Marvel mainstay Don Cheadle is about to head into an entirely new superhero domain. On Wednesday, it was announced that Cheadle’s production company This Radicle Act has optioned the recent Image Comics series Rogues’ Gallery, with the goal of turning it into a television series. Cheadle, who is next set to star in Marvel’s Secret Invasion and Armor Wars, has a first look deal with Industrial Media, and is expected to produce the series alongside Karyn Smith-Forge and This Radicle Act. The Rogues’ Gallery comic is written by Ballers and Nova Vita actress Hannah Rose May with art by Justin Mason. May is set to serve as EP and producer through her Weird Neighbour Productions banner.

Humbled, honored, grateful and still in a state of shock.As a longtime fan of @DonCheadle for both his talent and for what he stands for, this is an honor I can’t put into words. https://t.co/mcENih77rJ