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James Gunn Confirms Jimmy Olsen Series Will Also Co‑Star Gorilla Grodd

The confirmation moves the project toward production and signals DC Studios will test a genre‑led, character‑first approach to TV within its film slate.

Overview

  • Gunn confirmed Wednesday that the planned Jimmy Olsen series is deliberately a dual‑lead show that equally spotlights Gorilla Grodd and that filming will start soon.
  • Skyler Gisondo is set to reprise his role as Jimmy Olsen from the recent Superman film, linking the series to the broader DCU continuity.
  • Early trade reporting described the show as a true‑crime/mockumentary presented by Olsen and focused on Grodd for season one, and Gunn publicly denied the previously reported title "DC Crime."
  • Industry records and earlier reports tie writers Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda to the project and place the series within DC Studios’ strategy of pairing TV experiments with tentpole films.
  • The series’ next milestones to watch are a formal platform and release date announcement and how production timing dovetails with the Man of Tomorrow schedule, which industry coverage projects could point toward a 2027 window.