Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ Criminal comic series is being adapted into a TV show on Prime Video. The streamer released the first teaser trailer for the upcoming show that introduces the characters and sets the gritty scene.

Criminal follows friends Leo Patterson (Charlie Hunnam) and Ricky Lawless (Gus Halper) who grew up in a world of crime. One wants to get away from the way he was raised and the other plans to follow his father’s crime career. Greta (Adria Arjona) is a car thief Leo used to know, and Mallory (Emilia Clarke) is Ricky’s girlfriend, who worries about what he’s willing to do to get what he wants. The situation is complicated when Ricky’s older brother Tracy (Luke Evans) comes home from the Army.

The show is presented in two parts with episodes streaming in January 2027. Part 1 “Coward” contains four episodes that will drop on January 13, then Part 2 “Lawless” will follow with another four episodes on January 27.

Part 1 digs up old family secrets for Leo and Ricky who are still dealing with a murder from childhood and a botched heist. Part 2 brings Tracy into the picture when Ricky gets into trouble with the wrong people. The elder brother returns to the home he left 20 years ago to help his brother.

The series also stars Richard Jenkins, Michael Mando, Kadeem Hardison, John Hawkes, Shylo Molina, Brayden Gleave, Bennett Curran, and Ansel Carpenter. Guest stars include Garrett Hedlund, Katie Stevens, Marvin Jones III, Pat Healy, and Aliyah Camacho.

The Criminal comic series is a highly praised crime comic that began in 2006 with a 10-issue run at Icon Comics. Brubaker and Phillips followed that with a second series in 2008, and more limited series like Criminal: The Sinners and Criminal: The Last of the Innocent.

Brubaker and Phillips are executive producers on Criminal, along with Philipp A. Barnett, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Jordan Harper, Sarah Carbiener, Dee Rees, and Halley Gross.