Greg Berlanti Developing ‘Strange Adventures’ Anthology Series For HBO Max
Greg Berlantiis adding yet another project to his overflowing plate.
Already one of the most prolific producers in Hollywood, Berlanti just announced that he will be making aStrange Adventuresanthology series for DC on the HBO Max streaming platform in addition tohis new take onGreen Lantern. Get the details below.
Here’s the official synopsis of the new comic-based series, straight from a hot-off-the-presses press release from HBO:
Strange Adventures, a DC Super Hero anthology series executive produced by Berlanti, will feature characters from across the DC canon. This one-hour drama series will explore close-ended morality tales about the intersecting lives of mortals and superhumans.Strange Adventuresis based on the characters fromDCand is produced byBerlanti Productionsin association with Warner Bros. Television. Berlanti,Sarah Schechter(Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Titans, Doom Patrol), and showrunner/writerJohn Stephens(Gotham, Gossip Girl) serve as executive producers.Charlie Huston(Powers, Gotham) is a co-executive producer,Brigitte Hales(Once Upon a Time) is a producer, andSelwyn Seyfu Hinds(Dominique Laveau: Voodoo Child, The Twilight Zone) is a consulting producer.
According toVariety,Strange Adventureswas originally in development over at the standalone DC Universe streaming service before making the jump to HBO Max. Oooh, drama! (Doom Patrol, a DC Universe original, is also going to be available to stream on both DCU and HBO Max.) But seriously folks, anthology shows are all the rage these days, so whyshouldn’tthere be one set in a world of superheroes? Sounds like a cool idea, and with Berlanti’s oomph behind it, it could have the effect of a breath of fresh air on the often over-populated superhero genre on TV.
The originalStrange Adventurescomic was first published in the early 1950s, and was a science fiction series featuring characters like Animal Man, Captain Comet, Adam Strange, and the Enchantress, the latter of whom appeared as the villain in DC and WB’s live-action (and much-reviled)Suicide Squadmovie from a few years ago.
