Image Credit: Michael Caulfield/WireImage.comWelcome back to TV, T-Bag! Robert Knepper told EW exclusively that he has closed a deal to resurrect his classic Prison Break convict T-Bag in the A&E fugitive-themed drama Breakout Kings. The decision by Prison Break producers Matt Olmstead and Nick Santora to court Knepper for their new A&E show was first reported by The Ausiello Files. “We’re done. We inked a deal. I’m gonna do it! T-Bag will live again!” Knepper told EW on Thursday. “What I realized by saying yes to that is that now they’ll entertain the possibility of a T-Bag spinoff. Like a Hannibal Lecter-type series. Or a doll line. It’d be big with the kids!”
He’s kidding…we think. Anyway, Knepper told EW he’ll begin filming right after Thanksgiving. Kings, which is described as an “action-packed ensemble drama following an unconventional partnership between the U.S. Marshals’ office and a group of convicts as they work to catch fugitives on the run,” received an 11th hour reprieve last spring from A&E after Fox opted not to pick it up. It’s set to premiere in early 2011.
“I have to dust off the Southern accent. I have not seen a script. I am putting my faith in these guys’ hands. The only thing I asked was that T-Bag doesn’t die. And they said, ‘Oh, no don’t worry. He won’t.’ He came close many times but managed to cheat and escape death. He’s Teflon.” — With reporting from Carrie Bell
Very cool.
EXCLUSIVE: Actor Robert Knepper can’t seem to find a job so he’s reprising his role as T-Bag from show that was extremely terrible and only got worse. He needs the money desperately as he can’t seem to keep the garbage trailer he lives in.
If only he were successful as some anonymous poster talking $h1t on a message board.
actually he is a very talented actor that played one of the best bad guys in a show over the recent years
so i dont think he needs that money
OMG T-BAG. That’s awesome.
what a retarded idea for a show!!! t bag was a serial killer!!!!!
So is Dexter. Your point?
nobody knows dexter is a serial killer and he kills other bad people-t bag kills anyone he pleases and is a convicted murderer and pyscho who loves and cares for nobody-and yes i do watch dexter! do you?
Uhh, yes, people do know he’s a serial killer. Granted, most of them are dead now, but Lumen still knows. Even if nobody knows Dexter is a serial killer, it doesn’t change the fact that he is one, so he isn’t any different from T-Bag, even if he does kill “bad” people. Wait, isn’t Dexter bad because he’s a murderer? Beth, think next time before you comment.
I guess you’ve never heard of Showtime’s hit show “Dexter.”
I miss “Prison Break”, even T-Bag. He may have been a creepy killer, but he was an entertaining character. I hated the way the show ended, though.
I miss the first season, maybe second, of Prison Break. It got ridiculous after that.
HDNET shows 2 episodes of Prison Break every week night so I started watching and it just reminded me how much I still miss that show. Plus, the eye candy isn’t bad either.
Agreed on that it got ridiculous – for me it was after Season 2. Long live TBag though!!!
Hooray! T-Bag is one of my all time favorite characters. So creepy, and so awesome!
Didn’t he sew his own hand back on?
No he ended up with a fake hand. I always thought it was ironic or poetic justice that they chopped off his hand when he handcuffed himself to Michael because Michael had 2 of his toes cut off in season one.
And Breakout Kings has been automatically added to my DVR.
I am pretty happy for this t bag was always an iteresting character on prison break. I loved the way the show ended. I thought that was the perfect way to end that show.
Great character and this sounds interesting. That said- as bad as seasons 3 and 4 were, I liked how they ended it with Knepper’s character (SPOILER ALERT…. back at Fox River). Though I can’t figure a way for this to happen that would make sense, it would be cool if they gave Paul Adelstein a cameo or guest spot at some point (even if he’s just on tv or something)
Yay! T-Bag was always one of my favorite characters on PB. Not cause he was a good guy, obviously, but because Knepper did such a brilliant job making him creepy. Can’t wait to watch him again!
This should be interesting, I must say I should rewatch the final season other than Michael and Sarah (and the ones who showed up at his gravesite), I don’t remember what happened to every one else. And I did not watch the DVD because when it came out, I was still kind of upset over the ending and just seriously, couldn’t Michael and Sarah have caught a break?
A&E series never last.
What about the Glades? That got more viewers than some shows on NBC and ABC.
This is amazing! Can’t wait..Hope it is for multiple episodes..
Does anyone remember him on Heroes ? That show went downhill fast when he joined the series.
Do you remember season’s 2 and 3 of heroes? Apparently not because that show was already headed in that direction by then.
Does anyone remember him on Carnivale? He did a solid job in a smaller role.
I can’t even talk about that show! I am still mad at HBO over that show being pulled before it was finished. Great show!
Oh how I miss that show…
me too
I do, It was one of the things that made me want to watch Prison Break because I was so impressed with him on Carnivale I wanted to see what he did next, and he did not disappoint. Anyone remeber him poping up in (i think it was the first season) Star Trek TNG?
Awesome! When does this series start? I can’t find a date for it.