Draft:Criminal (TV series)
| Criminal | |
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| Genre | Crime drama |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Production company | Amazon MGM Studios |
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| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
Criminal is an upcoming American
showrunners Ed Brubaker and Jordan Harper. The series is based on the comic book of the same name by Brubaker and Sean Phillips. The series is to be released on Amazon Prime Video
.
Premise
The series follows multiple generations of criminal families and exploers the murders that connect their pasts.
Cast
- Charlie Hunnam as Leo, aka Coward, a criminal mastermind who plans his jobs to use no guns or violence, unlike his father Tommy[1]
- Richard Jenkins as Ivan, a former robber now suffering from dimentia, he is best friends with Leo's dad[2]
- Adria Arjona as Greta, a driver and car thief who can't get away from the criminal life even after being widowed on a job, she is the mother of Angie[3]
- Kadeem Hardison as Gnarly, a former boxer and a friend of Leo and Ivan[4]
Production
A television adaptation of the comic book series Amazon Studios requested further development with Brubaker executive producing with additional writers.[5] Amazon oficially ordered the series in January 2024 and Jordan Harper was hired as co-showrunner with Brubaker.[6] In April 2024, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck were hired to direct the first four episodes.[7]
In May 2024, Richard Jenkins, Adria Arjona, Kadeem Hardison, and Charlie Hunnam were the first cast members announced for the series.[2][3][4][1]
The series is set to film in Portland, Oregon.[7]
References
- ^ a b Goldberg, Lesley; Kit, Borys (31 May 2024). "Charlie Hunnam to Star in Ed Brubaker's Criminal for Amazon". The Hollywood Reporter. Penske Media Corporation.
- ^ a b Otterson, Joe (May 22, 2024). "Richard Jenkins Joins Amazon Series Adaptation of Ed Brubaker Graphic Novel Criminal". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.
- ^ a b Otterson, Joe (May 28, 2024). "Hit Man Star Adria Arjona Joins Criminal Series at Amazon". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.
- ^ a b Cordero, Rosy (May 29, 2024). "Kadeem Hardison Joins Ed Brubaker's Prime Video Series Criminal as Series Regular". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 2, 2023). "Criminal Series Based on Ed Brubaker's Comic Books in Works at Amazon Studios". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (January 8, 2024). "Ed Brubaker's Criminal Picked Up to Series at Amazon". The Hollywood Reporter. Penske Media Corporation.
- ^ a b Cordero, Rosy (April 2, 2024). "Captain Marvel's Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden Set to Direct Prime Video's Criminal". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation.
External links
- Criminal at IMDb
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