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Great points, Elmey!
I’m an optimist, I think the war and struggle is never-ending ;), and we haven’t completely lost it yet 😀 … maybe … okay, I guess we have, but I’m still an optimist.
So, and I’m sort of reiterating some of your points, while there’d have to be changes plotwise, the underlying themes remain relevent (or at least people think they are ;)) — especially as so many people are concerned about their freedoms being taken away (not realising they already have been), increased surveillance is such a concern (not realising that…) , and people are still [i]suspicious[/i] of the government (not realising that..). But maybe too many people’s idealism has been replaced with cynicism for it to appeal to the same extent; of course The Prisoner was ultimately very cynical. As McGoohan said a long time ago, “Freedom is a myth”. But shows that deal with one man’s struggle against oppressive authority are still popular today (Matrix etc.)– it’s a genre in itself. But it comes down to the bottom line, if the public buys it (is willing to consume it).
It would make for an interesting paranoid nightmare, except more people are realising that what they thought was paranoia is in fact a sane realisation of how the world works. 😉 Ah, but I really am an optimist.
BTW, I think Arnold “The Running Man” S. would be perfect for No. 6! So many attempted escape scenes… But Arnold would probably terminate Rover too quickly for any suspense. Whatever the film, it will be very different.