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22.Marvel’s

Runaways

Season Two

Creators

Josh schwartz, stephanie savage

Cast

Rhenzy feliz, Lyrica okano,

Virginia Gardner, Ariela Barer

Distributor

syfy uk

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25. Swamp Thing
    Distributor: DC Universe
    Producers: James Wan, Gary Dauberman
    Cast: Andy Bean, Crystal Reed, Jennifer Beals,
    Virginia Madsen
    Air date: TBA

One of streaming service DC Universe’s

biggest projects is a live-action TV series

based on Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson’s

Swamp Thing. It will follow CDC researcher

Abby Arcaneas as she investigates a deadly

swamp-borne virus. After developing a bond

with local scientist Alec Holland (Andy

Bean), he is tragically taken from her, but

it’s not long before the secrets of the swamp

bring Holland back as Swamp Thing.

27. Pennyworth
    Distributor: TBA
    Creator: Bruno Heller
    Cast: Jack Bannon, Ben Aldridge, Hainsley Lloyd
    Bennett, Paloma Faith
    Air date: TBA

Gotham might have given us a fresh look

at the origins of Batman but Pennyworth

intends to go one further. Set in London

during the Sixties, it will follow a young

version of the Waynes’ butler Alfred

Pennyworth and see how he became the SAS

killer-turned-superhero babysitter we know

and love. Got ha m’s showrunner Bruno Heller

may be on board to helm it, but Pennyworth

is said to be completely unrelated.

28. Secret Six
    Distributor: TBA
    Creator: Rick Muirragui
    Cast: TBA
    Air date: TBA

After giving up Supergirl, it looks like

US network CBS wants to get back on the

superhero horse, ordering a production

commitment for a pilot based on DC Comics’

Secret Six. In the comics, the first Secret Six

team was made up of August Durant, Lili de

Neuve, Carlo di Rienzi, Tiger Force, Crimson

Dawn and King Savage. Since then, a large

selection of DC characters have appeared in

the lineup, including Harley Quinn, Bane,

Black Alice and Deadshot to name a few.

26. The Boys
    Distributor: Amazon Prime Video
    Creator: Eric Kripke, Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen
    Cast: Karl Urban, Elisabeth Shue, Erin Moriarty,
    Jack Quaid
    Air date: TBA

The Boys, based on the graphic novels by

Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, will star

Karl Urban as Billy Butcher, a mysterious

hard-ass with a secret agenda, and the leader

of a group known as The Boys. Together,

The Boys make it their mission to bring

down the superhero system. With the likes

of Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen behind

the wheel expect witty ultraviolence, social

commentary, and lots of WTF moments.

23. The Umbrella

Academy
Distributor: Netflix
Creator: Steve Blackman
Cast: Ellen Page, Tom Hopper,
Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan
Air date: 15 February 2019

Based on Gerard Way’s comic book
series of the same name from Dark Horse
Comics,The Umbrella Academy will bring
another family of misfit superheroes to the
small screen. The somewhat dysfunctional
family bands together in an attempt to solve
the mystery of their father’s untimely death.

Vanya Hargreeves/
The White Violin
(Ellen Page)
The most estranged member of the group,
with her only initial power being an interest
in music.

Luther Hargreeves/Spaceboy
(Tom Hopper)
The leader of the Umbrella Academy with
super-strength abilities and a fascination
with space.

Klaus Hargreeves/The Séance
(Robert Sheehan)
He can levitate, use telekinesis and contact
the dead, but his powers only work when he
is shoeless.

Allison Hargreeves/
The Rumour
(Emmy Raver-Lampman)
Very narcissistic, with the ability to instantly
alter reality through lying. Has a cybernetic
left hand.

Diego Hargreeves/
The Kraken
(David Castañeda)
The Umbrella Academy’s rebellious
‘insolent brat’ with the ability to hold
his breath indefinitely.

The Boy/Number Five
(Aidan Gallagher)
Time travel-gone-wrong has caused the Boy to
age mentally but retain the body of child.

Cha-Cha
(Mary J Blige)
One half of assassin team Hazel and
Cha-Cha. Works for the Temps Aeternalis
and loves sweets.

Hazel
(Cameron Britton)
The other half of Hazel and Cha-Cha.
Also works for the Temps Aeternalis.
Also loves sweets.

29. Harley Quinn

Creators

Justin halpern, Patrick schumacker,

Dean Lorey

Cast

kaley cuoco, Lake Bell,

Diedrich Bader, Alan Tudyk

Air date

TBA

24. Doom Patrol

Creator

Jeremy carver

Cast

Timothy Dalton, Alan Tudyk,

Diane Guerrero

Air date

2019

With the likes of Timothy Dalton as Dr Niles ‘The Chief’ Caulder and Alan Tudyk as Eric

Morden/Mr Nobody, Diane Guerrero as Crazy Jane, Brendan Fraser as the voice of Cliff Steel/

Robotman and Matt Bomer as the voice of Negative Man lined up to make up the cast of Doom

Patrol, we’re very excited for DC TV’s next adventure. Already set to be introduced to TV in Titans in

an episode written by Geoff Johns, Doom Patrol is quite possibly the comic world’s weirdest group of

supers. The team will come together after a mission from Cyborg that they cannot ignore.

If you have been finding the wait between Suicide Squad and Birds Of Prey (And The

Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn) a tough one, look no further than DC Universe’s

upcoming animated series Harley Quinn for your Harleen Quinzel fix. This is Harley as you’ve

never seen her before (on screen, anyway): being a superhero cartoon series intended for an older

audience, it promises to be packed with adult humour, violence and cussing. Set shortly after Harley

Quinn (Haley Cuoco) breaks up with the Joker (Alan Tudyk), it follows her criminal adventures with

her best friend Poison Ivy (Lake Bell).