DC Studios Develops ‘DC Crime’ : A Jimmy Olsen Mockumentary Spinoff from Superman

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.