The Boys had been in development as a feature film at Columbia, but it was put into turnaround back in 2012 (see “Columbia Whacks ‘The Boys’”). Rogen had worked on a script, and Moritz and Jason Netter, all now executive producers, were also associated with that project.
Preacher, another Ennis series, is being made at AMC (see “AMC Seals Deal for ‘Preacher’ TV Series”).
This is Cinemax’s second comic-based series; Robert Kirkman’s Outcast was the first (see “Robert Kirkman’s ‘Outcast’ – The NYCC Trailer”).