"Southern Bastards," was a fantastic comic. It debuted in 2014, and then the issues eventually started releasing so sporadically that I fell off the series. I later learned it kind of just stopped in 2018 without much of an ending. Created by Jason Aaron (writing) and Jason Latour (illustrating), it probably won't ever be finished due to Latour facing numerous sexual harassment allegations that resulted in his and Aaron's professional relationship ceasing (it is unclear if they remained on decent personal terms or had a falling-out). Controversy aside, "Southern Bastards," was an unfilching and unabashed view of the South--the good and bad. A mix of, "Friday Night Lights," and, "The Sopranos," in its discussion of football, organized crime, and more, I could see it being a decent show--and that may now happen.
Hulu has ordered a, "Southern Bastards," pilot with Bill Dubuque and Nia DaCosta at the helm. Matt Olmstead will be the showrunner, and I'm quite interested to see if this gets picked up for a full series--one that hopefully does eventually reach a true conclusion. I suppose we will see if Hulu goes all-in on the show, passes and it ends up somewhere else, or, "Southern Bastards," ends up in development Hell as many superb comics sadly do. Still, at least a pilot order shows a modicum of promise!
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