WT Deals: Netflix to Develop TV Series Starring Sam Claflin & Patrick Stewart Based on Vault Comic ‘Barbaric’
Published: July 12, 2024
Netflix and A&E Studios will develop a TV series adaptation of the best-selling comic from Vault Comics, “Barbaric.” The series, written and executive produced by Sheldon Turner, is set to star Sam Claflin and Patrick Stewart and will mark the TV directing debut of big-screen action icon Michael Bay.
Created by writer Michael Moreci and artist Nathan Gooden in 2021, Vault’s “Barbaric” chronicles the journey of cursed barbarian Owen (Claflin) and his talking axe (voiced by Stewart) as they unite to take on a great evil in a Medieval fantasy world.
Weintraub shareholder Matt Sugarman represents Vault Comics.
For more on the project, see this story in The Hollywood Reporter and this article in Deadline.