Syfy has released a new trailer forDeadly Class, the adaptation of the Image Comics graphic novel fromMiles Orion Feldsott(American Koko), original comic writerRick Remender, andAvengers: Infinity WardirectorsJoeandAnthony Russo. The series starsBenjamin Wadsworthas a new student attending an upscale private academy for the rich children of crime family bosses. Some are also apparently samurais. A lot going on here, should be a good time.
This show actually does continue to look like a blast-and-a-half, withAvengersalumBenedict Wonglending some authority to a young CW-esque cast and a story that looks like a cross betweenKick-Assand a much more violent, R-ratedSky High. Syfy has long been pushing past its jokey low-budget Sharknado reputation by greenlighting genuinely impressive series like sci-fi epicThe Expanseand alcoholic Hogwarts vacationThe Magicians. The network has also already found some success adapting insane Image Comics titles with the equally absurdHappy!starringChristopher Meloniand his imaginary talking horse friend, voiced byPatton Oswalt. If Syfy just wants to go all in as the home for space operas and bonkers book and comic adaptations withDeadly Class, consider me on board.
Check out the trailer below, along with a brand new poster.Deadly Class—which also starsLana Condor,María Gabriela de Faría,Liam James, andMichel Duval—premieres on Syfy on July 12, 2025.
Here is the official synopsis forDeadly Class:
Set in a dark, heightened world against the backdrop of late ‘80s counterculture,DEADLY CLASSfollows the story of Marcus (Benjamin Wadsworth), a teen living on the streets who is recruited into Kings Dominion, an elite private academy where the world’s top crime families send their next generations. Maintaining his moral code while surviving a ruthless curriculum, vicious social cliques and his own adolescent uncertainties soon proves to be vital. Based on the best-selling 2014 Image Comics graphic novel by Rick Remender and Wes Craig,DEADLY CLASSis a coming-of-age journey full of ancient mystery and teen angst.
