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| Criminal | |
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| Genre | Crime drama |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
Criminal is an upcoming American crime drama television series created by co-showrunners Ed Brubaker and Jordan Harper. The series is based on the Marvel/Image comic book of the same name by Brubaker and Sean Phillips. It is to be released on Amazon Prime Video.
The series follows multiple generations of criminal families and explores the murders that connect their pasts.
Additionally, Garrett Hedlund, Chris Diamantopoulos, Lawrence Kao, Katie Stevens, John Pyper-Ferguson, Robert Lee Hart, Aina Brei'yon, and Kyle Davis are all cast in undisclosed roles. [12]
A television adaptation of the comic book series Criminal by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips was in initial development at Legendary Television development in 2019 with Brubaker adapting his own work for the screen. In February 2023, Amazon Studios requested further development with Brubaker executive producing with additional writers. [13] Amazon officially ordered the series in January 2024 and Jordan Harper was hired as co-showrunner with Brubaker. [14] In April 2024, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck were hired to direct the first four episodes. [15] The latter four episodes are directed by Dee Rees. [16]
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] In June, Logan Browning was also announced as a series regular, [5] with recurring roles added for Pat Healy, Taylor Selé, John Hawkes, Gus Halper, Aliyah Camacho, Michael Mando, Marvin Jones III, Michael Xavier, and Dominic Burgess. [8] [9] [17] [11] The following month, additional lead roles for Emilia Clarke and Luke Evans were announced. [6] [7]
Filming began in Portland, Oregon, on June 10, 2024, [10] [17] with plans to continue through October. [18]
In January 2025, Image Comics announced they would reissue trade paperbacks of all previously produced Criminal material. Volumes one and two, Coward and Lawless, were republished with new covers and trade dress on January 22, 2025. These books include comics originally released in 2006 and 2007. Further volumes were due for release on a monthly basis through the rest of the year. [19]
The program will lead to a new original graphic novel written by Brubaker and Philips, named The Knives, which is due for release on September 9, 2025. [20]