The site formerly known as Badass Digest is reporting that Seth Rogen is keen on bringing another Garth Ennis property to TV. The Boys, a 2006-2012 comic series from Ennis and artist Darick Robertson is reportedly the next gritty, ultra-violent comic book series Rogen wants to adapt for TV. Rogen and his producing partner, Evan Goldberg are teaming up with Supernatural creator Eric Kripke to develop the project and are currently shopping the series to cable networks. Birth.Movies.Death cautions that the development team are in the very early stages as the focus is on Preacher at the moment. The real question, is whether The Boys follows Preacher to AMC or if the show is headed for premium cable. Where would you like to see a potential adaptation of The Boys land, AMC or HBO?
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The Boys is an American creator-owned comic book series, written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Darick Robertson. It was originally published by Wildstorm before moving to Dynamite Entertainment.
The series is set between 2006-2008 in a world where superheroes exist. However, most of the superheroes in the series' universe are corrupted by their celebrity status and often engage in reckless behavior, compromising the safety of the world. For this reason, a superpowered CIA squad, known informally as "The Boys", is charged with monitoring the superhero community.
In February 2008, Columbia Pictures optioned the comic for a film adaptation, to be produced by Neal H. Moritz. Both, Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay were brought in to write the initial screenplay. In August 2010, Adam McKay signed on to direct and began a rewrite with hopes of shooting in January 2011. Columbia Pictures declined to renew their option on film rights in February 2011. In August 2011, McKay announced that the project had moved to Paramount with the same creative team intact.