‘Superman’ Spin-Off TV Series About Jimmy Olsen Planned

Skyler Gisondo to Play Jimmy Olsen in New ‘Superman’ Spin-Off TV Series

‘American Vandal’ co-creators Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda are aboard to run the new show, which will see Jimmy and other reporters investigating cases.

Skyler Gisondo at the Los Angeles premiere of DC Studios’ and Warner Bros. Pictures’ “SUPERMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC.

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A ‘Superman’ spin-off TV series is in the works.
It’ll star Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen.
Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda are running the show.

This summer’s ‘Superman’ was not just a hit at the box office and a successful jumping-off point for James Gunn’s fledgling reboot of the DC universe on screens, it also saw fans embracing several characters.

Now, per The Hollywood Reporter, one of the most popular is getting his own TV spin-off show. Sorry, Krypto fans… it’s Jimmy Olsen.

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Release Date: Jul 11, 2025

Run Time: 2 hr 10 min

Budget: $225,000,000

Starring: David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult

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Yes, the photographer reporter buddy to Clark Kent (David Corenswet) and Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan), as played in the movie by Skyler Gisondo, will be heading up his own show, called 'DC Crime.'

Gisondo will be anchoring the series as Jimmy.

What will the story be for the new ‘Superman’ spin-off?

Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen in DC Studios’ and Warner Bros. Pictures’ “SUPERMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC.

The concept centers on Olsen, as well as other Daily Planet reporters (minus Lois and Clark who are unlikely to appear beyond possible cameos), who tackle cases involving super-powered villains.

Gorilla Grodd will be in the spotlight for the first season.

In case you don’t know your DC lore, Grodd is a super-intelligent evil ape who rules a secret African city named Gorilla City. The character is a key antagonist for the Flash, and first appeared in an issue of the Scarlet Speedster’s comics back in 1959. He was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino.

Could this be a stealthy way of introducing DC Studios’ take on the speedster? Anything’s possible, though we won’t hold our breath just yet.

As for the tone, the new show sees Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, who created the award-winning Netflix mockumentary ‘American Vandal,’ overseeing, so we’re predicting a comical mock-doc format.

What other DC TV series are in the works?

(L to R) Aaron Pierre as John Stewart and Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan in 'Lanterns'. Photo: John P. Johnson/HBO.

Probably the highest profile of the series right now is ‘Lanterns’, which has been shot and is due to debut on HBO next year. It stars Kyle Chandler and Aaron Pierre as two of the Green Lantern Corps, humans given powerful rings that can manipulate energy.

The show is planned as a gritty, mostly Earth-based thriller series and will see ‘Superman’s Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillion) show up.

And more recently, we learned that another DC comics title (albeit not one set within the ‘Superman’ universe), ‘V for Vendetta’ is in the early stages of a possible TV series, following the 2006 movie adaptation.

When will the Jimmy Olsen show be on screens?

There is no word yet on when this one might arrive, but don’t expect it much before some point in 2027. Meanwhile, hope burns eternal for the ‘Eagly & Krypto: Animal Trouble' show we keep watching (in our heads).