Actors Dominic Purcell (L) and Wentworth Miller attend the Fox Action Showcase: 'Prison Break' And '24: Legacy' during Comic-Con International 2016 at San Diego Convention Center on July 24, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo : Getty Images/ Kevin Winter)
Fans of the highly-anticipated Fox series are excited to see "Prison Break" Season 5, and now the waiting is over after it was revealed that it is coming in March 2017. It was a long hiatus for the show that last aired in 2009, so as expected, people are eager to know the turn of events when it returns.
On his Instagram account, star Dominic Purcell, who plays Lincoln Burrows, made the announcement that "Prison Break" Season 5 will return in March 2017. Although there is no exact date written, it is definitely a good news for avid "Prison Break" followers.
@prisonbreak #prisonbreak MARCH 2017.
A photo posted by Dominicpurcell (@dominicpurcell) on Dec 28, 2016 at 4:25pm PST
In 2010, it could be remembered that Wentworth Miller, who plays Michael Scofield, expressed his thoughts that "Prison Break" would unlikely to return. In the Season 4 finale, Scofield was left dead.
"Not that I've heard," Scofield told Collider. "I feel as though we told the story we intended to tell. That's something that's very rare in television, that you're allowed closure, and we were."
However, the fate of the show changed because after seven years of hiatus, the hit series returns to the small screen. As per Purcell, Fox has always wanted to revisit the series. In August, Fox announced that "Prison Break" Season 5 will return with 10 episodes that were then shortened into nine.
Initially, original series creator Paul Scheuring was announced to write the first episode. Sarah Wayne Callies, who plays Michael's wife Sara Tancredi, later confirmed that he will write the entire nine episodes with the help of "Burn Notice" creator Mike Horowitz and "Dominion" creator Vaun Wilmott.
Moreover, almost the entire cast will be back in "Prison Break" Season 5. The Fox network confirmed Purcell and Miller's return earlier this year. Callies also confirmed her return to Digital Spy and teased the reunion of Tancredi and Scofield.
Moreover, the storyline reveals what really happened with the characters, particularly Scofield, who was deemed to be dead. Viewers could expect a lot of actions and suspense as "biggest escape ever" in the series' history will be seen. Watch the Comic-Con trailer of the hit Fox series:
