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. The series is to be released on Amazon Prime Video.
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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 |
Premise
editThe series follows multiple generations of criminal families and explores the murders that connect their pasts.
Cast
editMain
edit- 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 dementia, 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]
- Logan Browning as Jenny, an Internal Affairs detective who was raised with Leo[5]
- Emilia Clarke as Mallory, an armed robber in a crew, and relationship, with Ricky Lawless[6]
- Luke Evans as Tracy Lawless, a former criminal pushed into the military to avoid prison eventually joining the Army Special Forces[7]
Recurring
edit- Pat Healy as Seymour, a thief that worked with Leo's dad at one time[8]
- John Hawkes as Sebastian Hyde, a shark in the crime world recovering from a recent stroke[9]
- Taylor Selé as Royal, the manager of Sebastian Hyde's gambling club[8]
- Gus Halper as Ricky, an unstable drug-using criminal that grew up with Leo and is the son of feared criminal Teeg Lawless[10]
- Aliyah Camacho as Angie, Greta's daughter[10]
- Michael Mando as Jeff, a bad Vice cop who has lost hope in humanity[10]
- Marvin Jones III as Chester, the chief enforcer for Sebastian Hyde[11]
- Michael Xavier as Terry, an armed robber that is good friends with Leo, stepfather to Angie, and Greta's new love[11]
- Dominic Burgess as Delron, a criminal on trial at the mercy of his organization[11]
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 recurring roles.[12]
Production
editA 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 oficially 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]
References
edit- ^ a b Goldberg, Lesley; Kit, Borys (May 31, 2024). "Charlie Hunnam to Star in Ed Brubaker's Criminal for Amazon". The Hollywood Reporter. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ a b Otterson, Joe (May 22, 2024). "Richard Jenkins Joins Amazon Series Adaptation of Ed Brubaker Graphic Novel Criminal". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024.
- ^ a b Otterson, Joe (May 28, 2024). "Hit Man Star Adria Arjona Joins Criminal Series at Amazon". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on May 29, 2024.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on May 29, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ a b Cordero, Rosy (June 5, 2024). "Dear White People's Logan Browning Set as Series Regular in Ed Brubaker's Criminal". Deadline. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Otterson, Joe (July 10, 2024). "Emilia Clarke to Star in Amazon Crime Drama Series Criminal (Exclusive)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.
- ^ a b Otterson, Joe (July 11, 2024). "Luke Evans Joins Crime Drama Series Criminal at Amazon in Lead Role (Exclusive)". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on July 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c Cordero, Rosy (June 6, 2024). "Ed Brubaker's Graphic Novel Series Criminal Adds Pat Healy & Taylor Selé". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Cordero, Rosy (June 7, 2024). "John Hawkes Joins Prime Video's Graphic Novel Series Criminal". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c d London, Rob (June 12, 2024). "Amazon's Criminal Series Begins Filming". Collider. Valnet Inc. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d Cordero, Rosy (June 12, 2024). "Criminal Sets Marvin Jones III, Michael Xavier & Dominic Burgess in Recurring Roles". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ Petski, Denise (September 17, 2024). "Garrett Hedlund, Chris Diamantopoulos, Lawrence Kao, Katie Stevens Among 8 Cast In Ed Brubaker's Prime Video Series 'Criminal'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 18, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 2, 2023). "Criminal Series Based on Ed Brubaker's Comic Books in Works at Amazon Studios". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on June 29, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (January 8, 2024). "Ed Brubaker's Criminal Picked Up to Series at Amazon". The Hollywood Reporter. Penske Media Corporation.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (April 2, 2024). "Captain Marvel's Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden Set to Direct Prime Video's Criminal". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on April 22, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "Criminal: Open Casting". SMH Casting. 8 May 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Flook, Ray (June 12, 2024). "Criminal Co-Creator Sean Phillips Confirms Series Filming Start". Bleeding Cool. Avatar Press. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ Turnquist, Kristi (July 23, 2024). "Extras wanted for Criminal, Portland-filmed TV series with Sons of Anarchy, Game of Thrones stars". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on July 23, 2024.
