HBO Max Developing Mockumentary Series Centered Aroundโ DC Villain โGrodd
A mockumentary series focusing on the DC Comics villain Gorilla Grodd is in development โat HBO Max, from the creators of the acclaimed Netflix series “American Vandal.” Daniel Yacenda and Dan Perrault will write and executive produce theโ project, โขwhich will โoffer a comedic takeโข on the supervillain’s world.
The series marks a new direction for DC’s television slate as James Gunn โคandโฃ Peter Safran build an interconnected universe across film and television. Gunn and Safran will also executive produce, wiht DC Studios’ Galen Vaisman overseeing โขproduction. Warner Bros. Television is the studio. HBO โMax and DC Studios declined to comment.
Yacenda and Perrault are known for their mockumentary style, having previously created โข”American Vandal,” a critically-acclaimedโ seriesโข that satirized theโ true crime genre. The โshow won โa Peabody Award and received an Emmyโฃ nomination for best writing in a comedy series. The duo also created the Paramount+ mockumentary “Players,” set in the world of eSports, and previouslyโค produced comedicโฃ sports parodies for CollegeHumor. Yacenda’sโ credits include “Chad powers” at Hulu and “Dave” at FX,while Perrault recently appeared in the โNetflix series “The residence.”
Grodd, a highly-intelligent gorilla with psychic powers gained from an alien spaceship, first appeared in DC comics in 1959. Heโฃ has been featured in numerous DC animated series and films, and made appearances in The CW’s “Arrow-verse” shows, notably “The Flash.”
This series joins other upcoming DCโข television projects at HBO,including the โdrama “Lanterns” starring Kyle Chandler andโ Aaron Pierre,expected to premiere in early 2026,and a “V for Vendetta” series currently in development.