Exclusively revealed by Variety, Emilia Clarke has been handpicked to lead the stellar cast of Amazon Prime Video's forthcoming adaptation of the thrilling "Criminal" graphic novels. Alongside her, Charlie Hunnam, Richard Jenkins, John Hawkes, Adria Arjona, Logan Browning, Kadeem Hardison, Pat Healy, Taylor Sele, Gus Halper, Aliyah Camacho, Michael Mando, Marvin Jones III, Michael Xavier, and Dominic Burgess will all contribute their talents to this ensemble.
Created by the masterminds Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, these graphic novels have been described as an intricate web of captivating crime narratives. And in this series, Clarke will embody the formidable Mallory, a cunning and audacious armed robber, as swift with a gun as she is with her wit. She belongs to a heist crew alongside Ricky Lawless (Halper), whom she shares a passionate, Bonnie-and-Clyde-like affair. Mallory is a woman who lives on the precipice, always teetering on the wrong side of the law, harboring secrets that could plunge her and her entire crew into a perilous abyss.
Clarke, renowned for her portrayal of Daenerys Targaryen in the groundbreaking HBO series "Game of Thrones" throughout its epic eight-season run, which garnered her four Emmy Award nominations, continues to showcase her versatility in both television and film. Her recent credits include the Marvel-Disney+ series "Secret Invasion" and films such as "Me Before You," "Last Christmas," "The Pod Generation," "Solo: A Star Wars Story," and "Terminator Genisys." In 2022, she made her West End debut in Anya Reiss' adaptation of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull."
Brubaker will serve as co-showrunner and executive producer on "Criminal," alongside Jordan Harper, with Phillips, Sarah Carbiener, and Philipp Barnett also taking on executive producer roles. Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden will helm the initial four episodes, while Legendary Television joins as an executive producer. This thrilling series is proudly produced by Amazon MGM Studios.
