US Edition‘Sex Criminals’ Series, Based On Comic Book, Greenlit At Amazon From Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon, Tze Chun & LuckyChap
Amazon Prime Video orders eight episodes of Sex Criminals, a live-action adaptation of the acclaimed comic, with Kumail Nanjiani starring and co-creating the series.
- Recently, Amazon Prime Video has given Sex Criminals a full eight-episode series order for the platform.
- Image Comics' Sex Criminals originated as a critically acclaimed series by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky that earned two Eisner Award nominations, with a mid-2010s adaptation attempt that stalled.
- The plot centers on Suze, who stops time during sex, meets Jon with the same gift, and together they rob banks; Amazon MGM Studios called it `bold, hilarious, and wildly original` with a deeply human love story.
- The move expands Prime Video's slate as the order is among the first tranche of greenlights overseen by Peter Friedlander, Global Head of Television, Amazon MGM Studios, with LuckyChap holding multiple projects at Prime Video.
- The creative team includes co-creators Tze Chun, Emily V. Gordon, and Kumail Nanjiani, with Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky executive producing and LuckyChap producing under first-look deal with Amazon MGM Studios.
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Sex Criminals series in the works at Prime Video from Kumail Nanjiani
What would you do if you could stop time each time you orgasmed? If your response is to rob banks, then you might be interested in Prime Video’s new series based on the acclaimed Sex Criminals comic by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky. All About the Sex Criminals TV Series Prime Video has ordered an eight-episode series adaptation of Sex Criminals, with Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon (The Big Sick) and Tze Chun (Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai) …
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