Charlie Hunnam’s ‘Criminal’ Sets Prime Video Release Date; Teaser & First-Look Images Unveiled

Prime Video has released some first look images and a teaser trailer for Criminal, the upcoming new series that features an “interlocking universe” of crime stories based on the graphic novel series created by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. All four episodes of Criminal Part One “Coward” will debut on January 13, 2027, followed by all four episodes of Criminal Part Two “Lawless” on January 27, 2027. The series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Check out the trailer above, and see some of the new images below. Criminal begins with the story of two friends, Leo Patterson (Charlie Hunnam) and Ricky Lawless (Gus Halper), “one trying to fight his way out of the world of crime they were raised in, the other desperate to follow in the footsteps of his father, a legendary outlaw. And when Ricky’s older brother Tracy (Luke Evans) returns home from the Army, their tragic family history comes home with him.” Watch on Deadline The synopsis continues: “Drawn into their orbit are Greta (Adria Arjona), a sharp-tongued car thief from Leo’s past, and Mallory (Emilia Clarke), Ricky’s girlfriend, who fears what he’ll do to get by. Gunfights, heists, and tragic romance are the order of the day, but will anyone make it out alive?” The series also stars Richard Jenkins, Kadeem Hardison, John Hawkes, and Logan Browning. The recurring and guest cast includes 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. Criminal is executive produced by Brubaker, Phillips, Philipp A. Barnett, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Jordan Harper, Sarah Carbiener, Dee Rees, and Halley Gross, along with co-executive producers Cortney Norris and Minhal Baig. It is produced by Amazon MGM Studios, Basement Gang, Inc., Big Indie Pictures, Inc., Gowanus Projections, Inc., and Legendary Television Productions, Inc. The synopsis for Part 1 of the series reveals that “Family secrets buried for decades are revealed as two criminals, Leo Patterson and his best friend Ricky Lawless, are haunted by a murder from their childhood and a heist that goes wrong, bringing them face-to-face with a past they can’t run from.” For Part 2, “20 years ago, Tracy Lawless chose the Army over prison and never looked back. But when his brother Ricky gets in too deep with the wrong people, Tracy must return to the life he fled, and face what it really means to be a Lawless.” Here are some first-look images: Charlie Hunnam Allyson Riggs/Prime Video Gus Halper, Emilia Clark Allyson Riggs/Prime Video Emilia Clarke, Luke Evans Allyson Riggs/Prime Video