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AMC Releasing a New "The Prisoner" In November

Posted by kdawson on from the that's-number-six-to-you dept.

DynaSoar writes "The Prisoner is one of the most influential and enduring TV shows to have appeared during the 1960s. This single-season (1967-68), 17-episode series, starring its co-writing, co-directing executive producer Patrick McGoohan, maintains a steady fan base and gains more with each syndication re-release. For over 40 years there have been announced intentions and projects to resurrect this surreal psychodrama combining science fiction, allegory, and spy thriller in a new series or movie (but always without McGoohan, who adamantly refused, saying 'he'd done it'). Finally, since December 2008 a remake has been in the can. In November 2009, AMC will begin airing an original six-part mini-series of The Prisoner starring James Caviezal as the spy who resigns only to find himself abducted and transported to 'The Village,' where he is renamed (or rather renumbered) Number Six, and where the minds behind his incarceration attempt to pry and/or trick secrets from his brain. Chief among those minds is the visible face of the administration, Number Two, played by Ian McKellen. Unlike the original, with a new Number Two in each episode, McKellen appears throughout. To promote the upcoming release, AMC is presenting (along with a ton of 'additional material') the entire original 17 episodes, free for the streaming."

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  1. Re:Soo.... by Atrox666 · · Score: 1, Troll

    Lets break this down:
    1) Magneto is behind this whole thing? Seriously unless there is a mutant or a midget lurking about this guy doesn't need to be there the whole time. Number two is supposed to change. That's called the premise.

    2) Jesus as number 6?!?! First of all you can't make him a fucking Yank(no offense). Second of all he just doesn't fit the role.

    3) I like suave in my super spy. Six is just an emotional basket case in the trailer. McGoohan was super cool and when the cool broke down it was an event. It was epic. "I AM NOT A NUMBER!".

    4) Go home and don't come back until you've taken a lot of drugs. The trailer isn't fucking trippy or surreal in the least..so what was the point of making this? In a country that already has employment drug testing they really should have ensured minimum standards on this project.

    5) The big ball is too big (Rover)