James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DC universe is still in its early years, but it’s just officially added a new series to its roster. It kind of sounds like The Office, but set at the Daily Planet, and I’m here for it. But there’s already one character from Superman that I hope makes an appearance. No, it’s not Superman... but that’d be cool, too.
What Is Jimmy Olsen's HBO Max Show?
It was reported last year that the guys from American Vandal were going to be behind a Jimmy Olsen TV show, which James Gunn is involved in too. Now it’s official! HBO Max just put out a press release that has confirmed Skyler Gisondo’s Jimmy Olsen will lead a mockumentary-style series called The People v. Gorilla Grodd.
It will follow Jimmy as he directs his own true-crime documentary on the hyperintelligent ape from DC Comics. If you watched the ArrowVerse, you might remember the goofy character was a big villain throughout The Flash. I think this is sort of the perfect villain to make a very unserious mockumentary set in the DC universe that could be great counterprogramming from the rest of what the universe has to offer so far.
Jimmy Tatro, who was actually in Season 1 of American Vandal as well as Scream 7, You’re Cordially Invited and Theater Camp, will play Grodd. The press release also seems to suggest that Wendell Pierce's Perry White, Beck Bennett's Steve Lombard and Mikaela Hoover's Cat Grant will be in the series as well. It’s expected to be eight episodes long, and sounds like the perfect way for DC’s Superman to give fans more of the Daily Planet with our HBO Max subscriptions between upcoming DC movies.
The Superman Character I'm Gonna Need Back
My absolute favorite part about Skyler Gisondo’s Jimmy Olsen in Superman, was what was going on between him and Sara Sampaio’s Eve Teschmacher. Yes, it was a surprise among fans that Jimmy Olsen having “rizz” was a conversation that was happening around Superman, but it was so funny watching those two together. I’d love to see Eve make an appearance, even if they aren’t necessarily an item.
I mean, Eve definitely deserves better after what happened with Lex and Jimmy saying she has “shrimp toes”. But she was also hilariously the key to Lex being taken down. What if she ends up working at the Daily Planet – perhaps as their social media manager or something like that?
The People v. Gorilla Grodd isn’t going to be on the 2026 TV schedule, but DC fans can get into Lanterns. The Green Lantern series just premiered this past Sunday, and more episodes are coming out weekly.
