Starz has won a bidding war to develop Bone Parish, an adaptation of the supernatural crime graphic novel by Cullen Bunn and Jonas Scharf, published by BOOM! Studios. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson will executive produce through his G-Unit Film & Television banner, with Diane Ademu-John and Declan de Barra boarding as executive producers and co-showrunners.
What is ‘Bone Parish’ about?
According to the official description, the series is set “in the dark underworld of New Orleans” where “the Winters family builds an empire around a powerful new drug — crafted from the ashes of the dead — that grants users vivid, haunting visions of the past. But as demand surges, rival factions, deadly secrets, and supernatural forces close in, pulling them deeper into a violent and inescapable nightmare of crime, horror, and family legacy.”
Jackson said in a statement, “I’ve always been drawn to stories that break the mold, and Bone Parish does exactly that. It takes crime, family, and power, and mixes it with something dark and supernatural, in a way that feels fresh. Exploring what happens when the world of the living gets mixed up with the world of the dead, this story has incredible depth, and we’re building a series that’s going to keep audiences locked in from the first episode.”
Starz president of original programming Kathryn Busby added, “We love going on new journeys with Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, and this one is unlike anything we’ve done before: a world steeped in horror, and the supernatural, but still grounded in the family and crime storytelling our audience can’t get enough of.”
Ademu-John and de Barra serve as co-showrunners and executive producers alongside Jackson and Stephen Christy and Mette Norkjaer from BOOM! Studios. The series is the latest addition to Starz’s fully owned programming pipeline and continues the network’s relationship with Jackson’s G-Unit Film & Television, which also produces the Power universe, Fightland and Power: Legacy.
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