As previously reported in The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline, Vault Comics has announced that Netflix will be adapting its hit fantasy series, Barbaric, as a new episodic series.
“Barbaric has been the mainstay of fantasy comic books for the last six years. The first issue came out at a time when everyone said fantasy comics were dead and it changed the entire industry’s mind,” said Vault Editor-in-Chief, Adrian Wassel. “Now, as Owen and Axe take to the screen, even more people get to see why Barbaric is the most important sword & sorcery series since Conan.”
“We published Barbaric with one single goal: Give the world the fantasy comic they’d been missing for years. It was a resounding success,” said Vault CEO, Damian Wassel. “Now we get to share that incredible story with a whole new audience. Whether they also join us as readers, or just stream the madness, we’re sure a whole host of fans are going to fall head over bloody heels for Owen and Axe.”
Barbaric is co-created by writer Michael Moreci and artist Nathan Gooden; Gooden is also a co-founder of Vault Comics. Debuting in 2021, Barbaric rapidly secured its place as a critical-darling and fan-favorite. As of 2026, Barbaric is currently on its fifth volume, and is one of the best-selling fantasy comics of the past decade.
Academy Award nominee Sheldon Turner (Up In The Air, X-Men First Class) will co-showrun and write the Netflix series along with Robert Rovner, who is best known for his showrunning and writing work on CW series Supergirl.
Also on the exec producing team are Jennifer Klein, Turner’s partner at the duo’s 100% Productions, Barry Jossen and Tana Jamieson for A+E Studios, TV veteran Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Lost, The Witcher), and F.J. DeSanto and Damian Wassel for Vault Comics. Actor Sam Claflin (Me Before You, Peaky Blinders), along with Luke Carroll, and Michael Stevenson, are exec producing via Soft Claw Productions.
“We’ve got a dream team putting this project together, and I couldn’t be happier—especially since Barbaric fans are the best fans in the world, and I know how much they’re going to love seeing this story brought to life in such a major way,” said series writer Michael Moreci. “This is going to be an exciting ride.”
“Barbaric is a story full of big characters and crazy action, a lot of it pulled straight from my imagination,” said artist Nathan Gooden. “We have such a great team bringing this story to the biggest streaming platform in the world, and I can't wait to see it come to life. I feel lucky to share Barbaric with new audiences, and at the same time give comic lovers a chance to rediscover Barbaric in a new medium.”
Barbaric is available to read at your local comic shop and wherever books are sold.