Key Takeaways
- Series Overview: Prime Video’s adaptation of Sex Criminals features a unique storyline about time-stopping lovers who rob banks.
- Creators Involved: Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon are co-creators and executive producers of the series.
- Comic Background: The original comic was published in 2013 and received two Eisner Award nominations.
- Production Team: The series is produced by LuckyChap, with contributions from the comic’s creators Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky.
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) set as co-creators. Nanjiani will also appear in the series.
The official logline reads: “Suze is a normal girl with an extraordinary ability: when she has sex, she stops time. One night, she meets Jon…who has the same gift. And so they do what any other sex having, time stopping couple would do: they rob banks.“
Nanjiani and Gordon are executive producing under their Winter Coat Films banner, along with Dani Melia. Chun is also an executive producer, as are comic creators Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky. LuckyChap is producing the series with the company’s Dani Gorin executive producing and Louie Hayes producing.
The comic was first published in 2013 and earned two Eisner Award nominations. A previous TV series adaptation was in the works at Universal Television a decade ago, but the project was scrapped.
Statements! Statements! Statements!
In a statement, Nanjiani and Gordon said, “Sex Criminals is the exact kind of thing Winter Coat aims to bring to life: love stories in weird places,” said Gordon and Nanjiani. “From the moment LuckyChap brought us Matt and Chip’s comic book, we knew we wanted to bring these characters to screen and are so excited to do that alongside Tze Chun and Prime Video.“
Chun added, “I’ve been a fan of Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky’s Sex Criminals since the first issue hit the stands. This has been my dream project for over a decade, and co-creating this show with Emily and Kumail has been one of the creative highlights of my career. We are so excited to bring this series to life with our incredible partners at Lucky Chap and Prime Video.“
Not to be left out, Peter Friedlander, global head of television at Amazon MGM Studios, said, “Sex Criminals is bold, hilarious, and wildly original, with a love story at its core that feels both deeply human and completely unexpected. Emily, Kumail, and Tze have brought a fresh, and emotionally grounded take to this incredible property. With our collaborators at LuckyChap, Winter Coat Films, and comic book creators Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky, we’re thrilled to bring this unforgettable world and its characters to our global Prime Video audience.“
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