Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered a series adaptation of the film Ed Brubaker graphic novel Criminal. The project was announced last year with Brubaker and co-creator Sean Phillips serving as executive producers. Brubaker also wrote the pilot script and will serve as co-showrunner with executive producer Jordan Harper.
Criminal is set in a gritty, noir-inspired world, the series delves deep into the criminal world, exploring the lives of various characters who inhabit this dark and morally complex realm. Each volume of “Criminal” is a stand-alone story, but they are all interconnected, building a rich tapestry of crime, betrayal and redemption. The series actually features some really compelling storytelling.
Brubaker said in a statement: “Sean and I have been building this world in our books for over a decade, and now being able to bring it to life for Amazon is simply incredible. And to have Amazon support the project like they have, and show so much faith in mine and Jordan’s vision for the show is even more incredible.
Nick Pepper, head of US Amazon MGM Studios, said in a statement: Criminal is a beloved graphic novel created by the most iconic team in comic book history. I know our Prime Video customers globally will immediately embrace this story and I look forward to working with Ed, Jordan and the team to bring it to the screen.”
Brubaker explained in a previous interview: “Criminal tells the intertwining saga of several generations of families bound together by the crimes and murders of the past. And one of the big events in the pasts of many of these characters, referenced since the very first Criminal story, was the death of Teeg Lawless. Before we even met Teeg, we knew he died when his son was a teenager, but other than the identity of his killer, we were never told the rest of that story. He is simply a ghost haunting the series, as Teeg Lawless has become one of the most popular characters in the comic.”
Legendary Television will also serve as executive producer. The series is produced by Amazon MGM Studios.
Source: deadline
by Joey Paur
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