Dominic Purcell wants fans of Prison Break to know he has absolutely no plans of being involved in the upcoming reboot.
Purcell, 55, took to Instagram on Wednesday, July 2, with a message about the highly anticipated TV show.
“I mean I get it, it was a sick show, but l’ve really moved on. It’s not happening,” he captioned the post. “The excitement of the possibilities for me are far greater than the past. I’ve done it ladies and gents.”
Purcell 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 moving forward professionally and in life I believe. Uncertainty is far more appealing.”
The clarification comes as Hulu is currently working on a reboot that is set in the same world as the original but will feature a whole new story and cast. So far, the upcoming show has cast Emily Browning, Lukas Gage, Ray McKinnon and Margo Martindale.
Prison Break, which aired on Fox from 2005 to 2009, introduced Us to Purcell and Wentworth Miller as fictional brothers Lincoln Burrows and Michael Scofield. The show followed Miller’s character as he got himself arrested in order to help his wrongfully convicted brother escape from prison to avoid death row and to prove his innocence.
Purcell and Miller, 53, reprised their characters in The Final Break, which was a TV movie that concluded the series before a revival was briefly ordered in 2017. Fox later confirmed that an additional season was in early development, but in 2020, Miller said he was done with the franchise.
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“I’m out. of PB. Officially,” he wrote via Instagram at the time. “If you were a fan of the show, hoping for additional seasons … I understand this is disappointing. I’m sorry.”
Purcell responded in the comments section, writing, “It was fun mate. What a ride it was. Fully support and understand your reasoning. Glad you have made this decision for your health and your truth. Love ya brother.”
Miller, who came out in 2013, elaborated that he was “officially” stepping away because he no longer wished to play straight characters.
“I just don’t want to play straight characters,” he added. “Their stories have been told (and told). So. No more Michael. … If you’re hot and bothered [because] you fell in love with a fictional straight man played by a real gay one … That’s your work.”
