Starz to develop 'Bone Parish' TV series with 50 Cent as EP
Starz will develop Bone Parish as a television series, adapting the graphic novel by Cullen Bunn and Jonas Scharf with Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson attached as executive producer. The supernatural crime project deepens Jackson's long-running Starz partnership and brings a horror-tinged New Orleans family saga to the premium network's development slate.
Key Takeaways
- Starz has secured a development deal for a TV adaptation of the Bone Parish graphic novel.
- Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson will executive produce through his G-Unit Film & Television banner.
- Diane Ademu-John and Declan de Barra will co-showrun and executive produce the series.
- The story follows a New Orleans crime family whose drug empire is built on ashes of the dead.
- The project joins Jackson's existing Starz slate including Power: Origins, Power: Legacy, and Fightland.
What Is Starz Developing with 'Bone Parish'?
Starz is developing a TV series based on Bone Parish, an adaptation of Cullen Bunn and Jonas Scharf's graphic novel. Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson is set to executive produce the project through G-Unit Film & Television, according to Variety.
The deal marks another collaboration between the rapper-turned-producer and the premium cable network. Jackson already has multiple projects in motion at Starz, including the Power franchise expansion and the upcoming boxing crime drama Fightland, set to release July 31 on Starz.
What Is the Plot of the 'Bone Parish' Series?
The crime series is set in 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," according to an official plot synopsis.
As demand for the drug surges, rival factions, deadly secrets, and supernatural forces close in. The Winters are pulled deeper into what the synopsis describes as "a violent and inescapable nightmare of crime, horror, and family legacy."
Jackson said he was drawn to stories that "break the mold." In a statement, he called Bone Parish a fresh mix of crime, family, power, and the supernatural, adding that the series will explore what happens "when the world of the living gets mixed up with the world of the dead."
Who Is Behind the 'Bone Parish' Adaptation?
Diane Ademu-John and Declan de Barra share showrunner and executive producing duties on the project. The pair are known for their work on Dune: Prophecy and The Witcher: Blood Origin. Ademu-John and de Barra are repped by CAA, Jackoway Austen and Atlas Literary.
Jackson executive produces through G-Unit Film & Television, extending a longstanding relationship with Starz that already includes Power: Origins, the recently greenlit Power: Legacy, and Fightland. For more streaming development news, see our Streaming & TV Alerts coverage.
Why Does the Deal Matter for Starz and 50 Cent?
For Starz, Bone Parish blends the network's crime storytelling with horror and supernatural elements in a single premium drama. The development deal signals continued investment in genre projects tied to established producing partners.
For Jackson, the adaptation offers a chance to stretch beyond the Power universe while staying in the crime-drama lane his audience expects. He said the story has "incredible depth" and that the team is "building a series that's going to keep audiences locked in from the first episode."
Variety reports that Starz has nabbed the development deal, putting the graphic novel adaptation on track for further development at the network.