Animated series ‘Monstress’ set at Amazon by One Piece Vet

An adult animated series based on the hit comic book series “Monstress” is being developed at Amazon MGM Studios by Steven Maeda, co-creator and former showrunner of Netflix’s “One Piece.”

According to the official description for the potential Amazon Prime Video show: Set in an Asian-inspired fantasy world, “Monstress” tells the story of a young woman with a literal monster inside her. On a quest to understand her past and avenge her mother’s murder, she is joined by a colorful ensemble, including a talking cat and a hybrid fox/human girl, as they find themselves in the middle of a war between human and alien forces. When the world turns us into monsters, “Monstress” asks how can we control our overcome monstrosities?”

The Image Comics-published comic book series “Monstress,” written by Marjorie Liu and illustrated by Sana Takeda, has received multiple awards, including four Hugo Awards, seven Eisner Awards and was the Harvey Awards’ Book of the Year in 2018.

Maeda will co-write and executive produce the “Monstress” project with Tiffany Greshler (Netflix’s “One Piece,” “Underground,” “Helix”). Maeda and Greshler will serve as co-showrunners. Other executive producers include Jason Brown, Ryan Stayton (Hivemind), Liu and Takeda.

Maeda is best known for his work co-creating and co-showrunning the first season of Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the best-selling manga and animated series “One Piece.” Maeda’s other notable credits include ‘The X-Files’, ‘Lost’ and ‘Lie to Me’.

Maeda is represented by UTA, Literate and attorney David Colden.

Greshler is repped by 3 Arts Entertainment.

Liu and Takeda are represented by UTA.