It's one of the most beloved cult television shows of all time, and it's about to get a high-profile remake. Now, "The Prisoner" miniseries has a new lead actress.

"I'm about to go to Namibia to shoot 'The Prisoner' with Ian McKellan and Jim Caviezel," revealed 27-year-old British beauty Hayley Atwell to MTV on Monday. "It's a remake of a very strange 1960's cult sci-fi classic with Patrick McGoohan."

For those of you who aren't down with Number Six, "Prisoner" told the story of a former British secret agent held captive in a mysterious village, as authorities tried to break his will. The trippy storylines often included hallucinations, mind control, and a lot of references to "hooks" and "crooks."

"It's [about] this guy who gets taken into this village and everyone’s got a number, not a name," explained the actress, who releases "Brideshead Revisited" with Matthew Goode later this month. "And it's about how he finds his way back, and what the village is. It's very ambiguous but completely different. I don't wear a corset in it, finally, in my career." Read more...