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Amazon's “Sex Criminals” Pilot Directed by Nia DaCosta

5/12/2026

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Amazon announced Nia DaCosta will direct the pilot and episode 2 of “Sex Criminals” and serve as executive producer.
Imogen Poots and John Reynolds star as Suze and Jon, who stop time during sex to rob banks.
Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani and Tze Chun serve as showrunners and executive producers, unveiling at Upfront in New York on May 11 2026, adapting Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky’s comic that debuted September 25 2013 and ran 31 issues.

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Amazon announced Nia DaCosta will direct the pilot and episode 2 of “Sex Criminals” and serve as executive producer.
Imogen Poots and John Reynolds star as Suze and Jon, who stop time during sex to rob banks.
Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani and Tze Chun serve as showrunners and executive producers, unveiling at Upfront in New York on May 11 2026, adapting Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky’s comic that debuted September 25 2013 and ran 31 issues.