Hasitha Fernando revisits the classic British TV series The Prisoner… Television series come and go, often being mere products of their time, adhering predictably to ongoing trends and pretty much giving exactly what its audience wants. But every now and then, there appears a television series that breaks that mold, boldly playing against established norms […]
Comic Book Review – The Prisoner: Shattered Visage
Hasitha Fernando reviews The Prisoner: Shattered Visage… The Prisoner: Shattered Visage takes place 20 years following the events that concluded the 1960’s cult TV series. Alice Drake, an ex-spy fed up with her cyclical routine stumbles across the infamous facility termed the ‘Village’ during a sailing trip gone awry. There she encounters an aged Number […]
Titan to publish The Prisoner official sequel Shattered Visage
In news coming out of Comic-Con, Titan has announced that it is set to publish the long out of print official sequel to the classic TV series The Prisoner with the release of The Prisoner: Shattered Visage. Originally published in 1988, Shattered Visage tells the story of former secret agent Alice Drake, whose round-the-world solo voyage is […]
Preview of The Prisoner #1
The Prisoner returns this coming week as Titan Comics launches a comic book series based upon the cult classic TV show; take a look at a preview of the first issue here… In the 21st Century, the global currency is no longer oil or gold but information. And he who possesses it possesses the world. […]
Titan to publish long-lost The Prisoner comic book from Jack Kirby
As part of its celebrations for the 50th anniversary of The Prisoner, Titan Comics has announced the publication of an oversized artist edition of a long-lost Prisoner comic book classic by Jack Kirby, Gil Kane and Steve Englehart. This special oversized collectors edition will contain the entire 17 page Jack Kirby strip, the first six […]
Titan to celebrate 50th anniversary of The Prisoner with new comic book series
Titan Comics has announced that it is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the cult favourite TV series The Prisoner with all-new comic books based on the 1960s series from the creative team of writer Peter Milligan (The Mummy, Dan Dare, Hellblazer) and artist Colin Lorimer (The X-Files, Hellraiser, Harvest). “For a story where […]
The Prisoner: Volume 1 Review
The Prisoner – Volume 1 Written, directed and produced by Nicholas Briggs. Featuring the voice talents of Mark Elstob, Sara Powell, Kristina Buikaite, John Standing, Celia Imrie, Ramon Tikaram, and Michael Cochrane. SYNOPSIS: An audio re-imagining of the classic 1960’s television show The Prisoner. A secret agent leaves his career behind, only to find himself imprisoned […]
Ridley Scott in talks to direct The Prisoner
Deadline is reporting that Ridley Scott is in talks to direct the long-gestating big screen remake of the classic British TV series The Prisoner. Universal Pictures has been trying to get the project off the ground for several years, with the likes of Christopher McQuarrie (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) and William Monahan (The Departed) […]
The Prisoner cast revealed by Big Finish
Last last month we brought you a sneak preview of both the artwork and audio production of The Prisoner from Big Finish, as it was the 48th anniversary of the show [see here]. Well now Big Finish have revealed to the world the cast of their forthcoming re-imagining of this classic series. The lead role of Number […]
The Prisoner returning with Big Finish
January 16th 1967. A secret agent suddenly resigns from MI6, then wakes to find himself imprisoned in ‘The Village’ — a bizarre community with a cheery veneer, but an underbelly of threat and mystery. Re-branded as Number Six, our agent must enter into a battle of wits with the sinister Number Two, whose sworn aim […]
