DC Studios Releases Official Descriptions For "Chapter One: Gods And Monsters" DCU Slate

DC Studios Releases Official Descriptions For "Chapter One: Gods And Monsters" DCU Slate

The first wave of stories in DC Studios' DCU have been revealed, and Warner Bros. has released brief official descriptions for each of the five movies and five TV shows that will roll out beginning 2025.

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By HamiltonParker - Jan 31, 2023 01:01 PM EST
Filed Under: DC Studios

Earlier today, DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran announced plans for 10 film and television projects that will make up the first wave of stories being told in the new DCU.

Titled "Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters," we haven't learned about every project being dreamed up for the new DCU, but this is certainly an exciting start. We're going to see A-List superheroes and even those the most hardcore DC fans may not be familiar with on the big and small screens, but they will all be part of a long-term interconnected story for this iconic franchise.

The ten new projects are set within the same shared DC Universe and will frequently share characters, ushering in a new era of storytelling now the DCEU and SnyderVerse are no more. 

Warner Bros. has released official descriptions for each of the DCU's new films and TV shows. Some are incredibly brief and vague, while others reveal some exciting, albeit minor, new details - such as Superman: Legacy's premise!

You can read those by tapping the "Next" or "View List" buttons below.
 

10. Creature Commandos

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A seven-episode animated show in which Amanda Waller creates a black ops team out of monstrous prisoners; Gunn wrote all the episodes of the first season.

 

9. Waller

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Starring Viola Davis, this series features Team Peacemaker and will be written by Christal Henry (Watchmen) and Jeremy Carver (Supernatural).

 

8. Superman: Legacy

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Written by Gunn, the film will hit theaters on July 11, 2025, and focus on Superman balancing his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing.

7. Booster Gold

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Booster Gold uses basic technology from the future to pretend to be a superhero in present day.

 

6. Lanterns

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This enormous TV event series follows intergalactic cops John Stewart and Hal Jordan as they uncover a dark mystery. 

 

5. The Authority

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DC’s WildStorm characters will join the DCU as members of The Authority take matters into their own hands to do what they believe is right.

 

4. The Brave and the Bold

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The DCU will introduce its Batman and Robin in this unusual father-son story inspired by Grant Morrison’s comic series.

 

3. Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow

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This science fiction adventure, which will be based on Tom King’s amazing, award-winning recent comics stories, presents a Supergirl viewers are not used to seeing.

 

2. Swamp Thing

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The film will investigate the dark origins of Swamp Thing.

 

1. Paradise Lost

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Set in Themyscira, home of the Amazons and birthplace of Wonder Woman, this drama focuses on the genesis and political intrigue of an island of all women.

 

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WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 1/31/2023, 1:31 PM
The Authority!!!
yes!!!!

I've been saying this for years!
2050
2050 - 1/31/2023, 1:38 PM
@WEAPONXOXOXO - Agreed! It was the biggest eyebrow raiser of the list, and a pleasant surprise.
dracula
dracula - 1/31/2023, 1:32 PM
dc really loves these kind of titles

great movie
BraveNewClunge
BraveNewClunge - 1/31/2023, 1:32 PM
I can't lie I'm

AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 1/31/2023, 1:46 PM
@ClungesForever -



I'm shocked how unimpressed I am. What the hell 😳
BraveNewClunge
BraveNewClunge - 1/31/2023, 1:57 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - yep, I was expecting like a marvel type slate with a plan for a JL movie. Even WB pre BvS slate of movies that happened seemed more exciting than this 💀
BraveNewClunge
BraveNewClunge - 1/31/2023, 2:12 PM
@ClungesForever - **never happened
CyberBishop
CyberBishop - 1/31/2023, 2:52 PM
@ClungesForever - Yup me either.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 1/31/2023, 1:33 PM
MrDandy
MrDandy - 1/31/2023, 1:34 PM
Keep in mind that Gunn mentions in his video that he sees Superman: Legacy as the start of the new DCU. So Creature Commandos and Waller may likely be part of the old DCEU and Gunn wrapping up his Suicide Squad side of that universe.

My thinking but things are still really confused on what is or isn't being rebooted completely....
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 1/31/2023, 2:03 PM
@MrDandy - He meant as the "real" start, like the event that is "really" launching the whole thing.

For example, the MCU started with Iron Man, but The Avengers was the movie that "really" started the MCU.
All DC related stuff released after The Flash is already set in the DCU.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 1/31/2023, 3:46 PM
@MrDandy - no Peacemaker Waller the TSS gang ain't going anywhere. They are Gunn's baby.
TUD
TUD - 1/31/2023, 9:56 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - Yeah, I think you're right on the money with that. And it seems like the new DCU isn't a full reboot. Davis is still on as Waller for Creature Commandos, Waller, and Peacemaker Season 2 (which is apparently still happening but on hold), and Weasel is confirmed too. Plus it seems like Aquaman 3 is happening.
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 2/1/2023, 8:23 AM
@TUD - Yeah, I didnt notice Weasel in the Creature Commandos poster, but he is there.
A shame about Peacemaker, but I think Gunn realised that people were going to start saying "this guy gives priority to his stuff over everything else", so it had to take a back sit (I dont expect his wife to appear in the Waller show either).

Keeping Momoa was only logical, fans love him, general audiences love him, he starred in the most popular DCEU movie, and most important, Jason wants to keep playing him.
SummersEssex
SummersEssex - 1/31/2023, 1:35 PM
Eh. We'll see.

I will complain about Cavill not being Superman until I either die or someone fills the enormous shoes he's leaving empty.
Battabing
Battabing - 1/31/2023, 5:25 PM
@SummersEssex - Are they that big, though? It's not like he had Chris Evans Cap level of popularity. I find it funny that every time he showed up, he had fewer and fewer lines.
FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 1/31/2023, 1:36 PM
Paradise Lost really intrigues me.

Hyped as f*** for Booster Gold and Creature Commandos.

Lanterns has the potential to be super awesome.

Superman you know I'm excited for.

A Batman and Robin movie based off Grant Morrison's run, YES PLEASE.

Waller intrigues me as well.

and Swamp Thing better lead into JLD.
FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 1/31/2023, 1:36 PM
@FilmGuy7878 - oh and Supergirl sound cool too.
MarvelZombie616
MarvelZombie616 - 1/31/2023, 1:38 PM
The Authority doesn't work inside the DC universe.
They are a more strict version of the Justice League which hasn't got problems to kill.
Nothing about this lineup excites me.
R.i.p. DC movies.
FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 1/31/2023, 1:40 PM
@MarvelZombie616 - It could lead into the Authority facing off against the JL in a sort of Avengers vs Dark Avengers situation.
KingMob20
KingMob20 - 1/31/2023, 3:04 PM
@MarvelZombie616 - if only Snyder had made Authority instead of MoS/BvS/JL we might never be in this mess. Fans could've had their violent heroes and Batman/Superman would've stayed the heroes we know.
DoubleD
DoubleD - 1/31/2023, 1:38 PM
I will be missing all the DC television shows. I don't watch now not going to start.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 1/31/2023, 1:40 PM
@DoubleD - you're secretly a DC simp, don't lie. Enjoy Miss Marvel hahaha
tmp3
tmp3 - 1/31/2023, 1:42 PM
@DoubleD - so you skipped out on watchmen just because it had dc branding? lol
DoubleD
DoubleD - 1/31/2023, 1:42 PM
@bobevanz - I will watch the DC movies in theaters.
DoubleD
DoubleD - 1/31/2023, 1:43 PM
@tmp3 - Never watched.
Spawnnn
Spawnnn - 1/31/2023, 2:00 PM
@DoubleD - This is a must-see.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 1/31/2023, 3:47 PM
@DoubleD - you're a basement dweller and no one cares
noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 1/31/2023, 1:38 PM
Swamp Thing seems like he could be the first step to Justice League Dark, Constantine, etc
Battabing
Battabing - 1/31/2023, 5:27 PM
@noahthegrand - Apparently, GDT confirmed he was out catching up on Swamp Thing comics. I wonder if he's been offered that film.
BGarlz92
BGarlz92 - 1/31/2023, 1:39 PM
How about instead of doing yet another movie where Superman has trouble reconciling his Human and Kryptonian characteristics we get a story about a smalltown farm boy named Clark Kent, looking for what he wants to commit his life too? A Clark Kent story would go so much farther with generating new Superman fans, then a Kal-El story would.
ReverseFlasher
ReverseFlasher - 1/31/2023, 2:03 PM
@BGarlz92 - tbf I think they are trying to get some of that by going young and having him be new on the scene
BGarlz92
BGarlz92 - 1/31/2023, 2:09 PM
@ReverseFlasher - I just don't see the necessity of doing Nature (Krypton) vs Nurture (The Kents) for a third time. We got it in Smallville, we got it in Man of Steel. Superman Returns, as much as I love that movie gets caught up in dealing with "Kal-El's loneliness" and Superman The Movie is just about "Kal-El blending in". We do need a Clark Kent story.
TUD
TUD - 1/31/2023, 9:58 PM
@BGarlz92 - I'll be honest, I don't think your average audience member would respond well to that, which isn't to say it wouldn't be good. People want to see Superman actually being Superman; the Superman prequel thing was already done for ten years with Smallville. Your idea sounds kind of like if they made the beginning of Captain America 2011 into its own movie. Possibly compelling, but not the kind fo thing audiences would really want to watch imo
BGarlz92
BGarlz92 - 1/31/2023, 10:18 PM
@TUD - No, my core idea is tackling Superman from the Clark Kent perspective, he does amazing things but yeah Clark has real problems. If it can work in a Spider-Man movie it can work for Superman. He can still be Superman, and dive into Clark Kent problems. Would open the door for him to be a more involved reporter.
TUD
TUD - 2/1/2023, 12:29 PM
@BGarlz92 - Hmmm...I think I see what you mean, and I think it has potential. Maybe Superman Legacy will be that.
BGarlz92
BGarlz92 - 2/1/2023, 12:47 PM
@TUD - Superman Legacy isn't though, it's going to be about reconciling his alien heritage with his Human upbringing, which is very tired ground that has been gone over time and time again.
TUD
TUD - 2/1/2023, 12:55 PM
@BGarlz92 - I see what you mean, but honestly, the movie is so far off, it's hard to know exactly what "reconciling his alien and earth backgrounds" really means. I doubt it'll be straight-up Man of Steel, since people didn't seem to like that. I have a feeling it'll be closer to your vision than maybe you might think. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
BGarlz92
BGarlz92 - 2/1/2023, 1:31 PM
@TUD - I just know that if I was doing Superman, I'd probably never even use the words "Krypton" "Alien" or "Kal-El" because it would be that focused on Clark.
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