Hulus new Prison Break spin

A new Prison Break spin-off has been greenlit at Hulu much to the disappointment of fans who have slammed its ‘woke.’

The series, helmed by filmmaker Elgin James, will be set in the same universe as the original show which made Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell huge stars – but they are not involved.

Instead, the upcoming project will follow new characters and a new story.

The cast will be led by Australian actress Emily Browning, who will play main character Cassidy.

The Winchesters actor Drake Rodger will star as Tommy and Euphoria‘s Lukas Gage will play Jackson.

Additionally, Clayton Cardenas stars as Michael aka Ghost, JR Bourne as Junior, Georgie Flores as Andrea and Myles Bullock as Darius aka Red.

Per the official logline, the series follows Emily’s character Cassidy who is an ‘ex-soldier turned corrections officer (who) takes a job at one of the deadliest prisons in America to prove just how far she’ll go for someone she loves.’

The new project has been ripped apart by Prison Break fans who have speculated that it will be ‘total disaster.’

Australian actress Emily Browning is set to lead the cast of the Prison Break spin-off series

The original show starred Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller

They also expressed annoyance at the lack of original ideas while also seemingly taking issue with a female lead.

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one said: ‘I don’t understand why they have to ruin classics. Replacing Michael Schofield is impossible. There can never be another actor who could fill those shoes. Stop ruining classics.’

Another wrote: ‘There’s nothing original coming out these days. Leave these legendary IPs alone.’

‘They can’t make new bangers anymore, so they try to replicate classics,’ a third added.

A fourth continued: ‘Set in the same universe, but without Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows? Hard pass unless they get a cameo. Don’t touch the OG legacy.’

Another blasted: ‘This sounds like a total disaster. But I guess it was always going to be that once they decided to not bring any of the original cast back.’

Echoing a similar sentiment, a sixth slammed: ‘Great. Let’s rewrite a classic no one asked for and use a female lead to make it woke. Can’t wait for it to flop and get canceled.’

‘They’ll probably pull in someone from the OG show to get folks interested, but I don’t see this going far,’ predicted another.

Euphoria and The White Lotus actor Lukas Gage has been cast in the new Hulu show

Dominic declared just a few months ago that he has ‘moved on’ from Prison Break

Prison Break ran for five seasons with the first four airing between 2005 and 2009, before it was revived in 2017 for another outing.

The gritty drama focused on Michael Schofield’s (Miller) plan to help Lincoln Burrows (Purcell) escape prison after he was sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit.

Season five was a sequel set seven years after the original show and saw Michael return from the dead as he fought to get his identity back and take down Poseidon, the person responsible for his disappearance.

The limited series ended with Michael refusing to join the CIA so that he could live a normal life with his wife Sara (Sarah Wayne Callies) and their son Mike.

In 2020, Wentworth announced he would not return for a sixth season as he doesn’t ‘want to play straight characters’ anymore.

Meanwhile, in July, his former co-star Dominic ruled out returning to the world of Prison Break.

‘I mean, I get it, it was a sick show, but I’ve really moved on. It’s not happening,’ he said on Instagram.

He also added that he was not interested in the past.

‘The excitement of the possibilities for me are far greater than the past. I’ve done, it ladies and gents,’ he continued.

‘I’m doing what I wanna do, not what people think I should do, nor what I can do with my eyes closed. That’s a boring way (of) moving forward professionally and in life, I believe. Uncertainty is far more appealing.’