DC Studios is developing a Superman spinoff built around Daily Planet photographer Jimmy Olsen, with Skyler Gisondo set to reprise the role in a series titled DC Crime for HBO Max. The project is being led by Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, the duo behind American Vandal, who will write and serve as showrunners. Early details indicate a newsroom-driven investigation format that follows Olsen and colleagues as they chase metahuman cases across Metropolis.
Season one is planned to center on Gorilla Grodd, the telepathic ape most closely associated with The Flash. The focus aligns with hints dropped around the summer release of Superman, when the franchise’s filmmaker teased separate plans for Grodd’s arrival in the new DC screen universe. Current guidance suggests Clark Kent and Lois Lane are not expected to appear initially, positioning the show to operate on the street level of the DCU while threading connections back to the film.
Perrault and Yacenda’s background in mock-doc and crime storytelling points to a tonal mix of investigation and humor, though the series is framed as part of DC Studios’ expanding live-action slate rather than a one-off experiment. TheWrap reports that DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran are executive producers; the studio’s recent rollouts have paired theatrical titles with character-focused television to deepen world-building between films. A timetable, episode count, and full creative roster have not been announced.
The move extends renewed attention on supporting players from Metropolis after the feature’s strong summer profile, with Olsen’s on-screen popularity setting up a pivot from superhero spectacle to beat reporting and source work. Trade coverage notes the premise keeps the action anchored in journalism practice—following leads, verifying tips, and navigating city agencies—while letting DC villains and lore shape each case. By focusing on Grodd out of the gate, the series also pulls from a corner of DC mythology that has crossover familiarity from comics and past television while still feeling new within the current continuity.
