HBO Announces New Series, ‘THE PEOPLE V. GORILLA GRODD’

HBO has announced the next series to join the DC Universe! The minds behind LANTERNS and PEACEMAKER will be bringing Superman’s Jimmy Olsen to the small screen with the new series, THE PEOPLE V. GORILLA GRODD.

Skyler Gisondo will be reprising his role as Jimmy Olsen, which he debuted in James Gunn’s Superman. He will be joined by Jimmy Tatro as Gorilla Grodd, and Superman actors Beck Bennett as Steve Lombard, Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant, and Wendell Pierce as Perry White. The series also stars Mary Holland, Eduardo Franco, Arian Moayed, Dan Perrault, Andrew Leeds, and Tim Baltz.

In this new series, “A superintelligent ape is convicted of murdering his father, the King of Gorilla City. In an eight-part “true” crime docuseries, the Daily Planet’s Jimmy Olsen reopens the case, investigating whether Gorilla Grodd was wrongly convicted in one of Metropolis’ most famous murder trials.”

THE PEOPLE V. GORILLA GRODD will premiere on HBO next year.

Source: Courtesy of HBO