Prime Video has unveiled the first teaser for Criminal, its upcoming adaptation of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ acclaimed graphic novel series. Led by Charlie Hunnam, Emilia Clarke, Adria Arjona and Luke Evans, the eight-episode drama will arrive in two instalments in January 2027.
From Acclaimed Comics to the Screen
The series brings Brubaker and Phillips’ award-winning crime universe to television. First published in 2006, Criminal built its reputation through interconnected stories exploring family histories, loyalty and lives shaped by difficult choices.
Hunnam plays Leo Patterson, a man trying to escape the criminal world in which he was raised. His friend Ricky Lawless (Gus Halper), however, is drawn towards the legacy of his outlaw father. The return of Ricky’s older brother Tracy (Luke Evans), who left that world behind for the Army, brings their troubled family history back into focus.
Adria Arjona plays Greta, a car thief from Leo’s past, while Clarke portrays Mallory, Ricky’s girlfriend. The wider cast includes Richard Jenkins, Kadeem Hardison, John Hawkes and Logan Browning.
Two Parts, Two Stories
Rather than releasing all eight episodes together, Prime Video is splitting the series into two four-episode chapters.
Criminal: Part One – Coward premieres on January 13, 2027, followed by Criminal: Part Two – Lawless on January 27, 2027.
The first instalment centres on Leo and Ricky as a childhood murder and a botched heist bring buried secrets back to the surface. The second shifts focus towards Tracy and his return to the family world he once left behind.
With the original creators involved in the adaptation, Criminal arrives with an established readership and a distinctive storytelling universe to draw from.