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Time-Stopping Lovers Rob Banks in New Series
29 Jan
Summary
- Amazon greenlights an eight-episode series based on Sex Criminals comic.
- The show follows a couple who can stop time during sex to rob banks.
- Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon are co-creators and executive producers.
An eight-episode series adaptation of the celebrated Image Comics title "Sex Criminals" is in development at Amazon, with an official pickup announced.
The series co-created by Kumail Nanjiani, Emily V. Gordon, and Tze Chun, will feature Nanjiani in a starring role. The logline describes the premise: Suze possesses the ability to stop time when she has sex, a gift she discovers is shared by Jon, leading them to partner in bank heists.
Gordon and Nanjiani are executive producing through their Winter Coat Films. Other executive producers include Tze Chun, Dani Melia, Dani Gorin, Matt Fraction, and Chip Zdarsky, with Louie Hayes producing. This project marks a passion for Gordon and Nanjiani, who aim to explore "love stories in weird places."
Originally published in 2013, "Sex Criminals" garnered critical acclaim and two Eisner Award nominations. An earlier adaptation attempt was in development at Universal Television but did not proceed. Peter Friedlander of Amazon MGM Studios highlighted the series' bold, hilarious, and original nature, with a core love story that is both human and unexpected.
