Syfy debuted the first full-length trailer for its upcoming 2019 series, Deadly Class at San Diego Comic-Con 2018.
Deadly Class is based on the 2014 comic by Rick Remender and Wes Craig, which is set in the 1980’s and follows a private assassin academy called King’s Dominion. The series picks up with the introduction of Marcus, a homeless yet cunning teenager, who is invited to join the academy and introduced to some deadly teens who come from the likes of mob bosses and mass murderers. It’s most definitely an unusual coming-of-age story, but it does well to chronicle the ups and downs of growing up.
The series comes from the Russo brothers, who are well-known for Doctor Strange and Avengers: Infinity War. Comic creators Remender and Craig also serve as co-showrunners on the series. In a previous teaser and interview video, Joe Russo said that “it does an amazing job of exploring teenage years and the sense of alienation that you feel. The first time we read the book we were blown away. That’s why we’re standing here working on the show.”
Attending the Comic-Con panel were showrunners Remender, Craig, Miles Orion Feldsott, and Mick Betancourt. The creatives were joined by cast members Lana Condor, María Gabriela De Faría, Benedict Wong, and Luke Tennie.
During the panel, EP Joe Russo spoke about the series. “We’ve been huge fans of the book and huge fans of Rick Remender and we’ve put a lot of time and thought and energy and passion into bringing that book to the screen as authentically as possible.”
Attendees of the panel were treated to a 15-minute long preview. Unfortunately for those not attending, we only have the trailer, but it certainly causes some excitement. Naturally with it being set in the 80’s, one can expect the series to have a constantly killer soundtrack with plenty of excellent choices to accompany fight scenes. This was further reiterated by Remender since music plays a big part of the comic, “Generation X has been forgotten and music needs a little infusion of what we were snorting back then.”
The series stars Benjamin Wadsworth (Teen Wolf), Lana Condor (X-Men: Apocalypse), María Gabriela de Faría (Pacific), Luke Tennie (Shock and Awe), Liam James (The Killing), and Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange).
Deadly Class will premiere on Syfy in 2019.
