Criminal TV Show Trailer: Charlie Hunnam and Luke Evans Lead Prime Video Series Based on Graphic Novel
A crime story of friends
Criminal opens with Leo Patterson, played by Charlie Hunnam, and his friend Ricky Lawless, played by Gus Halper. Leo tries to escape the criminal world in which they grew up, while Ricky wants to follow his father, a legendary outlaw.
Ricky’s older brother Tracy, played by Luke Evans, returns from the Army, bringing the family’s tragic past back into their lives. Greta, played by Adria Arjona, is a car thief from Leo’s past, while Mallory, played by Emilia Clarke, worries about what Ricky might do to survive.
Two parts, eight episodes
The series will be released in two parts, each with four episodes. “Coward” debuts on January 13, 2027, and “Lawless” follows on January 27, 2027. The first part centers on family secrets, a childhood murder and a heist gone wrong. The second follows Tracy, who chose the Army over prison 20 years earlier, as he returns after Ricky gets involved with dangerous people.
Cast and source material
The show is based on graphic novels by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, whose stories share an interlocking crime universe. Its cast also includes Richard Jenkins, Kadeem Hardison, John Hawkes and Logan Browning.
Guest actors include Michael Mando, Garrett Hedlund, Patrick J. Adams, Pat Healy, Taylor Selé, Aliyah Camacho, Marvin Jones III, Michael Xavier, Dominic Burgess, Chris Diamantopoulos, Lawrence Kao, Katie Stevens, John Pyper-Ferguson, Robert Lee Hart, Aina Brei’yon and Kyle Davis.
Key points
- Criminal stars Charlie Hunnam and Luke Evans and is coming to Prime Video.
- The series adapts graphic novels by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.
- Its four-episode first part, “Coward,” debuts January 13, 2027.
- The four-episode second part, “Lawless,” arrives January 27, 2027.