Prison Break’s Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell to Reunite, Star in Hostage Drama Snatchback
The Prison Break boys are back in action — and they’re not behind bars anymore.
Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell, who starred together on the hit Fox drama, are reuniting to star in Snatchback, a hostage drama in development at Universal Television, our sister site Variety reports.
“Inspired by the life of a real covert intelligence officer who is still active in the field today,” Snatchback “follows a highly skilled privately contracted team of operatives as they recover hostages across the globe from some of the most exotic, and equally dangerous locations on the planet,” per the official synopsis. Scott Rosenberg (The Shield, Chuck) will serve as writer and executive producer. No network is attached yet.
Miller and Purcell played brothers Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows on Fox’s Prison Break, which ran from 2005 to 2009. It returned for a revival season, dubbed Prison Break: Resurrection, in 2017. The two actors were both a part of The CW’s Arrowverse as well, with Miller playing The Flash villain Captain Cold and Purcell playing Mick Rory on Legends of Tomorrow.
Are you in for a Prison Break reunion? Hit the comments to share your thoughts on the news.
It was fun to see them as crime partners on “The Flash.” Apparently Miller was originally hired to play Captain Cold and, when asked who should play Heat Wave, suggested Purcell.
Prison Break was one of my all time favorite shows.
Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell were great
as brothers Michael S.
and Lincoln B.
It’d be terrific to see them.
working together on
another show.
It’d be awesome if they do another revival season of
Prison Break.
Let’s not forget they were on THE FLASH and LEGENDS OF TOMORROW – two sadly missed shows.
Yeah, this show is going to be getting a title change.
They might have called it “Ransom” but then people would have confused it with the time we had a show by that title with the exact same premise.
(And sadly I think this will probably have the same issue of being really expensive to film.)
Would love to see them again together
Really, is there anyone out there not watching this one? Awesome casting, so hopefully they can deliver with the concept and stories.
So glad they’re bringing RANSOM back, shame the rest of the original cast won’t be there ;P
I’m so so so happy and excited too see both of them acting again. Thank you so so so so much 🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
YAY!!! Loved Prison Break. So glad to see them together again for a new show!