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I know this is somewhat off-topic, but The Prisoner was an ITC series and many Anderson fans are also fans of the 60s cult TV series. For that reason, I wanted to pass on this interesting bit of info. Basically, ITV (UK) and AMC (US) are doing a joint production of a new series of The Prisoner starring Jim Caviziel and Sir Ian McKellen. The show is currently in production in Namibia where they have constructed a "could be anywhere" village made up of architecture from all over the world.

They are currently in week 5 of location shooting. It will be a six-part mini series which will be a "re-imagining" of the original show, which does make me cringe a bit, but I think it will address issues of today in much the same way the original series addressed issues of the late 1960s. Don't know for sure, but it looks like it will hit TV screens about this time next year. AMC has a blog with the production diary and some photos. There are also interesting video clips here. I'm not normally a big fan on 60s remakes (Avengers movie, I'm looking in your direction), but this looks promising. Be seeing you.