Sam Neill has agreed to star in Alcatraz, the latest television pilot from J.J. Abrams.
The Jurassic Park actor will join the likes of Lost‘s Jorge Garcia, Sarah Jones and Jonny Coyne, according to Deadline.
The series revolves around a group of escapees at the infamous prison who disappear from the past and find themselves in the present day.
Filming for the pilot is expected to commence in January.