It’s a cruel twist of fate: just as DC Studios appears to be getting its proverbial ducks in a row and a cohesive, overarching vision for DC Comics’ representation across film and television looks to be in place, the division’s parent company is going through immense turmoil.
DC, though foremost a comic book publisher, has a rich and cherished history as a Hollywood entity, as some of the most influential blockbusters in the annals of cinema are direct products of the brand’s contributions to the zeitgeist. Richard Donner’s Superman (1978) popularized and showcased the inherent potential of superhero cinema before Tim Burton’s Batman (1989) redefined what it could be, with Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy evolving the ‘genre’ and resetting conventions and expectations yet again in the aughts. The company’s cinematic track record is far from spotless, but when handled with proper care, its characters and stories demonstrably resonate with mass audiences, which is precisely why parent company Warner Bros. Discovery has made it a priority to right the ship.
DC’s recent history is a bit tumultuous; the company’s screen entertainment arms have long been disparate, resulting in a disjointed, muddy, and convoluted product that, frankly, got too difficult to keep up with. The entity, in the early 2020s, was actively producing entries in a moribund cinematic universe that was separate from an upstart Batman-centric franchise, which was itself disconnected from other Batman-adjacent movies (which also weren’t affiliated with the main universe), and this isn’t even to mention the interconnected television Arrowverse or the show based on Batman’s butler that somehow tied into V for Vendetta. DC’s screen presence simply became too confusing to track, with WBD ultimately deciding to take a step back and reorganize its efforts.
The company hired The Suicide Squad director James Gunn and veteran Hollywood producer Peter Safran to oversee the restructured DC Studios in late 2022, with the duo quickly expressing their desire to unify and streamline the brand’s previously disconnected film and television efforts. The leadership dyad aimed to create a clear delineation between projects taking place in a new DC Universe—an overarching, interconnected narrative to be told across film, television, and video games—and those to be labeled as Elseworlds, which would, by definition, not impact the broader story or canon. The new universe made its cinematic debut last year with Superman, with the film’s critical and financial performance giving Warner Bros. confidence to move ahead with the studio’s ambitious plans.
That is, until WBD agreed to split and sell its Warner Bros. assets to Netflix in late 2025, a transaction that was itself uprooted in February of 2026 when Paramount Pictures head David Ellsion finally coaxed the company into accepting his increased offer. The eventual change in ownership may ultimately have no impact on DC Studios’ plans, but this is a gigantic elephant in the room that most certainly needs to be addressed when discussing the division’s impending slate. It’s also important to note when discussing the studio that Gunn, when possible, likes to keep projects close to the vest, and there are likely countless projects in development at DC Studios at press time that the general public has no inkling of.
With that, here are all the projects we currently know to be in some form of development at DC Studios.
DC Studios Films
Supergirl
Release Date: June 26, 2026
Roughly three months after taking the reins of DC Studios alongside Safran, Gunn set the comic book cinema faithful alight with a six-minute YouTube video in which he provided a roadmap for the new entity’s first ‘chapter,’ an ambitious intertwined narrative he succinctly titled “Gods and Monsters.” The then-rookie executive announced a total of 10 new projects throughout the short presentation, among them an “epic science fiction film” based on Tom King and Bilquis Evely’s critically acclaimed 2021 miniseries Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. Serving as a visual supplement to the announcement was the cover of the series’ final issue, a quasi-kaleidoscopic Evely (and Matheus Lopes) illustration in which a battered Kara Zor-El sits alongside a bloodied sword on an alien beach.
This naturally piqued the general public’s interest. The miniseries’ collected edition sold out almost immediately on Amazon, with the film’s announcement serving as an entrypoint for a new audience to engage with the original work. The Woman of Tomorrow adaptation would prove to have a quicker development cycle compared to most of the other projects Gunn announced as part of his initial slate, with Ana Nogueira formally boarding the production as writer in late 2023 (get used to reading her name—you’re going to be seeing it a lot). Nogueira, at that point, was a relative unknown, having no feature writing credits to her name; Gunn took to social media after her onboarding to quell any doubts before they surfaced, describing her Woman of Tomorrow screenplay as “above and beyond anything [he] hoped it would be” in an introductory Instagram post.
House of the Dragon star Milly Alcock was cast as Supergirl in January of 2024, with I, Tonya filmmaker Craig Gillespie boarding as director that April. Matthias Schoenaerts and Eve Ridley ultimately joined the production as Krem of the Yellow Hills and Ruthye Marye Knoll, respectively, rounding out the film’s core cast; the film’s Woman of Tomorrow subtitle was dropped at some point in development, with Gunn telling Rolling Stone in June of 2025 that the film was now simply titled Supergirl.
For those unfamiliar with the general story of King and Evely’s miniseries, it explores themes of grief, trauma, and the nature of heroism as Kara and Ruthye go on an interplanetary journey in search of Krem. It’s not a book that’s afraid to delve into rather heavy or uncomfortable subjects, but at its core is a heart that should translate well to a new medium; Gillespie likened the story—and his film—to True Grit and Logan, indicating that the movie will maintain the comic’s Western feel while still exploring an ambitious space-fantasy setting. Krypto the Superdog is set to return after stealing several scenes in last year’s Superman, while Jason Momoa—who previously starred in several DC films as Aquaman—will make his DCU debut as Lobo; the interstellar bounty hunter did not appear in the original miniseries, though King initially had ambitions of including him.
Supergirl is set to release at the peak of what is an ultra-competitive summer movie season, as it’s currently positioned to open two weeks after Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, one week after Toy Story 5, and five days before Minions & Monsters. General sentiment around the DC brand seems to be shifting after positive critical and audience reception to Superman, so it will be interesting to see if that carries over to propel Supergirl to a strong box office take amidst an uber-crowded field.
Clayface
Release Date: October 23, 2026
Gunn has been adamant since taking over DC Studios about his desire to mold the division into an arena for creatives to tell engaging stories featuring the company’s catalog of characters, regardless of genre; he doesn’t want there to be a ‘house’ style, instead aiming to resemble a more traditional Hollywood studio in that it will offer a diverse array of content for various (and sometimes disparate) audiences. Clayface is the first example of Gunn putting his proverbial money where his mouth is, as our proper introduction to this universe’s Gotham City will come in the form of a moderate-budget body horror film about a relatively obscure Batman villain.
The concept of a Clayface movie first entered public consciousness in early 2021 when genre stalwart Mike Flanagan tweeted about his desire to helm a “horror/thriller/tragedy” centered around the antagonist. He would later pitch his idea to DCEU producer Jon Berg, though the meeting, per the Doctor Sleep director, “kind of went nowhere.” Interest renewed in early 2023 after Gunn and Safran took over at DC, with Flanagan pitching his idea to the duo that March; Deadline reported at the time that the concept had neither been greenlit nor rejected, with the outlet also not sure if the project would reside in the DCU, Matt Reeves’ ‘Batman Epic Crime Saga,’ or in its own isolated pocket. Gunn and Safran, at the time of the initial meeting, had no intentions of producing a Clayface-centric film but were consistently impressed by Flanagan’s vision, with Gunn later joking that he told the filmmaker, “I can’t believe you got me to want to make a Clayface movie.“
Thus was birthed Clayface, which was formally greenlit as a DCU project in December of 2024. Flanagan was still attached as writer at the time of the announcement, with the studio then searching for a director due to Flanagan’s prior commitments on The Exorcist and a Carrie miniseries. Eden Lake and Speak No Evil (2024 remake) director James Watkins was tapped to helm the project in February of 2025, underscoring the idea that the film would be distinctly horror in genre and tone. Drive scribe Hossein Amini was later brought in to rework the script, with Flanagan stating in May of 2025 that he “[didn’t] know what they’re doing with Clayface” and that he “really [hoped] it remains true to the spirit of what [he] wanted it to be.” Gunn quelled some concerns that June by stating that any changes to the script were “minor” and that it was still “all Mike’s story.”
Tom Rhys Harries boarded the project as the titular character in June, with BAFTA TV Award-winning actress Naomi Ackie joining as the film’s female lead the next month. The movie, which has been likened to David Cronenberg’s The Fly, is set to follow Matt Hagen, an actor who turns to questionable scientific methods to alter his appearance after having his face disfigured by a gangster; Flanagan has said that he drew initial inspiration for the story from “Feat of Clay,” a two-part Batman: The Animated Series episode that showcases the Clayface character’s origin. Max Minghella, Eddie Marsan, and David Dencik round out the cast. Clayface is scheduled to release a week before Halloween this October and is, as of now, positioned as the most prominent studio horror picture slated to be in theaters for the holiday (with Blumhouse’s Other Mommy and 20th Century Studios’ Whalefall releasing in the preceding weeks).
Man of Tomorrow
Release Date: July 9, 2027
The new DCU made its cinematic debut with 2025’s Superman, a film that restored general audiences’ trust in the DC brand (it currently has an 83% critics score and 90% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes) while performing well enough at the box office to give Warner Bros. brass faith in the ambitious franchise moving forward. The movie earned $618 million worldwide, good for 10th at the global box office last year. Gunn moved quickly on this goodwill, finishing the follow-up film’s treatment a month after Superman‘s release; he greenlit the project in early September, announcing its title—Man of Tomorrow—and summer 2027 release date in a social media post.
Gunn returns as writer and director, with David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult slated to reprise their roles as Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane, and Lex Luthor, respectively. The film’s title very conspicuously—and deliberately—lacks any direct mention of the Superman character (though ‘Man of Tomorrow’ is a nickname oft-associated with him), and that’s because the feature, per Gunn, is “not just a Superman movie“; he’s stated that the film is “as much a Lex [Luthor] movie as it is a Superman movie,” in September saying that the feature will see the two forced to work together against a shared foe. That threat will come in the form of Brainiac, whom Babylon Berlin actor Lars Eidinger was cast as last December. Nexus Point News reported in January that Maxima is set to make her DCU debut in the film as a secondary antagonist.
Isabela Merced and Frank Grillo appear set to reprise their roles as Hawkgirl and Rick Flag Sr., respectively, with Sam McCurdy taking over for Henry Braham as cinematographer; McCurdy is best known for his work on Peacemaker, Shōgun, and Game of Thrones.
The Batman: Part II
Release Date: October 1, 2027
The world we occupy today differs drastically from the one in which we resided when Matt Reeves’ The Batman was released in 2022.
What began development as a Ben Affleck-helmed DCEU-set Batman solo film evolved into a brooding noir-adjacent detective thriller that occupied its own disparate subsection of the DC Universe, its release coming at a time when there did not appear to be any overarching cohesive vision for the brand’s films. This setup (or lack thereof) allowed Reeves to develop and execute his own distinct vision disconnected from any broader narrative, resulting in one of the more tonally singular—and generally memorable—comic book films of the 21st century.
The film’s auspicious critical and financial reception prompted Warner Bros. to briefly flirt with the idea of expanding what would become known as the ‘Batman Epic Crime Saga’; Reeves announced that a direct sequel was in development in April of 2022, and the director would meet with creatives throughout the rest of the year to discuss helming additional films and television series set within the universe (one effort would ultimately manifest with 2024’s HBO series The Penguin). The executive overhaul at DC Studios and the installation of a clearer creative vision, while seemingly pausing most of the Epic Crime Saga’s expansion attempts, also muddied the waters regarding the sub-franchise’s future; with the eventual intertwined DCU quite obviously needing its own Batman, many wondered just how Reeves and actor Robert Pattinson factored in. Could Reeves’ vision co-exist with and run concurrently alongside Gunn’s universe? Would the ‘Epic Crime Saga’ be folded into the DCU? Would Reeves’ franchise sunset as a result of a new corporate vision?
These were all questions that went ambiguously answered for several years, but as of early 2026, it looks as though we have a solid grasp on where things stand. Despite Gunn having “contemplated” integrating Pattinson into the DCU, the executive has stood firm on the separation between his universe and Reeves’ Epic Crime Saga (despite endless fan speculation), with Reeves and co-writer Mattson Tomlin meticulously developing a sequel to The Batman while Gunn laid out his broad (Pattinson-less) cinematic world. The two handed in a script to Gunn and Safran last June, perhaps positioning the film to make its long-earmarked October 1, 2027, release date. Pattinson, Jeffrey Wright, Andy Serkis, and Colin Farrell are set to return as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Commissioner Gordon, Alfred, and Oz Cobb/Penguin, respectively, with Scarlett Johansson and Sebastian Stan also reported to join the cast. No narrative details have been revealed.
This film is, again, separate from the DCU, meaning that it will not connect to this year’s Clayface. Filming is set to commence this summer in the United Kingdom, with Erik Messerschmidt attached as cinematographer; a frequent David Fincher collaborator, Messerschmidt is best known for his work on Mindhunter, Mank, and The Killer.
Dynamic Duo
Release Date: June 30, 2028
Dynamic Duo is the third Batman-adjacent project currently dated at DC Studios, and it’s the lone production that (seemingly) doesn’t reside in a broader universe or series. Formally greenlit in late 2024, the animated feature is set to follow the early days of Dick Grayson and Jason Todd, who are perhaps better known to the public as various iterations of Robin. It’s a co-production between DC Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, with Reeves also producing through his 6th & Idaho production banner; despite having involvement from both Gunn and Reeves, it looks as though the film will be an ‘Elseworlds’ project, meaning it won’t be part of the DCU or Epic Crime Saga continuity.
The film is set to be the debut feature of Swaybox, a New Orleans-based animation house founded by Arthur Mintz and Theresa Andersson; directed by Mintz from a screenplay initially penned by Coco scribe Matthew Aldrich, Dynamic Duo is set to utilize “Momo animation,” an innovative animation style that blends elements of CGI, stop-motion, and live-action real-time performance. Reeves stated at the time of the film’s announcement that he’s wanted to work with Swaybox “for many years” while describing the project as “an incredibly special and unique Batman and Robin story for families.” Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber boarded to rewrite the screenplay in September of 2025, with the first production stills hitting the internet later that year. No casting details have yet been revealed.
Untitled Wonder Woman Film
Release Date: Unknown
Notably absent from Gunn’s aforementioned 2023 slate announcement video was Wonder Woman, a member of DC’s ‘Trinity’ that many fans expected to see as a pillar of the new universe. Paradise Lost was announced as a Game of Thrones-esque HBO series showcasing the character’s home island of Themyscira, but this was widely speculated to be a prequel inspired by Kelly Sue DeConnick’s Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons, a 2021 comic series that does not feature Diana as a consistent character. Wonder Woman, thus, was left squarely out of the initial plans, with Gal Gadot, who portrayed the character in the DCEU, muddying messaging a bit in the summer of 2023 when she stated that she believed she would be developing a third Wonder Woman film alongside Gunn and Safran. DC Studios quickly clarified to Variety that Wonder Woman 3 was not in development, with Gunn and Safran reiterating they didn’t “have plans at [that] time for any Wonder Woman project in the new DC Universe other than . . . Paradise Lost.“
Fast forward to 2025, and plans changed. Variety reported in the days following Superman‘s release that DC was “fast-tracking” a Wonder Woman-centric film; Gunn later disputed this verbiage but confirmed that a new Wonder Woman film was a priority, with Supergirl scribe Ana Nogueira announced as writer shortly after the report surfaced. Gunn later said that Nogueira had been working on the Wonder Woman script “for a while” ahead of the formal announcement, indicating that development had been ongoing behind the scenes for some time. No release date, cast details, or narrative beats have yet been confirmed, but a DCU-set Wonder Woman film is coming sooner than initially anticipated.
The Brave and the Bold
Release Date: Unknown
Details regarding The Brave and the Bold have been scant since the project’s announcement as part of the DCU’s initial slate, with many fans questioning its very existence. Then described as “the introduction of the DCU’s Batman,” The Brave and the Bold was said to be inspired by Grant Morrison’s Batman run and centered around Bruce and Damian Wayne, whom Gunn described as his “favorite Robin.” The executive also described the film as the “beginning of, sort of, the Bat-Family in the DCU,” indicating that this universe’s rendition of Batman would be different from previous cinematic interpretations in that it would focus on the character’s expansive catalog of confidants as opposed to solely the Dark Knight (the Joel Schumacher films of the 1990s lightly dipped their toes into this territory, but it’s probably best we forget about those).
It and It Chapter Two director Andy Muschietti was tapped to helm the project in June of 2023, with the news breaking just one day before Muschietti’s The Flash was set to hit theaters; Gunn was incredibly complimentary of the universe-resetting film ahead of its release, with Muschietti’s timely hiring widely viewed as one final vote of confidence (and perhaps a late attempt to garner additional interest). Audiences didn’t seem to share Gunn’s enthusiasm for The Flash, as mixed reception and extenuating circumstances (most notably the longstanding controversies surrounding lead actor Ezra Miller) prompted the film to open to an underwhelming $55 million domestically; it would go on to earn just $271 million worldwide against a reported budget of $200 million, losing Warner Bros. a nine-figure sum.
Fans almost immediately began to question Muschietti’s long-term involvement with The Brave and the Bold, with many speculating that DC Studios would ultimately pivot as a result of The Flash‘s poor reception. Others questioned whether the film would even materialize, with a swath of fans positing, for years, that Reeves’ Epic Crime Saga would ultimately be folded into the DCU. A general lack of tangible updates over the past three years has allowed conjecture to stew, but The Brave and the Bold remains in development as initially announced, with Andy and Barbara Muschietti confirming they were still attached in October of 2025. Screenwriter Christina Hodson, who worked with Muschietti on The Flash while also penning Birds of Prey for the previous DC regime, boarded as the project’s new writer earlier this year; The Hollywood Reporter noted in its January report that Muschietti remains attached, but whether he ultimately directs will depend on his availability whenever production is ready to commence.
Neither Bruce nor Damian Wayne has been cast, nor has a release date been announced; Gunn has, however, previously stated that he won’t release two cinematic Batman projects in the same year, also sharing on Threads in January that he doesn’t want to “cloud the Batsphere” until after The Batman: Part II is released. The executive recently disputed a report that DC Studios had placed The Brave and the Bold on the back burner until Reeves completes his planned trilogy, so while the film’s production and subsequent release aren’t necessarily imminent, it appears as though progress is being made.
Swamp Thing
Release Date: Unknown
Gunn and Safran’s commitment to telling an array of stories across various genres has been a conceptual pillar of DC Studios since their 2022 appointment as co-CEOs, with Swamp Thing being the earliest manifestation of this M.O. Announced as part of the company’s initial 2023 slate, Gunn described the project as a “very dark horror story” inspired by Alan Moore’s 1980s run on the Swamp Thing comic, with Academy Award-nominated filmmaker James Mangold formally boarding as writer/director just a few days after the film’s introduction. Mangold’s extensive list of commitments at the time cast doubt on the project materializing anytime soon, as the director was then working on Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and A Complete Unknown (he would also become attached to Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi shortly after Swamp Thing‘s announcement); as of early 2026, we remain in that same limbo.
Mangold remains attached to both Swamp Thing and his Star Wars picture, though both still appear to be in early stages of development. The filmmaker is currently in the midst of setting up shop at Paramount Pictures, as he signed an overall deal with the studio last September after selling High Side to the company earlier in the summer (the original project, which will see Mangold reunite with Timothée Chalamet, could perhaps best be described as Point Break on motorcycles); Gunn told Rolling Stone in October that Mangold’s deal with Paramount will not prevent him from making Swamp Thing and that both sides remain interested in seeing it cross the finish line.
Clayface has, in some ways, deposed Swamp Thing as DC Studios’ tangible statement to creatives that it’s willing to take massive swings on projects, regardless of genre, if the idea is of high enough quality. This isn’t to say that Swamp Thing will never manifest, but it appears to be a ways off; Gunn did, however, post a photo of the character on his Instagram story in February, which may or may not mean anything.
The Authority
Release Date: Unknown
Gunn announced The Authority as part of DC Studios’ launch slate, describing the film as a personal “passion project.” The intent was to fold characters from The Authority comic series (which was initially published under DC imprint Wildstorm) into the broader DCU, with Gunn, at the time, stating that the property was “a very different look at superheroes.”
Traces of The Authority have already surfaced in the DCU (María Gabriela de Faría portrays The Engineer in Superman), but as of early 2026, the project’s future remains cloudy. Gunn described The Authority as “the hardest” DCU project to get right in February of 2025 given the universe’s “shifting overall story” and the success of Amazon Prime’s similarly subversive The Boys, stating then that the film was “on the back burner.” He then stated in July that the writer initially attached to the film had moved on to another project within the DCU, and by September, he was talking to new creatives about the production. Only time will tell whether The Authority ultimately materializes (and in what form), but as of now, nothing seems imminent.
Sgt. Rock
Release Date: Unknown
Sgt. Rock—a war movie based on the classic DC Comics character and his unit, the Easy Company—came rather close to entering production, initially with several names that would have given the fledgling DC Studios some immediate prestige. Call Me by Your Name and Challengers filmmaker Luca Guadagnino boarded in September of 2024 to direct a Justin Kuritzkes script, with Daniel Craig soon becoming attached to the project as the titular sergeant. Craig later passed on the role, which was subsequently offered to former Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner (and The Penguin star) Colin Farrell; production was set to commence in the summer of 2025, but it was suddenly paused in April, with Guadagnino and Farrell soon departing. Gunn told Happy, Sad, Confused in July of 2025 that he was “hugely” hopeful that Sgt. Rock would soon manifest, confirming that Guadagnino was no longer involved. No names are publicly attached to the project as of now, but that isn’t to say that progress hasn’t been made behind the scenes.
Untitled Teen Titans Film
Release Date: Unknown
The trades reported that a live-action Teen Titans movie was in the works at DC Studios in early 2024, with Supergirl scribe Ana Nogueira attached as writer. Gunn confirmed the rumors in a February 2025 Q&A with reporters, describing the project as “something that Ana was really impassioned about.” He also said that the writer “turned over an amazing script” while reiterating that it wasn’t yet complete. The executive caused a bit of confusion later in the year when he said that a Teen Titans script “doesn’t exist,” stating that he had asked Nogueira to turn her efforts to Wonder Woman some time ago; he then clarified that he meant a finished script, and that’s our most recent piece of worthwhile information regarding the project. There’s no indication of when the film will be released, who will direct, or what the team’s roster will be, though the characters most generally associated with the group today are Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy.
Untitled Bane and Deathstroke Film
Release Date: Unknown
A film centered around DC antagonists Bane and Deathstroke was rumored to be in development at DC Studios in the summer of 2024, with Captain America: Brave New World writer Matthew Orton reportedly writing the script. Gunn and Safran played coy when asked about the project during their aforementioned February 2025 Q&A, confirming that Orton was working on a script for the studio that was, per Gunn, “something kind of like” a Bane and Deathstroke story. There’s been no subsequent word on a prospective release date, director, or attached performers.
DC Studios Live-Action TV Shows
Lanterns
Release Date: August 2026
A project based on the Green Lantern Corps has long been gestating across various eras of DC, and it’s set to finally materialize this summer in the form of an HBO series dubbed Lanterns. Ozark creator (and former True Detective executive producer) Chris Mundy is listed as creator and showrunner, with Lost scribe Damon Lindelof and comic writer Tom King attached as co-creators. The eight-episode first season will follow Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) as they “investigate a murder in Nebraska, which leads them to still darker mysteries, as well as reckonings.” Mundy has likened the show’s tone to True Detective and Apple TV+ series Slow Horses, also telling Vanity Fair that he hopes it will evolve into “many seasons of television.” Nathan Fillion is also set to appear as Guy Gardner after debuting as the character in Superman; veteran television director James Hawes helmed the first two episodes, with Stephen Williams, Geeta Vasant Patel, and Alik Sakharov rounding out the list of directors.
Joining the cast are Kelly MacDonald (Brave, No Country for Old Men) as Sheriff Kerry; Garret Dillahunt (12 Years a Slave, Raising Hope) as Willia Macon, a self-described modern cowboy characterized as “self-righteous, conspiracy-minded” and possessed of a ruthless ambition masked behind charm — a description that has fueled speculation that the character is, in fact, Black Hand; Poorna Jagannathan (The Deli Boys, Never Have I Ever) as Zoe; and Ulrich Thomsen (The Celebration, The International) as the villainous Sinestro — one of DC’s most iconic antagonists and the wielder of a Yellow Power Ring. Paul Ben-Victor (The Wire, The Irishman) rounds out the ensemble as the mysterious Antal, an extraterrestrial “devoted to exposing the truth and exacting vengeance against those who wronged his people.”
Untitled Jimmy Olsen Series
Release Date: Unknown
Skyler Gisondo’s portrayal of Daily Planet reporter Jimmy Olsen was one of the more universally praised elements of 2025’s Superman, and it’s, thus, not necessarily surprising that he’ll be receiving his own spin-off television series. Rumors regarding its existence first began circulating in mid-2025, with the trades confirming that it was in development at DC Studios in November. Though an Olsen series on its face, the show appears to be a vehicle to introduce new villains into the broader DCU; it will be presented as a true-crime docuseries hosted by the charming reporter, with American Vandal creators Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda tapped to execute that vision. The first season will reportedly center around traditional Flash villain Gorilla Grodd, a hyper-intelligent gorilla whom Gunn has long shown an affinity for. The show is expected to air on HBO Max; there’s not yet any word on a release date.
V for Vendetta
Release Date: Unknown
A television rendition of V for Vendetta was reported to be in the works at HBO in late 2025, with Gunn and Safran attached as executive producers. An adaptation of Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s seminal graphic novel of the same name, V for Vendetta is in no way attached to the broader DCU or any pre-existing universe; it may, however, feature DC Studios branding should it ultimately manifest, so it’s worth mentioning here. Pete Jackson is attached to the project as writer, though there’s no definitive timeline for its potential production; James McTeigue and The Wachowskis first adapted the original work in the form of a 2005 Natalie Portman-led feature.
Booster Gold
Release Date: Unknown
Booster Gold was announced as part of DC Studios’ initial crop of projects, with Gunn describing the fan-favorite character as “a loser from the future who uses future technology to come back to the present day and become a superhero so that people will love him.” Kumail Nanjiani was long rumored to be attached as the titular hero, but it’s unknown, as of now, if there was ever any credence to that speculation. The studio ordered a pilot from Our Flag Means Death creator David Jenkins last summer, with the writer expected to continue as showrunner should the company ultimately produce a full series. The show, should it materialize, is expected to stream on HBO Max.
Paradise Lost
Release Date: Unknown
One of the more inventive projects announced as part of DC Studios’ introductory slate was Paradise Lost, a Wonder Woman-adjacent series that Gunn described as “almost like Game of Thrones with Westeros, but with all of the inhabitants of Paradise Island.” Presumed to take influence from Kelly Sue DeConnick’s Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons, Paradise Lost looks set to be an intricately woven quasi-fantasy series about the residents of Themyscira—that is, if it’s ultimately made. Nexus Point News reported in 2024 that Kira Snyder and Janet Lin were in talks to join the project, but Wonder Woman‘s hastened development prompted some to speculate that DC had shifted its Themyscira-related efforts elsewhere. This does not appear to be the case, however, as Gunn confirmed on Threads in February that the show is still in development. There’s still no timetable on its release.
Waller
Release Date: Unknown
Viola Davis has been involved in several iterations of DC’s cinematic universe efforts, making her debut as Amanda Waller in 2015’s much-maligned Suicide Squad. She would then appear in James Gunn’s 2021 take on the same material, with the director ultimately choosing to fold her character into his new universe after taking the reins at DC Studios. Gunn announced a spin-off series titled Waller as part of the DCU’s launch slate, with the show initially expected to air before season two of Peacemaker. Doom Patrol developer Jeremy Carver boarded as showrunner in early 2023, though development has been rather slow since. Gunn stated in February of 2025 that threading the proverbial needle on Waller has been “tough,” though he reiterated several times throughout the year that the project remains in development.
DC Studios Animated TV Shows
Creature Commandos (Season 2)
Release Date: 2027
*This section contains spoilers for the first season of ‘Creature Commandos.‘
It’s perhaps unconventional that Gunn’s ambitious cinematic universe launched with an animated program about several niche non-human DC characters, but given what we know about the director’s sensibilities, it’s not necessarily surprising. The show began streaming on HBO Max in December of 2024, and it was renewed for a second season shortly after its debut. Dean Lorey returns as showrunner, and he’s leading the writers’ room for season two after Gunn wrote every episode of the first season. The show will now seemingly follow the team as it existed at the end of season one—The Bride, Doctor Phosphorus, Nosferata, Khalis, Weasel, G.I. Robot, and King Shark—with Nexus Point News reporting last year that Doctor Atom is set to appear. Production is currently underway, with Gunn recently confirming on social media that the show is targeting a 2027 release.
Mister Miracle
Release Date: Unknown
An adult animated show based on Tom King and Mitch Gerads’ Mister Miracle comic was greenlit in June of 2025, with King attached as showrunner. DC Studios describes the program as “the odyssey of Scott Free” and “a harrowing, hilarious, heart-wrenching journey across the pitfalls of the ordinary and extraordinary as the son of God raised by the devil tries to save his family, his world, and maybe even himself.” The show is expected to serve as our introduction to the DCU’s rendition of the New Gods (and associated characters), with Big Barda and Darkseid mentioned in last year’s press release. The studio has yet to announce a release date or intended network.
Blue Beetle
Release Date: Unknown
Four features remained on DC’s slate when Gunn and Safran took over as co-CEOs in late 2022: Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Flash, Blue Beetle, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, all of which were released throughout 2023. Gunn was quite clear that none of these movies were wholly canon to his then-impending DCU, though he caused some confusion in a June 2023 interview when he stated that Xolo Maridueña’s Jamie Reyes was “the first DCU character, for sure.” Fans ultimately gleaned that Maridueña would continue to play the character despite the specific events of the Blue Beetle film not necessarily being canon to the new universe, and this assumption gained credence in the summer of 2024 when Deadline reported that DC Studios had commenced development on a Blue Beetle animated program. Maridueña was set to return as the titular character, with Blue Beetle director Angel Manuel Soto and screenwriter Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer attached to serve as executive producers; Miguel Puga, per the report, is slated to showrun the series while Cristian Martinez is set to write. There hasn’t been any subsequent word on a potential release date or additional cast, but Gunn did state last year that the Blue Beetle film “fit[s] in very nicely” with the DCU and could be made canon with a few retcons.
My Adventures with Green Lantern
Release Date: Unknown
My Adventures with Green Lantern, a spin-off series of Adult Swim’s My Adventures with Superman, was announced last year. The series will focus on high schooler Jessica Cruz, whose life is upended when she discovers a power ring. My Adventures with Superman producer Jake Wyatt is expected to co-executive produce alongside Stephanie Gonzaga, and no release date has been set. The show is not related to the upcoming Lanterns series and is not connected to the DCU.
Starfire
Release Date: Unknown
Starfire is set to follow the origin of the title character and will follow her and her friends as she explores the stars on an ancient spaceship. Josie Campbell and Brianne Drouhard will co-executive produce, with no release date or network yet announced. Gunn has previously confirmed that it’s an Elseworlds project, meaning that its events are not canon to the broader DCU.
DC Super Powers
Release Date: Unknown
Announced alongside My Adventures with Green Lantern and Starfire last year, DC Super Powers follows Lightning, Flash, Plastic Man, Aquagirl, Green Lantern, and Terra as they “level up their powers under the supervision of Principal Martian Manhunter” at the Alliance School for Heroes. Former Robot Chicken writer Matt Beans is attached as executive producer, with Michael Chang serving as supervising producer. It’s expected to be intended for younger audiences and is not DCU canon. No network or release date has been announced.
Misc. Animated Shows
Season three of Adult Swim’s My Adventures with Superman is expected to air this year, as it was in post-production in 2025. Season two of the J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves-produced Batman: Caped Crusader animated series appears to be quite far removed from DC Studios proper (if there’s any affiliation at all), though that’s expected to debut on Amazon Prime Video this year, as well.
