'Watchmen' Creator Dave Gibbons Sells Adaptive Rights for Graphic Novel Series 'Treatment'

Creator of Watchmen Dave Gibbons‘ new series “Treatment” is being optioned for a film!

The 70-year-old comics artist, who also created Kingsman, has sold adaptive rights to his graphic novel series, Variety reports.

Madefire Studios has reportedly acquired content rights to Dave‘s science-fiction series and will be reaching out to filmmakers and writers soon.

“Treatment” “explores themes of inequality, crime reduction and corporate greed and presents a near-future hammered by three global recessions. With crime endemic and audiences craving ever more sensational entertainment, a global broadcast franchise is launched that deputizes ex-military personnel, former law enforcement, sports stars and entertainers from all over the world to hunt down and violently eliminate the worst criminals — streaming live for the masses.”

The “Treatment” series takes place in various international cities including Tokyo, Detroit, Seoul, Mexico City and San Diego, with each installation named after its respective city. Dave wrote and drew “Detroit” and “Treatment HQ.”

Dave created “Watchmen” – the bestselling graphic novel of all time – with Alan Moore, and “Kingsman” with Marc Millar.

The Watchmen TV series premieres on HBO on October 20, and a film was released in 2009. The third movie in the Kingsman franchise, The King’s Man, hits theaters in February.