News Barbaric Netflix to Adapt Barbaric Comic Into TV Series He’s got a talking axe and a lot to discover about himself By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on May 13, 2026 Robert Rovner photo credit: CAA Comment 0 Share New Share Robert Rovner photo credit: CAA It’s upfront week! That time of year when all the networks and streaming platforms treat us to a slew of announcements about what’s on their roster for the upcoming seasons. Today was Netflix’s day, and during their presentation, Netflix’s Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria announced a new show called Barbaric, which is based on the Vault Comics medieval fantasy series created by Mike Moreci and Nathan Gooden and edited by Adrian Wassel. Here’s the logline for the show: “A ruthless and crass barbarian is cursed to only use his violence for good, which sends him, his talking axe, and a young witch on a road of self-discovery, redemption, and revenge.” In the comics, the barbarian goes by the name Owen the Barbarian and has a strong dislike for witches. The project, which appears to be Netflix’s answer to filling the future gap left by The Witcher, is in its early days, which means there’s no news yet on casting. We do know that Sheldon Turner (Up In The Air, X-Men: First Class, Straight Outta Compton) will co-showrun and write the series, with Robert Rovner (Supergirl) serving as the other co-showrunner. Other executive producers include Barry Jossen and Tana Jamieson for A+E Studios, Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Lost, The Witcher), F.J. DeSanto , Damian Wassel for Vault Comics, and Jennifer Klein (Armageddon, Pearl Harbor), who runs 100% Productions with Rovner. What will the show turn out to be? Time will tell, but having a talking axe involved speaks in its favor. [end-mark] The post Netflix to Adapt <i>Barbaric</i> Comic Into TV Series appeared first on Reactor.