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AMC's The Prisoner Adds New Inmates

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Lennie James by Albert L. Ortega/ WireImage.com
Following the recent announcement of Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen as the stars of AMC's miniseries reimagining of the 1960s series The Prisoner, the network has named a few more actors it plans to lock up.

Joining Caviezel's Number Six and McKellen's Number Two (insert childish joke here!) are Golden Globe-nominated actress Ruth Wilson (Jane Eyre, Capturing Mary) as Number 313, Hayley Atwell (Mansfield Park) as Number 41-5, Lennie James (Jericho) as Number 147 and Jamie Campbell-Bower (Sweeney Todd) as Number 11-12.

The miniseries is updating the original — an espionage thriller set during the Cold War — to focus on security and surveillance while retaining the franchise's trademark socio-economic commentary. The six-part event is set to debut in 2009. — Adam Bryant

Related:
Caviezel, McKellen Locked Up for AMC's The Prisoner
The Joy of 6: A First Look at the Return of The Prisoner
AMC to Set The Prisoner Free in 2008


Posted by TV Guide News
Jul 25, 2008 4:44 PM
I am really looking forward to see what they do with this "reimagining."

I really, really hope they maintain the trippy nature of the original. That's one of the things that made the original such a classic.
Jul 25, 2008 6:41 PM
I am really intrigued by this. I was a big fan of the original show as a teenager with a need for anything avante guard and off-beat. I hope they don't make this into an "action" show. Not that it didn't have action, but the psychological aspects were more important and the focus. It needs to stay that way.
Posted by CinderAngelkc
Jul 26, 2008 1:43 PM
Lennie James? That's it, I'm there.
Posted by MiniMarie
Jul 28, 2008 10:31 AM
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