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Prime Video Orders Eight-Episode “Sex Criminals” Series Starring Poots.

5/9/2026

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Prime Video Announces

Prime Video announced an eight-episode television adaptation of the comic “Sex Criminals”.
Imogen Poots will star as Suzie and John Reynolds will star as Jon.
Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon were revealed in January as developers, with Nanjiani also co-starring but not as Jon.
Filmmaker Tze Chun joins the development team.

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LuckyChap Produces Sex Criminals

LuckyChap, co-founded by Margot Robbie, is producing Sex Criminals for Prime Video.
Peter Friedlander, Amazon MGM Studios’ global head of television, called the series bold, hilarious and wildly original with a love story at its core.
Executive producers include Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani and other creators, while Louie Hayes serves as a producer.
Winter Coat Films partners with LuckyChap and Amazon to deliver the comic’s time-stopping love story worldwide.

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Imogen Poots Cast

Imogen Poots will play Gloria Swanson in “Kennedy” and co-star with Matt Smith in “The Salamander Lives Twice”.
John Reynolds recently appeared in “Seekers of Infinite Love” and guest-starred on “Adults”.
The series follows Suze and Jon using a sex-triggered time-stop ability to rob banks.
Imogen Poots’ recent films include “The Chronology of Water”, “All Of You”, and “Hedda”.

History

Historical Context

In June 1998, HBO premiered Sex and the City, drawing an average of 6.9 million viewers and normalizing frank sexual dialogue on mainstream TV. That cultural shift opened space for bold adaptations, leading Prime Video in 2024 to launch Sex Criminals—produced by LuckyChap and starring Imogen Poots and Kumail Nanjiani—continuing the trend toward adult-oriented comic series.

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Prime Video Announces

Prime Video announced an eight-episode television adaptation of the comic “Sex Criminals”.
Imogen Poots will star as Suzie and John Reynolds will star as Jon.
Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon were revealed in January as developers, with Nanjiani also co-starring but not as Jon.
Filmmaker Tze Chun joins the development team.

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