Serafinowicz to don the blue outfit again

Peter Serafinowicz's superhero comedy The Tick has been commissioned for a full series.

Amazon Prime has picked up the show following a succesful pilot.

It will be available to subscribers in the US, UK, Germany, Austria, and Japan from next year.

Amazon Prime also commissioned series of I Love Dick, based on the feminist novel about a couple's marital struggles, and Jean-Claude Van Damme's Jean-Claude Van Johnson.

'These pilots were vast in scope, disruptive in tone, challenging in story and sometimes even funny,' said Joe Lewis, head of half-hour series for Amazon Studios.

'It's rewarding to see customers embrace them in such a huge way. We can't wait to premiere these series next year on Prime Video.'

The Tick is based on comic-book characters created by cartoonist Ben Edlund. In a world where superheroes have been real for decades, an underdog accountant with zero powers comes to realise his city is owned by a global supervillain, and teams up with the eponymous blue-clad superhero.

The pilot for The Tick also starred Griffin Newman, Jackie Earle Haley, Valorie Curry, Yara Martinez and Brendan Hines and was directed by Wally Pfister, who was the cinematographer on The Dark Knight.

Published: 27 Sep 2016