Greg Rucka And Michael Lark’s ‘Lazarus’ Is Being Turned Into A TV Series
Yet another comic book series is being adapted for television, but this one isn’t the typical superhero fare. Legendary Television has picked up the rights toLazarus, Image Comics' dystopian sci-fi series byGreg RuckaandMichael Lark.
Get all the details on the Lazarus TV series after the jump.
THRreports Legendary won the rights toLazarusin a competitive bidding war. Rucka himself will write the pilot, as well as executive produce with Lark. Also serving as executive producer isMatt Tolmach, who’s known for producing theAmazing Spider-Manmovies.Lazarusunfolds in a futuristic world ruled by 16 wealthy families. Each clan has a Lazarus, or a genetically engineered, unkillable being that protects the family by using force and deception. At the center of the story is one such Lazarus, who goes by the name Forever Carlyle.
Rucka and Lark’s series has earned strong reviews since its debut in 2013. Not that acclaim is new to this team. Rucka is a five-time Eisner Award winner known for hisAtticus Kodiaknovels and his work on DC Comics' Batman books.
Lark is a two-time Eisner Award winner whose art has appeared in popular titles likeDaredevilandCaptain America. The pair previously teamed up for DC Comics’Gotham Central, about the long-suffering Gotham City Police Department.
This isn’t the first time Rucka has captured Hollywood’s attention. His comic book seriesWhiteoutwas previously made into a movie starring Kate Beckinsale. (No one actually liked that film, but that hardly seems to be Rucka’s fault.) Another of his comic book series,Queen & Country, has an adaptation percolating at Fox.
Legendary Television launched in 2013 and currently has two other series in pre-production. One isColony, an alien drama by Carlton Cuse which was given the go-ahead by USA. The other isLove, a Netflix series comedy co-created by Judd Apatow. Also in the works from them areCarnival Row, which Guillermo del Toro is developing for Amazon.
