Overview
- Multiple outlets report that Jimmy Tatro was confirmed to play Gorilla Grodd in the Jimmy Olsen series, with Deadline first reporting the signing on July 15.
- The show is being developed as a mockumentary-style true-crime series that will have Skyler Gisondo’s Jimmy Olsen serve as the host and investigator.
- Writers and co-showrunners Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault are attached and James Gunn, Peter Safran and Galen Vaisman are listed as executive producers on the project.
- Season one is reported to center on Gorilla Grodd, a telepathic, hyper-intelligent ape traditionally tied to the Flash, marking one of the character’s first appearances in James Gunn’s retooled DCU.
- HBO Max has not officially greenlit the series and the production has not confirmed how Grodd will be realized on screen, leaving the performance method, tone and release timing as the key next items to watch.