Matt Olmstead has signed a new two-year contract to continue with Prison Break. At the same time, he’s also developing a the Prison Break spinoff, although it’s only in the script stage.
“Matt, along with Paul Scheuring, has done a phenomenal job in running an incredibly difficult show,” Walden said. “The show is produced in Dallas, it was produced in Chicago, they’re based in L.A. The storytelling is complicated and detailed, yet they manage to maintain an emotional core to these characters.
“He’s a problem solver, and a pleasure to work with,” she added.
Olmstead called 20th “a pretty damn good place to work.”
“A lot of times people leave hit shows to create other shows,” he said. “But my whole thing is, am I creatively happy working with the people around me? Am I supported by the studio and network? That all is happening here.”
Olmstead said “Prison Break” is enough of a well-oiled machine that he’ll be able to focus some of his attention on the “Prison Break” spinoff in the coming months. He’s currently casting the lead, Molly, who will show up later this season on “Prison Break.”
“There are a lot of people here in place to move up and help out,” Olmstead said of the “Prison Break” staff. “If I was struggling on the show, I wouldn’t have done it. But so many people here are carrying their own weight. I’m feeling great about it.”
Source: Variety
2 Years ? so the 3ยบ is not the last season ?
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ok ok, just the spinoff, :(
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i think this whole “cherry hill” spinoff, is really a dumb idea, i know it is hard for the original prison break story to carry on to farther seasons, but a womens prison with a whole new lineup of characters just doesnt feel right!
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It’s a bit weird to be making a spinoff about a character that Prison Break fans haven’t even seen yet… and I trust the writers will do a good job… but it all rests on how interesting “Molly” is and who plays her. I will give the spinoff a chance if I like Molly, but if I don’t, I won’t bother. I’m sure everyone else is the same. So it’s time to impress us, Molly!
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Can writers change her name? Please! Molly just sounds so much like a little girl, a doll who has not experienced anything in her life that the script intends her to be..anything like Molly, Betty, Cindy is not good i think..give her strong name like you did for Susan, Jane, Sara, Caroline, Veronica..those women face hard faith in you show, but people have strong emotions for them…
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sorry, hard fate..i mean, destiny :)
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What a joke that series will be if it goes through and this Molly character with Michael “MiMo” sounds absolutely terrible!
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