Season 5 Prison Break Cast [top]

When Prison Break returned in 2017 for a nine-episode revival, it faced a massive hurdle: how do you assemble a cast when the show famously killed or dispersed its key players in the original finale? Season 5, sub-titled Resurrection , leaned heavily into nostalgia, bringing back the "old gang" while introducing new faces to drive the high-stakes plot in Yemen.

Any revival needs new antagonists and allies. Season 5’s casting here was a mixed bag. season 5 prison break cast

| Actor | Character | Role | |-------|-----------|------| | | Sid | Young gay man in Ogygia; friend to Michael; tragic subplot about ISIS persecution. | | Christian Michael Cooper | Mike Scofield | Michael and Sara’s son (age ~7); doesn’t know Michael is his father until late in the season. | | Amin El Gamal | Cyclops | Ogygia’s one-eyed inmate leader; helps Michael’s escape attempt. | When Prison Break returned in 2017 for a

Despite his apparent death in Season 4, Michael is discovered alive under the alias Kaniel Outis in Yemen's Ogygia Prison. Season 5’s casting here was a mixed bag