Syfy has released the first official trailer for its upcoming seriesDeadly Class, a new adaptation ofRick Remender’s Image Comics series of the same name. The show hails from executive producersJoeandAnthony Russo, who you may know as the directors ofAvengers: Infinity War. Here, they help usher in a comics adaptation of a very different sort, asDeadly Classtakes place in 1987 San Francisco and revolves around a homeless teen (Benjamin Wadsworth) who gets recruited to join a mysterious private school where the world’s top crime families send their priveleged offspring. The material taught here, as you’re able to imagine, is quite different.
This trailer showcases a stylish and violent new world, thanks to directorLee Toland Krieger, who helmed the pilot. Krieger directed the feature filmThe Age of Adaline, but is now probably best known for establishing the gorgeous aesthetic of The CW’sRiverdale. He also directs the upcoming Netflix seriesChilling Adventures of Sabrina, but sinceDeadly Classis on Syfy and aimed at a bit of a different audience, it feels like he’s able to stretch in a more action-oriented realm, and it looks great.
Check out the firstDeadly Classtrailer below. The series also starsBenedict Wong(Doctor Strange, Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams),Lana Condor(X-Men: Apocalypse, Alita: Battle Angel),Maria Gabriela de Faria(Yo Soy Franky, Sitiados),Luke Tennie(Shock and Awe),Liam James(The Way Way Back, The Killing) andMichel Duval(Señora Acero, Queen of the South). Look for it on Syfy in 2019.
Here’s the official synopsis forDeadly Class:
Set in a dark, comic book world against the backdrop of late 80s counter culture, DEADLY CLASS follows a homeless teen recruited into a storied elite private school where the world’s top crime families send their next generations. Maintaining his moral code while surviving a ruthless curriculum, vicious social cliques and his own adolescent uncertainties soon proves to be vital. Based on the best-selling 2014 Image Comics graphic novel, DEADLY CLASS is a coming of age journey full of ancient mystery and teen angst.
From Sony Pictures Television and Universal Cable Productions, DEADLY CLASS was adapted for television by Rick Remender and Miles Orion Feldsott, who will serve as executive producers alongside Joe Russo (“Avengers: Infinity War,” “Captain America: Civil War”), Anthony Russo (“Avengers: Infinity War,” “Captain America: Civil War”) and Mike Larocca (“Spy”). Adam Targum (“Banshee”) from Chipmunk Hill also served as executive producer on the pilot, along with Lee Toland Krieger (“The Age of Adaline”), who also directed.
