Last year was a great year to be a DC Comics fan who also likes TV, as we had four series on the air at one time (Arrow, Flash, Constantine, and Gotham) with a fifth (iZombie) waiting in the wings. With the 2015-2016 development season, adaptations of Supergirl and the Vertigo series Lucifer are soon to be filmed.
Assuming this good fortune comes for DC in the future, what projects could be looked at next? We’ve listed eleven that we’d like to see; if you have your own additions, leave comments. A concerted effort was also made to include properties from DC’s Vertigo imprint, which is what spawned Lucifer and iZombie in the first place.
We haven’t done a column like this in a while, but the last time we did, in May 2013, our choices included The Flash, Titans or Nightwing, and Gotham, so let’s see if we have the same kind of predictive luck this time around.
So, here are some show suggestions. Please note that projects like DMZ, Preacher, and Titans/Nightwing are already in development and thus, are not included on this list. We also did not individually include Atom and Firestorm, in the event that Arrow/Flash spin-offs are coming for those characters. Enjoy!
CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN
This is a cheat: With no offense to the folks who love the Challengers of the Unknown, the characters and the concept haven't really made much impact in decades.
BUT... the name is cool.
So... what if someone puts all of those characters that would make for cool spin-offs into one show? Atom, Firestorm, stuff like that... they need to challenge something, right? Something like... the unknown?
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I’m surprised Wildstorm wasn’t included as well since DC owns Wildstorm.
There just wasn’t anything Wildstorm related that I’m really aching to see in live action… Sleeper, maybe?