Upcoming DC TV Shows: Full List Of Series In 2024 And Beyond

 Colin Farrell on The Penguin.
Colin Farrell on The Penguin.
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With all of the DC TV shows currently on the air or streaming, it seems to take the strength of a Kryptonian to follow everything. Just keeping tabs on the premiere dates for everything in the Arrowverse, everything exclusive to with a subscription to Max (formerly called HBO Max), or even Netflix originals alone is a diabolical task which we have accepted to endure for your convenience.

The following is a comprehensive one-stop shop of when and where you can expect the next (or first) chapter of the best DC-inspired shows to unfold on TV or on various digital platforms. All the release dates below are subject to change so be sure to check back for any updates.

Sweet Tooth, Season 3 - Netflix (June 6, 2024)

Gus walking through the woods in Sweet Tooth
Gus walking through the woods in Sweet Tooth

The third Sweet Tooth is coming to Netflix in June 2024. This will also serve as the final season of Gus' (Christian Convery) struggle to live freely as a half-human, half-deer hybrid in the post-apocalyptic world inspired by Jeff Lemire's DC Vertigo title.

The Penguin - Max (2024)

The Penguin in The Batman
The Penguin in The Batman

In Matt Reeves' The Batman, an unrecognizable Colin Farrell amazed audiences as a new iteration of Gotham gangster Oswald Cobblepot, who will be the focus of a new series aptly titled, The Penguin. The Oscar-nominated actor is also executive producing the limited crime drama series, which is being run by Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. writer Lauren LeFranc and coming to Max in the fall of 2024, based on its inclusion in a teaser of what the streaming platform has in store that year.

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, Season 1 - Max (2024)

Kite Man on Kite Man, Hell Yeah!
Kite Man on Kite Man, Hell Yeah!

For any Harley Quinn fans who felt bad for Kite Man after Ivy left him at the altar for Harley at the end of Season 2, you have not seen the last of the DC villain. According to Deadline, Matt Oberg is voicing the character in a 10-episode spin-off called Kite Man: Hell Yeah! – formerly called Noonan’s in reference to a villain hang-out spot he is seen occupying in the animated comedy’s first official trailer, which confirmed it is expected to premiere on Max in 2024..

Creature Commandos, Season 1 - Max (2024)

Creature Commandos TV show characters
Creature Commandos TV show characters

Kicking off the new DCU as overseen by James Gunn and Peter Safran is Creature Commandos -- an animated series written by Gunn and starring an A-list voice cast including David Harbour, who told Collider he had a lot of fun voicing Frankenstein’s Monster. Expected to arrive in 2024, the show is based on a comic that follows a special military unit made up of classic creatures from horror lore as well as Weasel, who was played by Gunn’s brother, Sean, in 2021’s The Suicide Squad.

Waller, Season 1 - Max (2024)

Viola Davis as Amanda Waller on Peacemaker
Viola Davis as Amanda Waller on Peacemaker

The second installment of the new DCU’s first chapter, called “Gods and Monsters,” is Waller, which James Gunn confirmed on Threads is being written by Emmy-winning Watchmen scribe Crystal Henry and Doom Patrol showrunner Jeremy Carver. The live-action Max original series will see Academy Award winner Viola Davis reprising the ruthless title role as she teams up with members of Team Peacemaker.

Harley Quinn, Season 5 - Max (TBD)

Harley and Ivy eating dinner
Harley and Ivy eating dinner

Those itching to see more of the continuing adventures of Kaley Cuoco's Harley and Lake Bell's Ivy are in luck. According to Cuoco's words to ScreenRant in January 2024, she and co. are already working on the fifth season of Max's hit, adult animated series, Harley Quinn.

My Adventures With Superman, Season 2 - Adult Swim And Max (TBD)

Jack Quaid in My Adventures with Superman
Jack Quaid in My Adventures with Superman

After years of fighting against supes in Amazon’s The Boys cast, Jack Quaid became one of the most famous supes of them all when he lent his voice to the title role of My Adventures with Superman. According to an X post by Quaid himself, the second season of the animated series is “in the can” and will premiere on Adult Swim and be available to stream on Max eventually.

The Sandman, Season 2 - Netflix (TBD)

Tom Sturridge as The Sandman
Tom Sturridge as The Sandman

The long-awaited screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s seminal Sandman comic finally became a reality as a Netflix TV show that was met with rave reviews, great viewership, and the announcement of a season season, eventually. According to Variety, The Sandman Season 2 resumed production in November 2023, following a hiatus due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

Lanterns, Season 1 - Max (TBD)

Hal Jordan and John Stewart from DC Comics
Hal Jordan and John Stewart from DC Comics

For years, a Green Lantern TV show for Max ran by Greg Berlanti was in development, until a whole new, True Detective-style idea was greenlit and is now in the works. Emmy-nominated Ozark EP Chris Mundy is reportedly the showrunner for Lanterns, which will feature Hal Jordan and John Stewart investigating a mystery that will affect the course of the timeline.

Paradise Lost, Season 1 - Max (TBD)

amazon warriors fighting men
amazon warriors fighting men

Before Patty Jenkins resigned from directing a third Wonder Woman movie, she also had plans for a spin-off focusing on the women of Themyscira. It appears that idea has been rebranded into a new DCU-canon TV show called Paradise Lost, which, according to Collider, Peter Safran cited Games of Thrones as an inspiration for.

Booster Gold, Season 1 - Max (TBD)

Booster Gold from DC Comics
Booster Gold from DC Comics

While he was portrayed by Donald Faison on The CW’s Legends of Tomorrow in 2022, Booster Gold would finally get his own screen adaptation when it was confirmed to be part of the new DCU slate. The underrated hero will be the focus of an upcoming Max TV show that sees him travel back in time with futuristic technology seeking justice and public validation.

Batman: Caped Crusader - Amazon Prime (TBD)

Batman: Caped Crusader promo art
Batman: Caped Crusader promo art

It was first announced in May 2021 that Bruce Timm of Batman: The Animated Series fame, was teaming up with J.J. Abrams and comic book writer Ed Brubaker for a new cartoon called Batman: Caped Crusader. Following its removal from Max’s schedule in August 2022, Warner Bros. Animation found a new distributor for the upcoming Batman TV show in Amazon Prime, which has already ordered two seasons of the series that Brubaker warned might have people "shocked" by its violence during a Comic Book Club interview.

BAT-FAMILY - Amazon Prime (TBD)

Screenshot from Merry Little Batman, which Bat-Family is spun off from
Screenshot from Merry Little Batman, which Bat-Family is spun off from

Another "batty" former Max original TV show heading to Amazon Prime is Bat-Family, which will serve as a continuation of the platform's holiday special, Merry Little Batman. According to THR, the animated series follows Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, and Bruce's son, Damian, who has abandoned the Robin mantle to be called "Little Batman" now, apparently.

Peacemaker, Season 2 - Max (TBD)

peacemaker cast hbo max
peacemaker cast hbo max

James Gunn turned one of The Suicide Squad’s most despicable characters into a lovable hero in his own self-titled series, for which John Cena and the rest of the Peacemaker cast will return in Season 2, which was announced right before the explosive Season 1 finale. In August 2022, Gunn revealed on X (when it was still called Twitter) that the new season is coming after he finishes helming Superman Legacy and more recently confirmed its canonical ties to the new DCU on Threads.

Untitled The Night Begins To Shine Series, Season 1 - Cartoon Network (TBD)

The Teen Titans riding tricycles in Teen Titans Go! to the Movies
The Teen Titans riding tricycles in Teen Titans Go! to the Movies

The ‘80s style, 2005 dance song “The Night Begins to Shine” by B.E.R. has been featured prominently in Teen Titans GO! – most notably in a four-part special from 2017 about a mystical, musical land and its five-part, 2020 sequel. Said mystical land is, reportedly, supposed to be the focus of a Cartoon Network original spin-off series which went into development in February 2021, but without any updates since.

Untitled Arkham Series, Season 1 - Max (TBD)

Barry Keoghan as The Joker in The Batman deleted scene
Barry Keoghan as The Joker in The Batman deleted scene

According to Variety, Antonio Campos will serve as showrunner for a currently untitled Max original series that chronicles the goings-on at Gotham City's Arkham Asylum. While initially assumed as a spin-off of 2022's The Batman considering Matt Reeves' involvement, James Gunn confirmed on Threads that the show exists in the DCU canon instead.

Untitled Gotham City Police Series, Season 1 - Max (TBD)

Jeffrey Wright in The Batman
Jeffrey Wright in The Batman

Matt Reeves previously revealed to The Cyber Nerds in March 2022 that Max’s upcoming Arkham Asylum-based series was initially pitched as a GCPD-centered crime thriller. However, a later report by Variety (found in our Untitled Arkham Series section) claims that these series are separate entities and the drama focused on Jeffrey Wright’s Jim Gordon and his colleagues is still in development.

DC Super Hero High, Season 1 - Max (TBD)

Super Hero High from DC Super Hero Girls
Super Hero High from DC Super Hero Girls

Teens facing common issues that come with growing up while attending a boarding school for superpowered youths is the premise of this DC Comics-inspired comedy series. In 2019, Deadline reported that actress Elizabeth Banks is also producing DC Super Hero High for Max, but no further updates have been reported since.

Untitled Val-Zod Limited Series - Max (TBD)

Val-Zod from DC Comics
Val-Zod from DC Comics

There is an alternate reality in the DC Multiverse in which a Black Kryptonian crash landed onto Earth and became a hero known as Superman. His name is Val-Zod and his story is the inspiration for an upcoming Max original miniseries from producer Michael B. Jordan, as Deadline reported in October 2021, but with no further developments since.

Be sure to check back for additional information and updates on these DC TV shows, as well as any upcoming DC movies featuring these characters on the big (or small) screen, too.