Sony Pictures Developing “Faust” Animated Series Inspired By Comic Series
It sounds like Sony Pictures’ The Critic won’t be getting a third season anytime soon, but the Animation arm of the media conglomerate is getting serious about adult animation which now includes development on this new series inspired by the Faust line of comics that hail from David Quinn and Tim Vigil. Godkiller’s Matteo Pizzolo will adapt the series for television with Brian Gibberson producing.
According to Deadline who broke the story, Faust follows John Jaspers, a tormented vigilante who sells his soul in exchange for super powers and must then rise against Mephistopheles to rescue his lover Dr. Jade DeCamp and win back his soul.
Our Take
Faust is a HUGE universe with ample potential, and would make a great animated series. Comic book franchises being adapted for animated series have been all the rage this year, with Amazon doing so with Invincible, Hulu with M.O.D.O..K.(which has already seen big merch deals with Hasbro set up), and others. This seems like a ready-made pitch for an adult animation hungry Netflix who already has a first-look deal in place with Sony Pictures.
"There are also other characters that come and go (also owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery conglomerate media company)."
Huh. Is that just referring to other characters from the show itself, or is this implying that the new season is going to have cameos from other WBD IPs