List of television series and films based on Boom! Studios publications explained

Below is a list of television series and feature films based on characters and concepts that have appeared in Boom! Studios publications, including its various imprints. This list includes live action and animated television series and films.

Television

Live action

Year Title Production company Network Notes / Refs
2021 Just Beyond [1]
Ordered
TBA Something Is Killing the Children Boom! Studios [2]
Upcoming
TBA The Woods [3]
Grass Kings TBA [4]
Talent Sony Pictures Television / Original Film / Boom! Studios [5]
Snow Blind 20th Television / Boom! Studios [6]
Protocol Orphans BoomStudios TBA [7]
Misfit City [8]
Butterfly [9] [10]

Animated

Year Title Production company Network Notes / Refs
2023 Mech Cadets [11] [12] [13] [14]
Upcoming
2024 HexVets and Magic Pets [15] [16] [17]
TBA BRZRKR Production I.G. / Boom! Studios / Netflix Animation Netflix Follow-up to the live action film adaptation of the same name[18] [19]
Slam! Rooster Teeth Studios / Boom! Studios [20] [21]
Lumberjanes Boom! Studios [22]

Film

Live action

YearTitleProduction studio(s)Notes
20132 GunsUniversal PicturesCo-produced with Marc Platt Productions, Emmett/Furla Films, Envision Entertainment, Herrick Entertainment, Foresight Unlimited and Boom! Studios
2020The Empty Man20th Century StudiosCo-production with Boom! Studios and Out of Africa, released under the 20th Century Fox name.
2023The KillerNetflixCo-production with Plan B, Boom! Studios and Panic Pictures
Upcoming
TBAThe UnsoundNetflixCo-production with Mångata and Boom! Studios[23]
The Last Sons Of AmericaCo-production with 6th & Idaho, Estuary Films, and Boom! Studios[24]
IrredeemableCo-production with Boom! Studios[25] [26]
Goldie Vance20th Century StudiosCo-production with Simpson Street and Boom! Studios[27]
BRZRKRNetflixCo-production with Boom! Studios and Company Films

Reception

Box office

TitleDistributor(s)Release date
(United States)		Budget
(in millions)		Box office gross
Opening weekend
(North America)		North AmericaWorldwide
2 GunsUniversal PicturesAugust 1, 2013$61 million$27,059,130$75,612,460$131,940,411[28]
The Empty Man20th Century StudiosOctober 23, 2020$16 million$1,310,326$2,992,948$4,796,993[29]
The KillerNetflixOctober 27, 2023$452,208[30]
Total$77 million$$$

Critical and public reception

FilmRotten TomatoesMetacriticCinemaScore[31]
2 Guns64% (183 reviews)[32] 55 (43 reviews)[33] B+
The Empty Man75% (28 reviews)[34] D+[35]
The Killer86% (263 reviews)[36] 73 (58 reviews)[37]
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Disney Plus Orders Series Adaptation of R.L. Stine’s ‘Just Beyond’ Graphic Novels. Joe. Otterson. May 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Wiseman . Andreas . Netflix Re-Ups Overall Deal With 'Dark' Creators, Duo Board James Tynion Comic Series 'Something Is Killing The Children' With Boom! Studios . Deadline Hollywood . February 23, 2023.
  3. Web site: Nellie. Andreeva. The Woods TV Series Based on Boom! Comic in Works at Syfy with Brad Peyton. December 2, 2016. Deadline Hollywood. January 14, 2020.
  4. Web site: Geoff. Boucher. ‘Grass Kings’: Legendary TV Options Rural Mystery Graphic Novels From Boom! Studios. October 23, 2019. Deadline Hollywood. January 14, 2020.
  5. Web site: Peter. White. Fox Developing Adaptation Of Graphic Novel ‘Talent’ With ‘Justified’ Showrunner Graham Yost. February 6, 2019. Deadline Hollywood. January 14, 2020.
  6. Web site: Nellie. Andreeva. Fox Buys ‘Snow Blind’ Drama Based On Comic From Vaun Wilmott & Boom!. October 30, 2017. Deadline Hollywood. January 14, 2020.
  7. Web site: Nellie. Andreeva. ‘Protocol Orphans’ BOOM! Graphic Novel From Peter Facinelli Gets TV Adaptation. August 19, 2015. Deadline Hollywood. January 14, 2020.
  8. Web site: 'Misfit City' Series Based On Graphic Novels In Works At HBO Max From Hannah Hafey, Kaitlin Smith & BOOM! Studios. Denise. Petski. Deadline Hollywood. October 12, 2021. October 13, 2021. October 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211012225933/https://deadline.com/2021/10/misfit-city-series-graphic-novels-hbo-max-hannah-hafey-kaitlin-smith-boom-studios-1234854958/. live.
  9. Web site: Otterson. Joe. Daniel Dae Kim to Star in Spy Thriller Series 'Butterfly' in Development at Amazon (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. February 7, 2023. February 7, 2023.
  10. Web site: Andreeva. Nellie. 'Butterfly' Series Starring Daniel Dae Kim Based On Comic Ordered By Prime Video. Deadline Hollywood. May 24, 2023. May 24, 2023.
  11. Web site: en-US. Netflix Announces MECH CADETS Animated Series. BOOM! Studios. 2021-05-20. 2022-03-23. 2021-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20211025200227/https://www.boom-studios.com/archives/mechcadets-netflix-announce-2120205/. live.
  12. Web site: en. Our Voices, Our Stories: Asian Americans Take the Lead in Netflix Animation. Netflix. 2022-03-23. 2022-03-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220313022857/https://about.netflix.com/en/news/our-voices-our-stories-asian-americans-take-the-lead-in-netflix-animation. live.
  13. Web site: en. Netflix Orders Mech Cadets Series. comicbook.com. 2022-03-23. 2021-05-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20210521070616/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/mech-cadets-netflix-anime-series/. live.
  14. Web site: 'Mech Cadets' Suits Up with Voice Stars Daniel Dae Kim, Ming-Na Wen, Brandon Soo Hoo, Debra Wilson & More. Milligan. Mercedes. Animation Magazine. May 1, 2023. May 1, 2023.
  15. Web site: Nickelodeon Greenlights 'HexVet' . awn.com . March 25, 2022.
  16. Nickelodeon Renames 'HexVet' as 'HexVets and Magic Pets'. NickALive!. August 9, 2023. August 10, 2023.
  17. Web site: Noah Wait - Writing. Noah Wait. 2022. August 10, 2023.
  18. Web site: Jackson . Angelique . Keanu Reeves to Star in and Produce ‘Brzrkr’ Live-Action Film and Anime Series for Netflix . . . March 22, 2021.
  19. Web site: Keanu Reeves' BRZRKR Anime Series Animated by Production I.G With 2 Seasons Planned. Loo. Egan. Anime News Network. July 22, 2022. July 22, 2022.
  20. Web site: Roller Derby Comic Adaptation 'Slam!' In The Works At HBO Max As Animated Series With Pamela Ribon, Rooster Teeth Studios & BOOM! Studios. White. Peter. Deadline Hollywood. March 9, 2021. March 9, 2021. March 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309183911/https://deadline.com/2021/03/roller-derby-comic-novel-slam-hbo-max-animated-pamela-ribon-1234709508/. live.
  21. Web site: Schaefer. Sandy. March 9, 2021. HBO Max Adapting Female Roller Derby Comic Slam! Into Animated Series. May 24, 2022. CBR. May 31, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220531174932/https://www.cbr.com/hbo-max-slam-female-roller-derby-animated-series/. live.
  22. Web site: 'Lumberjanes' Animated Series in the Works at HBO Max. Kit. Borys. The Hollywood Reporter. October 6, 2020. October 9, 2020. October 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201008235348/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lumberjanes-animated-series-in-the-works-at-hbo-max. live.
  23. News: Mike Jr.. Fleming. Netflix Wins Horror Package ‘The Unsound’ From ‘Shazam!’ Helmer David F. Sandberg, BOOM! Studios & Skylar James. November 7, 2019. Deadline Hollywood. January 14, 2020.
  24. News: Andreas. Wiseman. ‘Last Sons Of America’: Netflix, Peter Dinklage, Matt Reeves & Boom! Team For Graphic Novel Adaptation. February 8, 2019. Deadline Hollywood. January 14, 2020.
  25. Web site: Fleming . Mike Jr. . 20th Century Fox Taps BOOM! Superhero Tale 'Irredeemable'; Adam McKay Helms, Tommy Wirkola Scripting . 5 May 2016 . Deadline . 30 April 2020.
  26. Web site: Netflix Sets Feature Take Of 'Irredeemable' . deadline.com . 17 March 2022 . March 17, 2022.
  27. News: Amanda. N'Duka. Rashida Jones, Kerry Washington & Fox Team For Female Detective Pic ‘Goldie Vance’ With Eye On Franchise. December 7, 2017. Deadline Hollywood. January 14, 2020.
  28. Web site: Box Office Mojo. IMDb. June 14, 2019.
  29. Web site: The Empty Man (2020). Box Office Mojo. October 26, 2023.
  30. The Killer — Financial Information . Killer-The-(2023). December 2, 2023.
  31. Web site: CinemaScore. CinemaScore. April 27, 2015.
  32. Web site: 2 GUNS (2013). Fandango. Rotten Tomatoes. January 14, 2020.
  33. Web site: 2 Guns. CBS Interactive. Metacritic. January 14, 2020.
  34. Web site: The Empty Man (2020) . . January 15, 2021.
  35. Web site: Find CinemaScore. Type "Empty Man" in the search box. CinemaScore. October 24, 2020.
  36. Web site: The Killer . December 2, 2023 . . Fandango Media.
  37. Web site: The Killer (2023) Reviews . December 2, 2023 . . Fandom, Inc..

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