There's good news today if you were able to check out, and enjoyed the pilots for potential new Amazon streaming shows The Tick, Jean-Claude Van Johnson and I Love Dick. They're no longer potential shows and have been picked up to series.
The Tick, of course, represents creator Ben Edlund's latest attempt to take his weird comic book character from page to screen, with Peter Serafinowicz inhabiting the suit to play the confused but upright hero. He'll need all of his abilities, and the help of non-powered Arthur (Griffin Newman) to battle a super-villain everyone else thinks is dead.
Jean-Claude Van Johnson, meanwhile, finds action icon Van Damme spoofing himself again, playing a JCVD who used his film work as cover for actual missions saving the world. Retired from taking out bad guys for years, he's drawn back into the game after a chance encounter with a former flame. That one comes from writer/creator Dave Callaham and producer/director Peter Atencio.
Finally, we have I Love Dick, with Kathryn Hahn and Griffin Dunne as a couple who move to a Texas college town when he accepts a fellowship to help him finish his latest book. There, they meet the title character, played by Kevin Bacon, who has a serious impact on their lives. It's based Chris Kraus' novel and is the work of writer Sarah Gubbins and Transparent creator Jill Soloway, who directed the pilot.
"These pilots were vast in scope, disruptive in tone, challenging in story and sometimes even funny," says Joe Lewis, head of half-Hour series for Amazon Studios. "It’s rewarding to see customers embrace them in such a huge way. We can’t wait to premiere these series next year on Prime Video."
Check our recent, exclusive interview with The Tick himself, Peter Serafinowicz.
Ben Edlund details the creation of the new Tick in this exclusive interview