‘Grim Death and Bill The Electrocuted Criminal’ TV Series in Development; Based on Supernatural Novel by ‘Hellboy’ Creator Mike Mignola and Thomas E. Sniegoski (EXCLUSIVE)

The supernatural thriller podcast “Grim Death and Bill The Electrocuted Criminal” is being turned into a TV show.

The novel, from “Hellboy” creator Mike Mignola and Thomas E. Sniegoski (“The Fallen”), is being developed into a show by Echoverse, a sci-fi and fantasy audio content studio now making its way into television. Echoverse has previously adapted the work into an audio drama starring Cory Michael Smith and Merritt Wever. The new project will either be a standard show or one optimized for the short-form vertical viewing market.

Per the longline, the novel is “a darkly comedic story about a man named Bentley who, in order to release his parents from purgatory, has agreed to work for Death avenging those who have been killed before their time. Aiding him in his supernatural quest is Bentley’s acerbic butler Pym, headstrong journalist Gwen, and nearly dead sidekick Bill.”

The podcast, which debuted on Cinverse’s Bloody Disgusting in 2025, received many accolades, including being a 2026 Podcast Showcase Selection at the Tribeca Festival; winning Best Fiction Podcast and Best Fiction Podcast Writing at the Communicator Awards; taking bronze for Best Drama Podcast at New York Festivals Radio Awards, and more.

“From the minute we read the novel, we thought Tom and Mike had created something unique and special,” Echoverse president Mark Stern said in a statement. “Seeing the incredible response the audio-drama has received — not just from fans, but from critics — only confirmed that. We couldn’t be more excited to see this richly textured world become a compelling television series, hopefully with this superlative cast reprising their roles.” 

Mignola and Sniegoski are both attached to the television project as executive producers.