Knowing nothing about upcoming AMC series The Prisoner, we decided to attend its panel discussion at Comic Con to learn more about this project that co-stars Jamie Campbell Bower. We are glad we did because now we are really interested in seeing this remake of a classic 1960’s UK sci-fi series.
AMC describes the show as, “ A man, known as “Six,” finds himself inexplicably trapped in “The Village” with no memory of how he arrived. As he explores his environment, he discovers that his fellow inhabitants are identified by number instead of name, have no memory of any prior existence, and are under constant surveillance. Not knowing whom to trust, Six is driven by the need to discover the truth behind The Village, the reason for his being there, and most importantly — how he can escape.” In the series the leader of The Village is played by Ian McKellan and Jamie Campbell-Bower plays his son, who based on the clips shown, starts to question the life he has always known.
One of our favorite parts of the panel discussion was when Jamie was asked. “What was it like having Magneto as your father?”, but Jamie held it together and came up with a sincere answer, “It was such a pleasure working with Ian. He is one of the finest actors that has ever lived. I feel blessed to be able to learn from someone of that calibre.”
There are two videos from the AMC site. One is the panel discussion that we saw and the second is Jamie Campbell-Bower interviewing Ian McKellan on set. (Make sure you check out the prisoner site because there are three more videos there.)
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