Amazon Prime Video’s life of crime has begun. The streamer’s adaptation of the long-running crime comics seriesCriminalhas begun production in Portland, Oregon.Sean Phillips, the comics artist who created the series with writerEd Brubaker, posted on Twitter that the series began filming on Monday.
Criminalis an anthology comics series that tells the interweaving stories of the criminal underworld, with the crimes of the past frequently coming back to haunt the present; debuting in 2006, it has won a number of Eisner Awards, and continues to be published to this day. The series' first season will be based on the book’s first story arc,Coward. It will center around two criminals; master thief Leo (Sons of Anarchy’sCharlie Hunnam), who avoids violence whenever possible, and sharp-tongued car thief Greta (Hit Man’sAdria Arjona), who is looking for one last score after her husband died in a bank heist gone wrong. The series' first four episodes will be directed by wife-and-husband duoAnna BodenandRyan Fleck(Captain Marvel).
Who Else Stars in Criminal?
Richard Jenkins(The Shape of Water) will play Ivan, a friend of Leo’s family - a respected thief who is currently suffering from dementia under Leo’s care.John Hawkes(Winter’s Bone) will star as Sebastian Hyde, a brutal criminal who has been hindered by a recent stroke;Taylor Selé(Queens) will play Royal, the ruthless manager of Hyde’s gambling club.Kadeem Hardison(Grown-ish) will play Gnarly, an ex-boxer and a friend of Ivan’s.Pat Healy(Killers of the Flower Moon) will play Seymour, part of Leo’s father’s old crew.Logan Browning(Dear White People) will play Jenny, Leo’s childhood friend whose life has taken her on a different path than his; she’s now on the other side of the law as an Internal Affairs detective. In recurring roles areGus Halper(Rustin) as Ricky, the unstable son of a legendary outlaw;Aliyah Camacho(Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) as Angie, Greta’s precocious daughter; andMichael Mando(Better Call Saul) as misanthropic crooked vice cop Jeff.
Criminalis executive produced by Brubaker, Phillips,Jordan Harper,Sarah Carbiener, andPhillip Barnett. Brubaker and Harper (Hightown,Gotham,The Mentalist) will co-showrun the series.
Criminalis now filming;no release date has yet been announced. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
