Luke Evans is the latest name to join the growing cast of the Amazon crime drama series ‘Criminal.’
The announcement of Evans joining the cast comes 24 hours after the casting of Emilia Clarke in the leading role. They both join the previously announced cast of Charlie Hunnam, Richard Jenkins, John Hawkes, Adria Arjona, Logan Browning, Kadeem Hardison, Pat Healy, Taylor Sele, Gus Halper, Aliyah Camacho, Michael Mando, Marvin Jones III, Michael Xavier, Dominic Burgess.
The adaptation of the graphic novels by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips follows an interlocking universe of crime stories. Clarke has been set to take the lead in the role of Mallory, who is a slick and daring armed robber, as quick with a gun as she is with her wits. Part of a heist crew with Ricky Lawless (Halper), who she’s in a passionate Bonnie-and-Clyde-like affair with. Mallory is a woman on the edge, living on the wrong side of the law and hiding secrets that will bring her and her entire crew into the danger zone.
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Evans takes on the role of Tracy Lawless who was pushed out of the outlaw life of his family (his father is the legendary Teeg Lawless and Ricky (Halper) is his little brother) at the age of 18 when a judge gave him a choice of prison or the military. In the Army, Tracy thrived, his wild outlaw instincts getting funnelled into the strict discipline of the military. He was placed into the Special Forces and trained to be an expert in covert operations and guerilla warfare. But underneath it all, the Lawless blood still pumps in his heart.
Brubaker will serve as co-showrunner and executive producer on the series along with Jordan Harper. Phillips also executive produces, as does Sarah Carbiener and Philipp Barnett. Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden will direct the first four episodes. Legendary Television will also serve as an executive producer. The series is produced by Amazon MGM Studios.
