Following reports that its new series is in some kind of trouble, DC Universe has revealed an official first look at Swamp Thing from their upcoming live action series. Check out the first look at Swamp Thing in the player below!
It was revealed yesterday by a news outlet in North Carolina (where the show is being filmed) that the series was shutting down production as the end of the series was being retooled. The Hollywood Reporter brings word that the episode count for the series has been reduced from 13 episodes to 10 episodes. The ending of the season will be reworked for the new episode count.
Other reports about the news pointed toward an uncertainty with the DC Universe app, but SlashFilm confirms that the streaming service is not in danger
The live-action DC Universe adaptation of the classic antihero originally created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson will be executive produced by Len Wiseman (Sleepy Hollow) who will also direct the pilot. Mark Verheiden (Battlestar Galactica, Netflix’s Daredevil) and Gary Dauberman (It) are attached to co-write the series and act as showrunners, with James Wan (Aquaman) set to executive-produce the series alongside Verheiden, Dauberman, and Michael Clear.
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The series will star Andy Bean as Alec Holland, Will Patton as Avery Sutherland Crystal Reed as Abby Arcane, Maria Sten as Liz Tremayne, Jeryl Prescott as Madame Xanadu, Jennifer Beals as Sheriff Lucilia Cable, Virginia Madsen as Maria Sunderland, Henderson Wade as Matt Cable, Kevin Durand as Jason Woodtrue/Floronic Man and Leonardo Nam (Westworld) as Harlan Edwards. Committing to the lead role of the titular monster is The Flash‘s Derek Mears plus
Swamp Thing made his comic book debut back in 1971 and has maintained his position as a staple of the DCU since then, including seminal runs written by Alan Moore, Brian K. Vaughan, Mark Millar, and Scott Snyder. The character was previously adapted into a feature film from Wes Craven in 1982, which spawned a sequel seven years later, and a USA Network series that ran for three seasons in the early ’90s. Dick Durock took on the role in both the films and the series. An animated Swamp Thing series also debuted in the early ’90s but only aired five episodes.
Swamp Thing will still debut on DC Universe on May 31.
