Prison Break was an incredibly successful show after it initially premiered in 2005, but a potential reboot is going to have to avoid the mistake that almost killed the original show. Prison Break initially told the story of Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), who intentionally gets himself imprisoned so he can break his brother Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) out before he is executed for a crime he didnt commit. While eight people eventually escaped Fox River State Penitentiary at the end of Prison Break season 1, the next few seasons failed to live up to the expectations of the first one.

It was announced in 2023 that original Prison Break producer Marty Adelstein was looking to reboot the series but without the main cast, most notably Wentworth Miller who has publicly stated that he would not return to the character of Michael Scofield. Its not clear what characters these scripts Adelstein is developing will follow,...