Emilia Clark will be cast as the lead in Amazon's upcoming crime drama series Criminal.

According to Variety, the Me Before You star will join the team with Dominic Burgess, Richard Jenkins, John Hawkes, Kadeem Hardison, Michael Mando, Marvin Jones III, Pat Healy, Aliyah Camacho, Adria Arjona, Gus Halper, and Taylor Sele.

The outlet reported that the graphic novel was made by Sean Phillips and Ed Brubaker and as per the official description, the series was described as "an interlocking universe of crime stories.”

Clarke's character Mallory is characterised as “a slick and daring armed robber, as quick with a gun as she is with her wits. Part of a heist crew with Ricky Lawless (Halper), who she’s in a passionate Bonnie-and-Clyde-like affair with. Mallory is a woman on the edge, living on the wrong side of the law and hiding secrets that will bring her and her entire crew into the danger zone.”

Along with Jordan Harper, Brubaker serves as co-showrunner and executive producer of Criminal. Philipp Barnett, Sarah Carbiener, and Phillips will also the part of team as executive producers.

Additionally, the first four episodes will be directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden and Legendary Television will handle executive producing.