In August 2019, Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier said there were no plans for Prison Break. Literally the very first frames,' and later added 'Mahone.' On March 21, Scheuring tweeted 'We're going back to the beginning. On March 11, 2018, Paul Scheuring confirmed that he had finished the script for the first episode on Twitter, and went on state there was a '50-150 percent chance' of Alexander Mahone involvement. Season 6 was announced in January 2018 at the Television Critics Association winter press tour by Fox Entertainment President Michael Thorn who stated a 'new iteration' was in development and 'it would not be an entirely new cast.' However, as of 2023, Hulu is developing a 'new incarnation' of Prison Break. Season 6 of Prison Break will not be happening as Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell both pulled out of the TV series.