Who is directing the "Southern Bastards" TV pilot?

Nia DaCosta, known for her work on films like "The Marvels" and "Candyman," is set to direct the pilot episode of the "Southern Bastards" TV series.

What is the status of the "Southern Bastards" TV adaptation?

Onyx Collective has ordered a pilot for the "Southern Bastards" TV series, which is based on the acclaimed graphic novels by Jason Aaron and Jason Latour.

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Onyx Collective Adapts Acclaimed 'Southern Bastards' Graphic Novels for TV

Q: What is the "Southern Bastards" TV series about?

The "Southern Bastards" TV series follows a tenacious military veteran who travels to the small town of Craw County, Alabama, in search of her estranged father, only to uncover a murderous criminal underworld run by the town's high school football coach.

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Onyx Collective orders pilot for 'Southern Bastards' TV series
Jason Aaron and Jason Latour, creators of original comics, executive producing
Bill Dubuque writing teleplay, Nia DaCosta directing and executive producing

Onyx Collective Adapts Acclaimed 'Southern Bastards' Graphic Novels for TV

In a major development for fans of gritty crime dramas, Onyx Collective has ordered a pilot for a TV series adaptation of the acclaimed "Southern Bastards" graphic novels. The project is being executive produced by the original comics' creators, Jason Aaron and Jason Latour.

The series will follow a tenacious military veteran who travels to the small town of Craw County, Alabama, in search of her estranged father. What she discovers is a murderous criminal underworld run by the town's high school football coach, the "winningest" in the South. Bill Dubuque, known for his work on the hit Netflix series "Ozark," has written the teleplay and will also executive produce alongside Nia DaCosta.