AMC's The Prisoner Adds New Inmates
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
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