After 11 years in development hell, Chronology of Water and Stranger Things stars are set to lead new Prime Video TV show based on popular comic about bank robbers who stop time by having sex

After spending 11 years in development hell, a TV series based on the popular Image comic Sex Criminals is finally moving ahead.

The eight-episode series, created by Emily V. Gordon (The Big Sick), Kumail Nanjiani, and Tze Chun (I'm a Virgo), is set to premiere exclusively on Prime Video under Margot Robbie's LuckyChap production banner. Per Deadline, Imogen Poots stars as Suze, a "normal girl with an extraordinary ability: when she has sex, she stops time. One night, she meets Jon (John Reynolds)… who has the same gift. And so they do what any other sex having, time-stopping couple would do: they rob banks."

The first issue of Sex Criminals, written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Chip Zdarsky, first hit shelves in 2013 and ran for six volumes through 2020. After the comic received two Eisner awards in 2014, Fraction signed a deal with Universal Television in 2015. Over the last 11 years, however, there have been little to no updates... though the project was still thought to be in production.

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Poots most recently starred in Kristen Stewart's directorial debut, The Chronology of Water, based on the memoir of the same name by Lidia Yuknavitch, though she'll always be Conner 4 Real's fiancée Ashley Wednesday in my heart of hearts and you should absolutely watch Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping if you haven't already. John Reynolds played Officer Callahan across 16 episodes of Stranger Things, though he's probably best known for his role as Drew in TBS's Search Party.

Sex Criminals does not yet have a release date. For more, check out our list of the best new TV shows coming your way in 2026 and beyond.