Showtime is developing an hourlong project from comicbook icon Stan Lee that tracks the life of a gay superhero.
The project is being exec produced by Lee and the president and CEO of his Pow! Entertainment banner, Gill Champion.
The story, which focuses on an up-and-coming superhero who struggles to hide his secret identities, is based on the book "Hero" by Perry Moore.
Moore is penning the script and also exec producing along with Hunter Hill.
Previous series television produced by Lee includes whimsical reality-competish skein "Who Wants to Be a Superhero?," which ran on the Sci Fi Channel from 2005-07.
The comicbook legend is in development on several features for Paramount, including "Thor," "The First Avenger: Captain America" and a sequel to last summer's "Iron Man."