With James Gunn calling the shots at DC Studios, we're expecting a far greater number of obscure characters from the comics to get their chance to shine in the new DCU.
That's exciting for fans and if a new rumour shared by FilmFront is anything to go by, a Human Target TV series is also in development.
Comic book writer Tom King (who is working on Lanterns and inspired Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow with his series of the same name) has reportedly been working on the projects since the start of 2024. He'll be Human Target's main writer and the search for a showrunner - and lead star - is said to be underway.
As you might expect, Gunn and Peter Safran will executive produce.
Warner Bros. launched a Human Target TV series in 2010 starring Mark Valley as Christopher Chance. That ran for two seasons - a total of 25 episodes - on Fox, while Wil Traval played the character in a 2016 episode of Arrow. Long before both of those, Rick Springfield played Chance in a 1992 TV series.
Len Wein and Carmine Infantino created the character in 1972's Action Comics #419. The original Human Target, Christopher Chance, is a master impersonator and bodyguard who assumes the identities of people targeted for assassination.
We're a little surprised to see DC Studios return to this particular well, but enough time has arguably passed for us to see the Human Target back on our screens. Helping matters is the fact this is another character King has reinvented in recent years.
Here's the official description of his Human Target comic which, presumably, will serve as a basis for the show:
Christopher Chance has 12 days to solve his own murder! Superstar writer Tom King and acclaimed artist Greg Smallwood team for a new, noir examination of a classic DC character!
Christopher Chance has made a living out of being a human target - a man hired to disguise himself as his client to invite would-be assassins to attempt his murder. He’s had a remarkable career until his latest case protecting Lex Luthor when things go sideways.
An assassination attempt Chance didn’t see coming leaves him vulnerable and left trying to solve his own murder, as he has 12 days to discover just who in the DC Universe hated Luthor enough to want him dead by slow-acting poison. And the prime suspects happen to be...the Justice League International?
Human Target is a hard-boiled, gritty story in the vein of classic detective noirs, told by bestselling and critically acclaimed creators Tom King and Greg Smallwood!
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