EXCLUSIVE: A Calculated Man is the latest graphic novel that could make its way to the small screen.Hulu has acquired the rights to AfterShock Media’s book and is in the very early stages of developing a series based on the crime story, which is set to be published in June.Peter Calloway, a co-exec producer on series including Freeform’s Marvel series Cloak & Dagger and FX’s Legion, has signed to write and serve as showrunner on the project.
He has previously worked with the comic company on the book Shadow Doctor, which was set in Prohibition-era Chicago and drawn from the real world experiences of Calloway’s grandfather.The comic comes from writer Paul Tobin (Bunny Mask) and artist Alberto Albuquerque (The Amazing Spider-Man).
It is a math-inspired crime series that follows Jack Beans, an accountant living in witness protection after betraying his former employers, the Pinafore crime family.
After three years, Jack decides to reclaim his old life. What follows is a journey full of murder, mayhem and mathematics.AfterShock Media is the company behind graphic novels such as Baby Teeth, Dead Day and Monster Hunter.Calloway is repped by Hannah Ozer at Kaplan, WME, and Jeff Frankel at McKuin Frankel Whitehead.The deal was made by Rive Gauche, an AfterShock Media Company, which is repped by Neil Sacker of Sacker Entertainment Law.“It’s not often that a story grabs you by the throat and heart at the same time,” said Calloway. “A Calculated Man did just that.
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