HBO Max announced today that it has given a series commitment to an original DC drama set in the Gotham City police department from The Batman filmmaker Matt Reeves, Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter, The Batman producer Dylan Clark, and Warner Bros. Television.
The Batman Series Spin-Off
The television series will be written by Winter and is set in the world Reeves is creating for The Batman feature film and will build upon the motion picture’s examination of the anatomy of corruption in Gotham City. This will ultimately launch a new Batman universe across multiple platforms in the same. HBO Max is moving to capitalize in the same way that the Star Wars and Marvel Universes have done so on the Disney Plus Platform. The series provides an opportunity to extend the world established in the movie and further explore compelling and complex characters of Gotham. This marks the first television project for Reeves under his recently announced overall deal with the Warner Bros. Television Group.
Matt Reeves said, “This is an amazing opportunity, not only to expand the vision of the world I am creating in the film, but to explore it in the kind of depth and detail that only a longform format can afford — and getting to work with the incredibly talented Terence Winter, who has written so insightfully and powerfully about worlds of crime and corruption, is an absolute dream.”
Reeves is currently at the helm of Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Batman, which will be released in October 2021. He previously co-wrote and directed War for the Planet of the Apes, directed Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, wrote and directed Let Me In, and directed Cloverfield, among other films. Reeves previously co-created (with J.J. Abrams) and executive produced the hit series, Felicity, directing the pilot and several additional episodes.
HBO MAX Platform
WarnerMedia’s library includes motion pictures and TV series from Warner Bros. It also offers highlights from New Line, DC, CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network and more. Website: HBOMax.com. HBO Max is WarnerMedia’s direct-to-consumer offering, which debuted in May. HBO Max a robust slate of new original series, key third-party licensed programs, and movies, and fan favorites from
“We are so fortunate to have such great partners in Matt, Dylan, and Terry and unprecedented access to a wealth of IP from our partners at Warner Bros. and DC,” said Sarah Aubrey, head of original content, HBO Max.
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