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In what I think is possibly the dumbest move ever, Fox is reportedly considering a spin-off of Prison Break.
Tentatively titled Prison Break: Cherry Hill the series would focus on Molly, an upper middle class wife who is serving a life sentence for acts of vengeance for her destroyed family. Molly is set to be introduced in Prison Break Season 3.
Fox has ordered a script of the possible spinoff, which is being written by “Prison” exec producer Matt Olmstead and co-exec producer Zack Estrin and produced by 20th Century Fox TV.
“There is an ironic similarity between Molly and Michael — they’re both emotionally banged-up, both have lost loved ones, and both want the people responsible to pay — so they empathize with each other,” Olmstead said. (Michael’s love interest Sara, played by Sarah Wayne Callies, was killed earlier this season.)
In “Cherry Hill,” which would have the same tone as “Prison,” Molly goes to a women’s detention facility fully accepting the life sentence for her acts of revenge until she is contacted by the government with information that some of her loved ones are alive.
“In a moment’s time, she is transformed from an unapologetic murderer to a motivated woman who would do anything to get out of prison and be with them,” said Olmstead, who is exec producing “Cherry Hill” with Estrin and “Prison” exec producer Dawn Parouse.
Olmstead and Parouse had been talking about developing a show set at a women’s prison for some time but had hit a roadblock — how to set up and launch such a show?
“Concurrent with that, on ‘Prison Break’ we wanted to introduce a mystery character who brings some clues to the table and with whom Michael and Lincoln work to uncover the big conspiracy,” Olmstead said. “The women’s prison idea folded into the idea of introducing that character, and once we combined them, it immediately popped for us.”
He approached Estrin with the idea, and he came on board right away.
A search is under way for an actress to play Molly. “Prison” producers will determine in which episode she will make her first appearance after casting the role.
If “Cherry Hill” doesn’t go forward, Molly will continue on “Prison” as a regular character.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Now, I MUST say, As much as I was trying to tell people to get over SWC’s character dead. (Which I still am telling people to get over Tancredi’s death)…
THAT SPIN-OFF SOUNDS REALLY CORNY AND RIDICULOUS.
I have yet to see how they can prove me wrong on that thought. I love Prison Break, but I think Spin offs are realy delicate moves, so far working for Grey’s anatomy with Private practice… but Prison break? Women prison???? Naaaaaaaaaaah…
Don’t see it working… I’ll just have to wait and see.
The original show has wandered too far into absurdity for me to continue watching – and I tend to stick with shows until the end. Why ruin whatever good feeling is left from the stellar first season of PB with this knockoff??
I feel very bad for all the truly good actors stuck on PB now and for how their once-good show has wandered into total ridiculousness. And now we’re going to get the Chicks in Prison version? Give me a break.
Stupid idea!!! What are the people at FOX drinking with their coffee’s this days?
NO!! It sounds so stupid. And reminds me of one tree hill. =S
ok that is just RIDICULOUS!! now that pb is getting less and less popular, they do this! whatever… but this just sounds really dumb..