ALCATRAZ Nabs Fringe Michael Eklund & Smallvile Eric Johnson

Alcatraz has nabbed Fringe‘s Michael Eklund and Smallville‘s Eric Johnson to portray escaped prisoners on FOX midseason mystery drama.

Alcatraz centers on an intrepid team of FBI agents who hunt down missing Alcatraz prisoners and guards who have reappeared in the present day after disappearing 30 years earlier.

Eklund, who Fringe fans may remember as the brilliant-but-troubled Milo from the Season 3 episode “The Plateau“, will play the titular Kit Nelson in Episode 3. He’s described a terrifying kidnapper who always returns his victims to their homes…after he’s killed them. I can really see Eklund in this role. The episode airs Monday, Jan. 23.

Johnson, who currently stars on Rookie Blue, will portray Episode 4′s titular Cal Sweeney — a smooth talking bank robber whose interests lie in safety deposit boxes and the secrets they contain. This episode is slated to air Monday, Jan. 30.

This casting pretty much confirms the Alcatraz episode naming convention for the first season. Again, I think it’s pretty neat but I do like imaginative titles. Still, the most important thing is the story and its ability to make us invest in the overarching journey of the main characters as they dig deeper into the mythology.

Source: TV Guide

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