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!
EX MACHINA (VERTIGO)
From creators Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris, whose names will come up more in this list, Ex Machina mixes superheroes with... politics.
Here's how the Vertigo site describes that one:
"Set in our modern-day world, EX MACHINA tells the story of civil engineer Mitchell Hundred, who becomes America's first living, breathing super-hero after a strange accident gives him the power to communicate with machines. Eventually Mitchell tires of risking his life merely to maintain the status quo, retires from masked crime fighting and runs for mayor of New York City, winning by a landslide."
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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?