Charlie Hunnam and Adria Arjona Starring in Prime Video’s ‘Criminal’

(Left) Charlie Hunnam as Charlie Waldo in ‘Last Looks’. (Right) Adria Arjona stars in ‘Hit Man’. Photo: Netflix.

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Charlie Hunnam and Adria Arjona are the latest casting announced for Prime Video’s ‘Criminal’.
The series adapts Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ award-winning graphic novels.
Richard Jenkins is also aboard.

Ed Brubaker has long been among the most respected creators working in comics, and he’s since parlayed that reputation into TV work, contributing or co-creating the likes of ‘Westworld’, ‘Too Old to Die Young’, ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ and the upcoming ‘Batman: Caped Crusader.’

He’s also been busy developing a TV adaptation of one of his most famous graphic novel titles, ‘Criminal’, which has been set up at Prime Video. We now know that ‘Sons of Anarchy’s Charlie Hunnam and ‘Hit Man’ and ‘Andor’ actor Adria Arjona will be part of the cast.

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What’s the story of ‘Criminal’?

Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ ‘Criminal’. Photo: Image Comics.

‘Criminal’ adapts the sprawling graphic novel series created by Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips.

The adaptation is being described as the interweaving saga of several generations of families tied together by the crimes and murders of the past.

Hunnam will, according to Deadline, play main character Leo, a brilliant master thief who sees all the angles, and specializes in plans with no guns and no violence.

Like a chess player, Leo thinks three moves ahead. Other crooks think he’s a coward, especially compared to his father Tommy, who went to jail for murdering the most feared man in the city, Teeg Lawless.

Arjona will bring to life Greta, a sharp-tongued top-level car thief and driver and the widowed mother of Angie.

Ever since her husband died in a bank job gone bad, Greta has been battling with herself about how to escape the only life she’s ever known – and the only place she’s ever thrived. The problem is, she’s good at this. She’s looking for a big score, a lump of money she can use like a gun to shoot her and Angie out of this life and into another one.

Who else is in ‘Criminal’?

(L to R) Richard Jenkins and Sally Hawkins in ‘The Shape of Water’. Photo: Fox Searchlight Pictures.

Richard Jenkins (‘The Shape of Water’) was reported as joining the series last week, and he’ll play a character called Ivan, Leo’s dad’s best friend, who has always been an uncle figure to him. He used to be a robber and criminal but is now currently suffering from dementia. Leo is trying to care for him but realizes he’s more work than he can handle.

Who is making ‘Criminal’?

Brie Larson as Carol Danvers in 2019’s ‘Captain Marvel.’

Brubaker is closely involved with the show –– he wrote the pilot script and will run the show alongside Jordan Harper, a veteran of shows such as ‘The Mentalist’, ‘Gotham’ and ‘Hightown’.

On the directing side of things, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (who made ‘Captain Marvel’) are handling the first four episodes of the show.

This was Brubaker’s comment when the show was originally announced:

“Sean and I have been building this world in our books for over a decade, and now to be able to bring it to life for Amazon is just incredible. And to have Amazon support the project the way they have and show so much faith in my and Jordan’s vision for the show is even more incredible.”

Here’s what Amazon/MGM’s Nick Pepper had to say about the new developments:

“‘Criminal is a beloved graphic novel created by the most iconic team in the history of comics. I know our global Prime Video customers will immediately embrace this story, and I look forward to working with Ed, Jordan, and the team to bring it to the screen.”

When will ‘Criminal’ be on screens?

Despite the cast coming together, we wouldn’t expect this one to be shooting much before later this year, so later in 2025 would seem to be the earliest likely release slot.