Hulu orders new Prison Break series centered on officer Cassidy

Hulu has ordered a new Prison Break series built around a pilot written and directed by Elgin James, expanding the original show's universe with a new cast and storyline. The series centers on Cassidy, played by Emily Browning, an exsoldier 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," according to the show's official logline. The pilot was filmed in West Virginia in June and has now been picked up to series by the streamer.

The cast announced for the series also includes Drake Rodger, Lukas Gage, Clayton Cardenas, JR Bourne, Georgie Flores and Myles Bullock in principal roles, with additional performances in the pilot by Priscilla Delgado, Ray McKinnon, Margo Martindale, Donal Logue, Lili Taylor and Sylvester Powell. James serves as showrunner, writer, executive producer and pilot director. Returning producers from the original franchise include creator Paul Scheuring and executive producers Dawn Olmstead, Marty Adelstein and Neal Moritz. The series is being produced by 20th Television.

Hulu and the creative team describe the new project as a next chapter set in the same fictional...