Kevin Smith Making TV Series Based on Spawn Characters

Smith will be directing and writing the Sam and Twitch series.

By Alex Gilyadov

Kevin Smith is working on a new BBC America series based on two popular Spawn characters.

Deadline reports Smith is attached to direct, write, and executive produce a show about Sam and Twitch. Created by Tod McFarlane, the two characters are NYPD homicide detectives who first made their debut in the Spawn comics helping out the titular anti-hero. Due to their popularity, they eventually received their own comic book series where the duo go up against an occult and try to solve several grizzly crimes.

“I bumped into Kevin Smith at Sundance and he is beyond himself excited about this, about the show,” said BBC America and GM Sarah Barnett.

Beyond the announcement, there's no other information about the series, including a release date. Smith has recently started working on comic book TV shows, directing episodes for both Supergirl and The Flash.

The filmmaker is also making a new Jay and Silent Bob film in place of Clerks III, which can no longer happen for various reasons.

Alex Gilyadov is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

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