The Arkham Asylum TV collection, which was set to increase on DC’s Batman universe, is reportedly not occurring at Max.
Variety says the present will not be transferring ahead on the streamer. Antonio Campos had signed on as showrunner again in October 2022, however his model of the story will now not proceed. The web site’s sources add {that a} story set inside Gotham’s twisted asylum may nonetheless come to fruition sooner or later.
The Arkham Asylum collection was introduced in 2020 and initially had nothing to do with the long-lasting Batman location. Instead, the present was offered as a narrative centered on the Gotham City Police Department that was set earlier than the occasions of The Batman. One yr (and one showrunner) later and the present was mentioned to function James Gordon, however director Matt Reeves then acknowledged in 2022 that the GCPD present would concentrate on Arkham Asylum.
DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn finally clarified that the Arkham Asylum collection was separate from the world of The Batman and would happen throughout the firm’s new universe, the DCU. It’s a rocky street that has led to a lifeless finish at the least for now.
While Arkham Asylum is getting locked away, there are many different Batman and DC tales on the way in which. The Penguin will deliver Colin Ferrell’s crime boss to small screens someday this September, and The Batman – Part II remains to be slated to reach October 2, 2026. There’s additionally the DCU-set Batman: The Brave and the Bold, which can see The Flash’s Andy Muschietti directing a brand new tackle the character.
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