Dan Trachtenberg will direct the first episode of Amazon’s superhero drama “The Boys”, based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s ultra-violent comic book series, reports Variety.
Trachtenberg recently directed the hit film 10 Cloverfield Lane for Paramount and JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot. He also directed the episode “Playtest” in Season 3 of the acclaimed series “Black Mirror.”
“Dan’s a massive fan of the comic like us, and we’re massive fans of his, so we’re excited to have his more talented skill set brought to the show,” said series executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the duo who also saved “Preacher” from development hell.
“The Boys” is set in a world where superheroes embrace the darker side of their massive celebrity and fame and centers on a group of vigilantes known informally as “the boys.” They set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
The main cast includes: Karl Urban, Chace Crawford, Jessie T. Usher, Antony Starr, Nathan Mitchell, Dominique McElligott, Erin Moriarty, Jack Quaid, and Karen Fukuhara.
The series is scheduled to begin filming this spring for a 2019 release.
