Summary
WhenPrison Breakwas revived in 2017, fans rejoiced at the reunion of lead co-stars, Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller, however, their best reunion actually happened 3 years beforehand.Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller first appeared on-screen together in the hit series,Prison Break, in 2005.Prison Breakaired on Fox and featured two brothers called Lincoln Burrows (Purcell) and Michael Scofield (Miller). When Lincoln is sentenced to death for a crime he didn’t commit, his brother, Michael, turns up with his body full of tattooed plans, and helps them both break out ofprison on the hit show.
FollowingPrison Breakseason 1’s conclusion, where the show truly lived up to its name, the showhad a hard time coming up with ideas to continue the show in the seasons after.Prison Breakran for a successful four seasons before being axed. Surprisingly, eight years later, the show returned for a final fifth season, reuniting thePrison Breakstars for the first time in eight years. However, Purcell and Miller actually reunited before their divisivePrison Breakrevival, when they appeared as some of the best characters on the CW’sThe Flashin 2014, as DC villains, Captain Cold and Heat Wave.
Prison Break Reboot: Confirmation & Everything We Know
The hit Fox show Prison Break ran for five seasons, and now a reboot of the popular drama is in development for the streaming giant Hulu.
Prison Break’s Dominic Purcell & Wentworth Miller Reunited On The Flash In 2014
Leonard Snart And Mick Rory Were A Hit
As one of Arrowverse’s most popular shows on Netflix,The Flashhas hosted a few big names since it first aired in 2014, includingPrison Break’sDominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller. Purcell and Miller first appeared inThe Flashin season 1, episode 4, “Going Rogue,” as contrasting characters, Leonard Snart and Mick Rory.This would be their first on-screen reunion since starring as brothers inPrison Break. They had a really interesting dynamic inThe Flashas Snart had an affinity for ice, and Rory had an affinity for fire, yet the two were criminal partners who worked well together.
Purcell and Miller then moved over to another Arrowverse show, set in the same universe asThe Flash, calledLegends of Tomorrow, this time as main characters…
After Leonard Snart earns his moniker as “Captain Cold” for using a stolen cold gun which is capable of freezing anything, including the Flash, he teams up with his former partner, Rory. As recurring characters,Purcell and Miller appear inThe Flash’sfirst seasons as villains with opposite elemental guns. They eventually form a villain group called the Rogues and battle the Flash and his team throughout season 1 and season 2. Purcell and Miller then moved over to another Arrowverse show, set in the same universe asThe Flash, calledLegends of Tomorrow, this time as main characters – continuing their collaboration.
Why Prison Break’s Revival Was So Divisive After The 8-Year Wait
They Ran Out Of Ideas
Despite working together for years, when Purcell and Miller reunited in the revivalofPrison Break, eight years after its cancelation, fans were divided. This was because season 4 contained a flashforward which showed Michael Scofield’s emotional death as a result of his brain cancer diagnosis.Prison Break’sseason 5 revival was a mistakeasthe show was originally axed due to a lack of ideas. When they undid Scofield’s death, the show exemplified the issue. Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller’sThe Flashmight have come in a very different context, but the story’s strength made it much more effective.
Prison Break
Cast
Prison Break tells the story of two brothers who must unravel a political conspiracy while escaping from one of the most secure places on Earth. When petty criminal Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) is falsely convicted of murdering the Vice President’s brother, his own brother, Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller), has himself incarcerated in order to stage a daring prison break using the blueprints of the facility he has tattooed on his body.
