Ed Brubaker's noir comics finally get the prestige treatment they deserve.
An interlocking universe of crime stories based on the graphic novel series created by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.
Writing
Brubaker adapting his own work—finally, no dilution.
Acting
Richard Jenkins as Ivan? Casting so good it hurts.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brubaker and Phillips have been making Criminal comics since 2006; this is their first hands-on TV adaptation after years of Hollywood interest.
The series reportedly adapts multiple arcs non-linearly, meaning characters you meet as elders appear as desperate young criminals in later episodes—a structural gamble that mirrors how trauma echoes across time.
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