Grendel (TV Series)

Grendel is a planned TV series based on the Dark Horse Comics character and concepts created by Matt Wagner.

Abubakr Ali (Katy Keene) is set to star in the show, as the Hunter Rose version of the hero. The cast also includes Julie Ray Newman as Jocasta Rose, Julian Black Antelope as Argent, Madeline Zima as Liz Sparks, Kevin Corrigan as Barry Palumbo, Emma Ho as Stacy Palumbo, Erik Palladino as Teddy Ciccone, Brittany Allen as Annabelle Wright and Andy Mientus as Larry Stohler.

Andrew Dabb (Supernatural) is writing and and executive producer. Wagner is also executive producing along with Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg and Chris Tongue for Dark Horse.

The show was initially set up at Netflix, who ordered eight episodes for season one.

The streamer also provided this description for the series: "Based on Matt Wagner's groundbreaking comic book series, Grendel follows Hunter Rose, a gifted fencer, writer and assassin as, seeking to avenge the death of a lost love, he goes to war with New York's criminal underworld, only to realize...why beat them, when you can join them?"

In September 2022, news broke that Netflix was passing on the show (in spite of the entire first season having already been filmed), and the producers would be shopping it to a new outlet.