise an elaborate plan to break out of detention. The plot largely centered on Miller's character, who attempts to spring his brother from prison after he was sentenced for a crime he did not commit.

The first four seasons of "Prison Break" were followed by a made-for-TV film revisiting the characters called "The Final Break."

The success of that film led to a fifth season of the show on Fox, which concluded in 2017.

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