Earlier this year, it was rumoured that Marvel wanted Jason Statham for the role of Bullseye in Daredevil season two. For whatever reason, that doesn’t look like it will be happening, but the action star has now set his sights on another small screen role with Viva La Madness.

Based on the book of the same name by J.J. Connolly, it’s actually a follow-up to the author’s previous novel, Layer Cake. That was adapted by Matthew Vaughn and starred Daniel Craig.

Viva la Madness centers on an anonymous hero who is stranded in the Caribbean itching for the criminal life he left behind — but who is still a wanted man back home. He soon joins forces with two robust London gangsters: the menacing Sonny King and his paranoid partner Roy “Twitchy” Burns. Described as fast-paced and filled with sarcasm and humor, Viva La Madness takes place in a world of madness that somehow makes terrible sense.

“Viva La Madness, with its riveting characters and twisting storyline, is a volatile cocktail of action and comedy that only J.J. Connolly can create,”  said Gaumont International TV CEO Katie O’Connell Marsh in a statement today. “Jason Statham, known for his roles in the Transporter trilogy, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, The Bank Job, as well as the recent Furious 7 and Spy, brings such strength and credibility to his characters but also has an effortless shade of vulnerability that gives him so much dimension on screen.”

This will be Statham’s first television role, and providing it’s handled well, the series has a chance of being something very special indeed. Unlike some other actors who have moved to TV shows because their movie careers are waning, Statham doesn’t really need to, but this news just shows that the line between the big and small screen continues to blur.