Season one of Titans on the DC Universe streaming service is
over and there is a second season ordered. Currently in production is a Doom
Patrol series with Robotman, Negative Man, Elasti-Girl, and Crazy Jane being led
by The Chief. Doctor Who’s Joivan Wade has been cast as Cyborg, the man who
actually puts the team together. Brendan Frazer is set to play Robotman, Alan
Tudyk will play the villain Mr. Nobody, Timothy Dalton will play The Chief, Matt
Bomer will provide the voice of Negative Man and the rest of the cast is:
Negative Man (Dwain Murphy), Elasti-Woman (April Bowlby) and Crazy Jane (Diane
Guerrero). Doom Patrol is expected to air in early 2019. Gotham’s Crystal Reed
will then play Abby Arcane in a live-action Swamp Thing TV series at DC
Universe. The pilot will be directed by Underworld’s Len Wiseman. Halloween’s
Will Patton will play businessman, Avery Sunderland, who is set on developing
the Louisiana swamp that creates the title character. That role will be played
by Andy Bean as Alec Holland and Derek Mears as the creature. The series will
also star Jennifer Beals, Virginia Madsen and Sharknado’s Ian Ziering as Blue
Devil. The show will have appearances by Maria Sten as Liz Tremayne, Jeryl
Prescott as Madame Xanadu, Henderson Wade as Matt Cable and Kevin Durand as
Jason Woodtrue/Floronic Man. Following Swamp Thing will be a Stargirl series
starring School of Rock’s Brec Bassinger as Courtney Whitmore and Community’s
Joel McHale as Sylvester Pemberton, aka. Starman. The show has Anjelika
Washington and Giancarlo Esposito in the supporting cast alongside the Walking
Dead’s Brian Stapf (as Ted Grant) and Lou Ferrigno Jr. (as Rex Tyler/Hourman).
There are rumors a Batgirl is in the works. There was a Metropolis series
announced but nothing has happened with that show yet. |