A&E Renews Breakout Kings for Second Season

In a move that comes as a surprise to us, A&E has renewed Breakout Kings for a second season.

In the first season, U.S. Marshals Charlie Duchamp (played by Laz Alonso) and Ray Zancanelli (Domenick Lombardozzi) form a special task force composed of the three most elusive convicts Ray ever captured: Lloyd Lowery (Jimmi Simpson), a former child prodigy and behaviorist/psychiatric expert whoexcels in psychoanalysis; Shea Daniels (Malcolm Goodwin), an ex-gangbanger who knows how to work the system, both in prison and on the street; and Erica Reed (Serinda Swan), a sexy expert tracker who learned her trade from her bounty hunter father.

We thought the series had been canceled, and were not terribly surprised or disappointed, having watched a couple of episodes and never finding it engaging. Maybe our expectations were too high, thinking that it would be a cross between Leverage and Prison Break, two series we do enjoy. It actually is, kind of, sort of, but not really.

Production is expected to begin soon for a second season premiere early next year.

(Source: Deadline|Hollywood)