DC Studios’ comedy show “The People v. Gorilla Grodd” has been granted a straight-to-series order from HBO Max.
Skyler Gisondo will reprise his “Superman” role as Jimmy Olsen while Jimmy Tatro plays Gorilla Grodd in the series that follows a superintelligent ape convicted of murdering his father, the King of Gorilla City.
The eight-part “true” crime docuseries will follow the Daily Planet’s Jimmy Olsen as he reopens the case, investigating whether Gorilla Grodd was wrongly convicted in one of Metropolis’ most famous murder trials, per the official logline.
Several “Superman” actors will star in the series, with Beck Bennett attached to play Steve Lombard, Mikaela Hoover playing Cat Grant and Wendell Pierce as Perry White. Additional cast members include Mary Holland, Eduardo Franco, Arian Moayed, Dan Perrault, Andrew Leeds and Tim Baltz.
Perrault will also serve as showrunner, writer and executive producer alongside Tony Yacenda, who is set to direct all episodes. DC Studios’ co-chairmen and co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran also executive produce. The series hails from DC Studios in association with Warner Bros. Television.
“Between Skyler’s wonderful performance and the fantastic chemistry of the Daily Planet cast, we knew coming out of ‘Superman’ that this would be a fun world to explore,” Gunn and Safran said in a statement. “We’re excited to work with the brilliant Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda to take the audience down some of the darker and funnier streets and alleyways of the DCU as Jimmy spotlights the Metropolis criminal justice system for his docuseries.”
“We’re excited by the challenge of creating a series that feels less like an entry into the DCU and more like an artifact from it,” Perrault and Yacenda said. “A Daily Planet original documentary made for the people of Metropolis. We hope it’ll appeal to fans of the comics, comedy and true crime. And while we can’t speak for audiences here yet, we already know it’s a huge hit in Metropolis. They love this series.”
“We are thrilled to be working with Tony and Dan, alongside James, Peter, the entire DC team and our colleagues at WBTV, to bring these iconic DCU characters to HBO Max in a new and unexpected way,” said Amy Gravitt, HBO EVP of programming and head of HBO and HBO Max comedy series. “We already know Skyler Gisondo is pitch-perfect as Jimmy Olsen and we can’t wait for fans to experience Jimmy Tatro’s captivating and hilarious portrayal of Grodd.”
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