AMC Remakes THE PRISONER

AMC is taking on the iconic ITV (across the Atlantic) series “The Prisoner” in a modern day retelling of “Number 6.” Originally starring Patrick McGoohan, the new version will feature Jim Caviezel (”Passion of the Christ”) in the lead role with Ian McKellen (”Lord of the Rings”) as the torturous “Number 2.”

/Film has already summed up the original well, so I won’t reinvent the wheel here:

The Prisoner ran seventeen episodes on ITV in 1967 and ‘68. It was created by Patrick McGoohan as a vague follow up to his series Danger Man. In the original, McGoohan’s Number Six was explicitly an intelligence agent who, upon his unexpected retirement, is kidnapped and sent to a mysterious seaside village/prison where other prisoners and the enigmatic Number Two used unusual methods to toy with his mental state and evaluate what information he holds secret. The series is a television landmark for combining hallucinogenic imagery with science fiction conventions and Orwellian political overtones.

Take a look at the incredibly short teaser from AMC for “The Prisoner”:

The Prisoner goes to the Village in November 2009

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