Today, DC Studios Co-Chairmen and CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran announced plans for their first 10 film and television projects under the new DC banner they lead across film, television, and animation. Gunn and Safran are designing and implementing a long-term interconnected story for the iconic franchise and characters, and today shared details on “Chapter 1” focused on “Gods and Monsters” with five new films and five television series for HBO Max already in development.
All ten of the new projects are set within the same shared DC Universe and will frequently share characters. Head over to DC.com for all the details from the announcement, deep dives into character and story, a Q&A with Gunn and Safran, and more.
With so many projects on the horizon, and more to come, we’ve pulled some links together to showcase the possible roots of these series and features. Enjoy!
- Get to know DC’s Creature Commandos on DC.com
- Creature Commandos – a seven-episode animated show in which Amanda Waller creates a black ops team out of monstrous prisoners; Gunn wrote all the episodes of the first season
- Get to know Amanda Waller on DC.com
- Waller – starring Viola Davis, this series features Team Peacemaker and will be written by Christal Henry (Watchmen) and Jeremy Carver (Supernatural)
- Get to know Superman, the World’s Greatest Super Hero, the Man of Steel on DC.com
- Superman: Legacy – written by Gunn, the film will hit theaters on July 11, 2025, and focus on Superman balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing.
- Get to know Booster Gold on DC.com
- Booster Gold – Booster Gold uses basic technology from the future to pretend to be a superhero in present day
- Get to know John Stewart and Hal Jordan on DC.com
- Lanterns – this enormous TV event series follows intergalactic cops John Stewart and Hal Jordan as they uncover a dark mystery
- Get to know DC’s The Authority on DC.com
- The Authority – DC’s WildStorm characters will join the DCU as members of The Authority take matters into their own hands to do what they believe is right
- Read all issues of The Authority on DC UNIVERSE INFINITE
- The Authority – DC’s WildStorm characters will join the DCU as members of The Authority take matters into their own hands to do what they believe is right
- Get to know Batman and Robin in an interview with Grant Morrison on DC.com
- The Brave and the Bold – the DCU will introduce its Batman and Robin in this unusual father-son story inspired by Grant Morrison’s comic series
- Read all issues of Grant Morrison’s Batman saga on DC UNIVERSE INFINITE
- The Brave and the Bold – the DCU will introduce its Batman and Robin in this unusual father-son story inspired by Grant Morrison’s comic series
- Get to know Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow on DC.com
- Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow – this science fiction adventure, which will be based on Tom King’s amazing, award-winning recent comics stories, presents a Supergirl viewers are not used to seeing
- Read all issues of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow on DC UNIVERSE INFINITE
- Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow – this science fiction adventure, which will be based on Tom King’s amazing, award-winning recent comics stories, presents a Supergirl viewers are not used to seeing
- Get to know Swamp Thing on DC.com
- Swamp Thing – the film will investigate the dark origins of Swamp Thing
- Get to know The Amazons of Themyscira, aka Paradise Island on DC.com
- Paradise Lost – set in Themyscira, home of the Amazons and birthplace of Wonder Woman, this drama focuses on the genesis and political intrigue of an island of all women
Watch the announcement video here with James Gunn.
