Things are looking up for DC Studios following the success of Superman, and now it’s time to put some attention on the TV side where The Penguin racked up loads of Emmy nominations and where the Lanterns series is in the works. Deadline reports Our Flag Means Death writer David Jenkins has been hired to writethe Booster Gold pilot for the HBO Max comedy series.
Jenkins is only hired to write the pilot episode at this point, but if Booster Gold goes to series he’ll act as showrunner. A director has not been named, nor do we know who will play Michael Jon “Booster” Carter, the ex-football player from a future Gotham City who became a superhero after getting expelled for gambling. He is a glory hound obsessed with his own fame.
Previous reports had Kumail Nanjiani confirmed for the Booster Gold role, but news on that has gone quiet.
Jenkins excitedly confirmed the news on his social media…
“It’s true, y’all! I’m writing a pilot about this lovable goofball for HBO Max. Honored to work for James Gunn and very happy to inherit this project from Danny McBride, two of my creative heroes.”
This puts Jenkins back in the Warner Bros. Discovery fold as he was writer on Taika Waititi’s series Our Flag Means Death until it was canceled after two seasons.
Other DCU TV projects in the works include a second season of Peacemaker, the Wonder Woman/Amazonians series Paradise Lost, and a show focused on Viola Davis’ Amanda Waller character.
