ARKHAM ASYLUM HBO Max Series Enlists THE STAIRCASE's Antonio Campos As Director/Showrunner

ARKHAM ASYLUM HBO Max Series Enlists THE STAIRCASE's Antonio Campos As Director/Showrunner

The upcoming The Batman spinoff series focusing on Arkham Asylum has tapped a new director/showrunner, with The Staircase creator Antonio Campos boarding the still-untitled project...

By MarkCassidy - Oct 25, 2022 07:10 PM EST
Filed Under: The Batman

We found out earlier this year that the Gotham Central The Batman spinoff that was originally in development for HBO Max had "evolved" into a show focusing on iconic Gotham City location Arkham Asylum, and the project has now tapped a new showrunner in Antonio Campos.

According to Variety, The Staircase creator will also direct an undisclosed number of episodes, while working on the scripts with The Batman director Matt Reeves. Terence Winter was originally on board as a writer before parting ways over creative differences, and when the GCPD-centric story shifted to Arkham Asylum, the project also lost Giri/Haji writer Joe Barton.

We still don't know a whole lot about the series, but Reeves has previously described the concept as "a horror movie or a haunted house that is Arkham."

"The idea, again the way that Gotham is a character in the movie, I really want Arkham to exist as a character. You go into this environment and encounter these characters in a way that feels really fresh. And so in our work on Gotham, that story started to evolve, and it started feeling [like], 'Wait, we should really lean into this.' And then that's kinda where that's gone."

The notorious institution where the Dark Knight sends the majority of his criminally insane foes has featured in most live-action and animated Batman adventures, and we saw The Riddler (Paul Dano) encounter a new take on The Joker (Barry Keoghan) in the Asylum towards the end of The Batman.

We have no idea if those particular characters will return for this show, but this small-screen spinoff would provide the perfect opportunity to introduce some of the Caped Crusader's lesser-known villains/

Reeves will executive produce under his 6th & Idaho banner along with Daniel Pipski and Adam Kassan. Dylan Clark will also executive produce with 6th & Idaho’s Rafi Crohn co-executive producing.

No premiere date has been set.

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tmp3
tmp3 - 10/25/2022, 7:12 PM
haven't seen the staircase, but thought his work on christine was great. these batman spin-off shows getting a crazy level of talent so far
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/25/2022, 7:21 PM
@tmp3 - Collette and Firth are really good. I recommend it.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 10/25/2022, 7:12 PM
Haven't seen the staircase. Is it any good?🤔
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 10/25/2022, 7:27 PM
@AmazingFILMporg

Ye. The show and the documentary are both extremely interesting projects on their own.

The miniseries was on HBO, the 12 or 14 part documentary is on Netflix.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 10/25/2022, 7:30 PM
@regularmovieguy - hype rises🔥🔥🔥😎
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 10/25/2022, 7:34 PM
@AmazingFILMporg

Didn’t love Devil All the Time so we’ll see! That movie had interesting elements and a great cast, but didn’t totally come together for me.

Tmp mentioned he also directed Christine and that movie was really great. Hoping for the best 🤝
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 10/25/2022, 7:14 PM
The best thing DC TV has always done is give the focus to the lesser known characters so if this can do the same, then it will be a good thing.

Hopefully Matt Reeves and everyone aren't biting more than they can chew rather than just putting all their energy in doing a good sequel to The Batman.
tmp3
tmp3 - 10/25/2022, 7:21 PM
@NinnesMBC - reeves isn't involved in the creative aspects of these shows, he mostly just picks the show-runner and curates what's produced
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 10/25/2022, 7:26 PM
@tmp3 - In that case then it's good, as long as he keeps his head where it must be with the sequel.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 10/26/2022, 2:58 PM
@tmp3 - Kind of like a Kevin Feige.
KWilly
KWilly - 10/25/2022, 7:14 PM
This show sounds so much more intriguing than the Penguin show. Glad they pivoted from the GCPD show to this.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 10/25/2022, 7:45 PM
@KWilly -


Penguin show sounds badass. Could be the sopranos of the Matt reeves batverse.💪
GhostDog
GhostDog - 10/25/2022, 7:21 PM
Staircase was really good and this sounds more interesting than Penguin
Repian
Repian - 10/25/2022, 7:32 PM
Some time ago I thought that the mad monk would be a very interesting character for the Arkham Show.


The mysterious character who moves through the secret passageways of the asylum and the patients tell stories about him. Some say he's a werewolf and others say he's a vampire...
noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 10/25/2022, 11:10 PM
@Repian - I love the mad monk, he’s peak pulp era batman and I would love to see him get actually used in an interesting way
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 10/25/2022, 7:47 PM
As much as I love superhero movies and shows I just have a really hard time getting excited about projects like this. A show about villains in an insane asylum? It’s just not nearly as exciting as the idea of a Superman movie or a Wonder Woman movie or Shazam 2 to me.
JosephCronos92
JosephCronos92 - 10/25/2022, 8:03 PM
alright alright alright, bring it.
Repian
Repian - 10/25/2022, 8:10 PM
Clint Howard would be a perfect lunatic from the Arkham Asylum.

tb86
tb86 - 10/25/2022, 8:18 PM
I'm a little more interested in that Penguin Spin Off. Before I wouldn't have really cared but after seeing Colin Farrell's take on the character I'm a little on board not that I really care about gangster or mafia shows but this is set in the same universe of a movie I like so there's that.
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