Summary
- Emilia Clarke joins Prime Video’s
Criminal
cast, playing the cunning armed robber Mallory. - Clarke’s role in
Criminal
is a complex character that should showcase her talent post-
Game of Thrones
. - Prime Video’s
Criminal
adaptation, based on the graphic novel, features an ensemble cast in the criminal underworld.
Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke finds a new leading TV role in Prime Video’s graphic novel adaptation, Criminal. Written by Ed Brubaker and illustrated by Sean Phillips, the Eisner Award-winning comic book series follows an interconnected universe of crime stories. Prime Video’s Criminal comic adaptation, which was originally revealed in January 2024, has already announced several cast members, including Charlie Hunnam, Richard Jenkins, John Hawkes, Adria Arjona, Logan Browning, Kadeem Hardison, Pat Healy, Taylor Sele, Gus Halper, Aliyah Camacho, Michael Mando, Marvin Jones III, Michael Xavier, and Dominic Burgess.
Now, the show’s ensemble cast is continuing to grow with the addition of a Game of Thrones star. According to Variety, Clarke has been cast in Prime Video’s Criminal series in a lead role. Clarke will play the character of Mallory from the comic series.
What Emilia Clarke Has Done Since Game Of Thrones
& What To Expect From Her Role In Criminal
Clarke is, of course, best known for playing Daenerys Targaryen in HBO’s massively popular fantasy series, Game of Thrones, a role which she played for all eight seasons, earning four Emmy nominations for outstanding actress in a drama series, though she never won the award. While Game of Thrones was still airing from 2011 to 2019, and after it ended, Clarke has struggled to find a role on the level of critical or commercial acclaim she earned for playing Daenerys.
While Game of Thrones was still on the air, Clarke starred as Sarah Connor in 2015’s Terminator Genisys, which was a critical and commercial disappointment, and she also starred in 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, the first Star Wars film to bomb at the box office. Clarke did star in the romantic drama Me Before You, which was a box office success that made $208 million on a $20 million budget. Since Game of Thrones ended, she has starred in Last Christmas and Marvel’s Secret Invasion, also based on the comics storyline of the same name.
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In Prime Video’s Criminal series, Clarke will take on the role of Mallory, a cunning and audacious armed robber who is equally quick with a gun as she is with her intellect. The character is a member of a heist team alongside Ricky Lawless (played by Halper) with whom she shares an intense romance reminiscent of Bonnie and Clyde. Mallory also harbors secrets that could endanger her and her team. A complex character with an edge, Mallory might be Clarke’s best role since Daenerys on Game of Thrones.
Prime Video’s Criminal does not yet have a release date yet.
Source: Variety
Criminal
Based on the comic series, Criminal is an action crime series developed by Ed Brubaker and Jordan Harper for Prime Video. This adaptation follows various characters within and adjacent to a bustling criminal underworld and comprises several arcs that occasionally intersect. The series was greenlit by Amazon in 2024.
