“One Piece” co-creator and former showrunner Steven Maeda is developing an adult animated series based on the epic fantasy comic Monstress for Amazon MGM Studios, Variety reports.
Set in an Asian-inspired fantasy world, the story follows a young woman with a literal monster living inside of her. On a quest to understand her past and avenge her mother’s murder, she’s joined by a colorful ensemble including a talking cat and a hybrid fox/human girl as they’re thrown in the middle of a war between human and otherworldly forces.
Launched in 2015 by Image Comics, Monstrous is written by Marjorie Liu and illustrated by Sana Takeda. It has garnered four Hugo Awards, seven Eisner Awards, and was the Harvey Awards’ Book of the Year in 2018.
Maeda will write and serve as co-showrunner on the series alongside Tiffany Greshler (“One Piece”). They’ll executive produce with Liu, Takeda, Jason Brown, and Ryan Stayton.
Prior to “One Piece,” Maeda worked as a writer on the likes of “The X-Files,” “CSI: Miami,” and “Lost” before serving as showrunner on “Pan Am” and “Helix.”
