Last month details were revealed for a DC Studios television series tentatively titled “DC Crime” that would follow Daily Planet photographer and journalist Jimmy investigating various evil metahumans of the DCU, beginning with perennial Flash foe, Gorilla Grodd, Today HBO Max officially announced that it had an eight-episode, straight-to-series order for the half-hour comedy series which has now been titled The People v. Gorilla Grodd.
As part of the previous announcement, the series will see actor Skyler Gisondo reprising his Jimmy Olsen as well as Jimmy Tatro stepping into the role as Grodd. As part of the announcement, it’s been revealed that actors reprising their roles from the Superman film for the series include Beck Bennett as Steve Lombard, Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant, and Wendell Pierce as Perry White. The People v. Gorilla Grodd will also star Mary Holland, Eduardo Franco, Arian Moayed, Dan Perrault, Andrew Leeds, and Tim Baltz in undisclosed roles Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault will serve as showrunners, writers, and executive producers with Yacenda set to direct all episodes. James Gunn and Peter Safran also serve as executive producers.
Anyone familiar with Yacenda and Perrault’s breakout hit American Vandal mockumentary, which starred Tatro, should have a pretty good idea of what to look forward to from this comedy series.
As part of the press release, HBO Max included this delightful memo.
Official logline below:
A superintelligent ape is convicted of murdering his father, the King of Gorilla City. In an eight-part “true” crime docuseries, the Daily Planet’s Jimmy Olsen reopens the case, investigating whether Gorilla Grodd was wrongly convicted in one of Metropolis’ most famous murder trials.
James Gunn and Peter Safran, executive producers and DC Studios’ Co-Chairmen & Co-CEOs, offered the following:
“Between Skyler’s wonderful performance and the fantastic chemistry of the Daily Planet cast, we knew coming out of ‘Superman’ that this would be a fun world to explore. We’re excited to work with the brilliant Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda to take the audience down some of the darker and funnier streets and alleyways of the DCU as Jimmy spotlights the Metropolis criminal justice system for his docuseries.”
Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault, showrunners, writers, and executive producers, added:
“We’re excited by the challenge of creating a series that feels less like an entry into the DCU and more like an artifact from it. A Daily Planet original documentary made for the people of Metropolis. We hope it’ll appeal to fans of the comics, comedy and true crime. And while we can’t speak for audiences here yet, we already know it’s a huge hit in Metropolis. They love this series.”
