Punisher star is creating, starring in, and also co-writing
The Bottoms, a new series in development for Amazon. The show is described as following the “interconnected systems of family structures, friends and neighbors, law enforcement, and criminality all intersecting in Shreveport, Louisiana in the early ’90s. Set in a particularly wild corner of the Deep South, the show will examine the inflection points, the blurred lines, and the human cost on all sides.” So, some sort of Southern-fried version of
The Wire combined with
The Sopranos, we can hope—no pressure or anything, though,
The Bottoms. Along with starring in an as-yet-unknown role, Bernthal will co-executive produce the series alongside