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Published on February 1st, 2023 | by Andrew Bistak

DC Studios Announces Slate of 10 New Film and Television Projects

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 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
  • 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


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When he's not trying to save the world, Andrew enjoys travel (although loathes turbulence), going to the movies, reading and being a dad to his two dogs (and now twins) with his wife.



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