TL;DR: DC Studios is developing DC Crime, a mockumentary-style true-crime series starring Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen. The show, from American Vandal creators Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, follows Daily Planet reporters investigating super-powered villains, with Season 1 centered on Gorilla Grodd.
Project Overview
- DC Crime is a comedic true-crime mockumentary set in the DC Universe (DCU).
- The series spins off from James Gunn’s 2025 film Superman.
- Skyler Gisondo reprises his role as Daily Planet photographer Jimmy Olsen.
Creators and Producers
- Created, written, and showrun by: Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda (American Vandal, Players).
- Executive Producers: James Gunn and Peter Safran (DC Studios co-CEOs).
- Production Oversight: Galen Vaisman for DC Studios.
- Studio: Warner Bros. Television.
Plot and Format
- Follows Jimmy Olsen and other Daily Planet reporters (excluding Clark Kent and Lois Lane) as they investigate cases involving metahuman villains.
- Structured as an in-universe “true crime” documentary, hosted by Jimmy Olsen.
- Season 1 Focus: Gorilla Grodd, telepathic, super-intelligent ape and ruler of Gorilla City.
- Character Connection: Gorilla Grodd previously appeared in an apocalyptic vision in Creature Commandos and will play a major role in Jimmy Olsen’s DC Crime.
Tone and Style
- Comedic, documentary-style storytelling inspired by American Vandal.
- Mixes newsroom satire with superhero world-building.
- Features mock interviews, reenactments, and investigative humor.
Production Status
- Officially confirmed: November 10, 2025, by The Hollywood Reporter and other major outlets.
- Platform: HBO Max (soon rebranded as “Max”).
- Stage: Early development; scripts being written.
- Release date: Not yet announced.
- Additional casting: Pending.
Additional Notes
- Clark Kent and Lois Lane will not appear in the series.
- Designed to expand the DCU with a genre-blending, character-driven approach.
- Main villain: Gorilla Grodd, who debuted in The Flash comics (1959), created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino.