Prime Video is reportedly developing television adaptation of both Matt Fraction's Sex Criminals and Kelly Sue DeConnick's Bitch Planet.
According to Jeff Sneider of Above the Line, Fraction and DeConnick have signed a "significant overall deal" with Prime Video, which will see the Amazon-owned streamer develop TV shows based on the creators' respective comic book series. Nick Pepper, Amazon's Head of Studio Creative Content, was reportedly "instrumental" in making this deal happen. That said, the deal isn't finalized "quite" yet, and the financial details have not been disclosed.
At any rate, shows based on adult-oriented comics like Sex Criminals and Bitch Planet certainly wouldn't be out of place on Prime Video. After all, the service is already home to the smash-hit live-action series The Boys, based on the satirical superhero comic book series of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. There's also the graphic animated superhero series Invincible, based on the comic of the same name by Robert Kirman, Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley.
What Is Sex Criminals?
Written by Fraction, illustrated by Chip Zdarsky and colored by Becka Kinzie, Sex Criminals launched from Image Comics in September 2013. The series ran for a total of 31 issues, plus a one-shot special, concluding in October 2020. Naturally, the final issue was not numbered as #31, but rather, as #69.
Sex Criminals follows Suzie, a librarian, and Jon, an actor, who meet at a party and end up sleeping together, only to discover that they have the ability to freeze time when they orgasm. As their relationship develops, the two decided to rob the bank where Jon works in an effort to save Suzie's library from going under. In a 2013 interview with CBR, Fraction cited The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Bridesmaids and Jackass, as well as the work of Billy Wilder, as his comedic inspirations.
What Is Bitch Planet?
Written by DeConnick, illustrated by Valentine De Landro and colored by Clayton Cowles, Bitch Planet itself launched from Image Comics in December 2014. The series ran for 10 issues, concluding in April 2017. Additionally, the main series was followed up by Bitch Planet: Triple Feature, a five-issue anthology series. Each issue features three stories, each from a different creative team (with Fraction having even penned a story for issue #5).
Bitch Planet is a feminist dystopian comic that follows a group of women who have been sent to an off-planet prison for being "non-compliant." According to DeConnnick, the series was "born of a deep and abiding love for exploitation and women in prison movies of the '60s and '70s". Both Sex Criminals and Bitch Planet were met with positive reviews. Sex Criminals was also nominated for the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story, while Bitch Planet won the 2016 British Fantasy Award for Best Comic/Graphic Novel.
Source: Above the Line