Netflix announced on Monday that it has acquired the rights to the Keanu Reeves’ comic book series BRZRKR.
According to Netflix, the series will first be adapted into a live-action feature film followed by an anime series spinoff.
The anime series will further expand the BRZRKR universe by exploring different elements of the story. Reeves will reprise his role and voice his character in the anime spinoff series.
Netflix has yet to announced details such as the release date and animation studio.
BRZRKR is created by Keanu Reeves, written by Reeves and New York Times bestselling writer Matt Kindt. It is illustrated by Marvel artist Ron Garney with colors by Bill Crabtree, letters by Clem Robins, and character designs and covers by Rafael Grampá.
Netflix describes BRZRKR as follows:
BRZRKR is a brutally epic saga about an immortal warrior’s 80,000 year fight through the ages. The man known only as “B” is half-mortal and half-god, , cursed and compelled to violence… even at the sacrifice of his sanity. But after wandering the earth for centuries, B may have finally found a refuge – working for the U.S. government to fight the battles too violent and too dangerous for anyone else. In exchange, B will be granted the one thing he desires – the truth about his endless blood-soaked existence…and how to end it.
