'Prison Break' Season 5 news, updates: New cast member revealed; Premiere set in September?
Many fans of Fox's action-drama series "Prison Break" were delighted to hear the news that the popular four-season-long TV show is getting a revival. The fifth season has been reported to be at the early stages of production, with shooting already taking place in the cities of Casablanca, Rabat and Ouarzazate in Morocco. The latest news reveals a new cast member joining the show for an unconfirmed role, and with this reveal comes a possible exact air date of Season 5 this year.
The newest addition to the "Prison Break" cast is the Pakistani-American actor Fatan Tahir, who will play the role of Jamil in the upcoming fifth season set many years after the finale of Season 4 in 2009. Tahir is known for making a handful of movies in the past, with the most notable movie being the 2008 Marvel superhero film "Iron Man." In the Robert Downey Jr. starrer film, he played the villainous character of Raza, the leader of the terrorist organization called "The Ten Rings" which pushed Downey Jr's Tony Stark to craft the Iron Man suit.
The confirmation of Tahir's participation in Season 5 came from the actor himself, who took on to social media to reveal the latest "Prison Break" news. The Express Tribune reported Tahir's announcement through his Twitter post last Friday. Along with his announcement as a new cast member, he may have also revealed to the fans the exact premiere date of Season 5.
"I will be playing the recurring role of Jamil on Prison Break: Sequel (Mini TV Series) Season 5 which is expected to air from September 2016," Tahir's tweet stated.
Fox has not made any announcement on the exact airdate of "Prison Break" Season 5, although it was known that the revival chapter is going to be released sometime this year. The initial rumors have been pointing to a September 2016 premiere of Season 5, although the following reports have the date pushed back to January 2017. Tahir's recent announcement gives confirmation to the early rumors.
The Bitbag reported Tahir's interview with The Pakistan Daily about his role in "Prison Break" Season 5. Based on the initial plotline, the fifth season will involve a rescue mission to take Michael out of a detention facility in Yemen who was held prisoner in the Middle East country after apparently surviving his death in the Season 4 finale. Tahir's role would be in line with the premise of Season 5 as he could possibly be a fellow prisoner of Michael in Yemen. Tahir, however, said that his role will be different to his previous typical Muslim characters on screen. He revealed that he himself wound want to veer away from stereotypical characters.
"For 'Prison Break' Season 5 I will be playing the role of a man who has an inner conflict which again is something I love experimenting with... I always enjoy playing characters that have a very human element... It's more challenging and rewarding as an actor to explore various human traits," Tahir said.
"Prison Break" Season 5 will feature the return of the series' original cast, including Wentworth Miller as Michael Scofield, Dominic Purcell as Lincoln Burrows, Sarah Wayne Callies as Dr. Sara Tancredi, Robert Knepper as T-Bag, Amaury Nolasco as Sucre, Rockmond Dunbar as C-Note, and Paul Adelstein as Paul Kellerman.
