Netflix is developing two new projects with actor Keanu Reeves based on his BRZRKR comic book, the streamer has announced. Reeves will both produce and star first in a live-action BRZRKR film, followed up by an animated series, in which he lends his voice to the main character.

BRZRKR tells the story of an immortal warrior's 80,000-year lifetime. The character is known only as "B" and is a half-mortal, half-god cursed to a life of violence. In the modern day, B works for the U.S. government, taking on jobs too dangerous for anyone else, while trying to find a way to bring an end to his endless journey.

The comic is comes from an original idea by Keanu Reeves, who co-wrote the story with writer Matt Kindt and artists Ron Garney and Bill Crabtree. The first issue launched on March 3 and has already sold 615,000 copies and entered a second printing. That makes it, according to publisher BOOM! Studios, the highest-selling original comic book launch in almost 30 years.