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DCU’s The People v. Gorilla Grodd Embraces Mockumentary Tone and Practical Grodd Suit

Leaked set images and cast comments indicate the eight‑episode Daily Planet true‑crime format will mix comedic verité filmmaking with scenes that appear to take place in 2015, a decade before the 2025 Superman film.

Overview

  • Production is actively filming in Atlanta at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and recent set photos and clips this week show a practical gorilla suit and animatronics used for Grodd.
  • The series follows Jimmy Olsen, played by Skyler Gisondo, as he produces an eight‑episode Daily Planet docuseries that reopens Gorilla Grodd’s conviction for killing the King of Gorilla City.
  • Showrunners Dan Perreult and Tony Yacenda, creators of American Vandal, are leading the project and are credited with bringing a mockumentary and verité sensibility to the DCU entry.
  • Leaked campus details, including a Metropolis University banner dated 1855–2015, suggest some scenes are set in 2015, which would place portions of the story about ten years before the 2025 Superman film.
  • No release date or final visual‑effects decision has been announced, and coverage notes uncertainty about whether the practical Grodd seen on set will be augmented or replaced by CGI in postproduction.