‘Sex Criminals’ Amazon Series Sets Nia DaCosta as Director

Nia DaCosta will direct the first two episodes of the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series “Sex Criminals.” She will also serve as an executive producer on the project.

Based on Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky’s comic book series of the same name, published by Image Comics, the series stars Imogen Poots as Suze, who is described as “a normal girl with an extraordinary ability: When she has sex, she stops time. One night, she meets Jon (John Reynolds), who has the same gift. And so they do what any other sex-having, time-stopping couple would do: They rob banks.”

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DaCosta is best known for her film career, having written and directed the films “Hedda” (2025), “The Marvels” (2023), “Candyman” (2021) and “Little Woods” (2018). In 2026, she directed “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.” In television, DaCosta has directed episodes of “Top Boy” and “Ms. Marvel.” She is repped by CAA, Entertainment 360, Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, Shelter PR and Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein Lezcano Bobb & Dang.

“Sex Criminals” was created by Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani and Tze Chu, who also serve as showrunners. Besides DaCosta, executive producers include Gordon, Nanjiani, Chu, Dani Melia from Gordon and Nanjiani’s Winter Coat Films banner, Dani Gorin from LuckyChap, Fraction and Zdarsky. LuckyChap’s Louie Hayes serves as producer. The eight-episode series is produced by Amazon MGM Studios.

News of DaCosta’s hiring was announced ahead of Amazon’s presentation to advertisers at upfronts in New York City. The company also announced the greenlight of a new series called “Reality Retreat,” the Season 5 renewal of “Reacher” and more.