Overview

• David Jenkins, creator of Our Flag Means Death, has been hired to write the pilot and is the preferred showrunner if HBO Max orders the Booster Gold series.
• James Gunn and Peter Safran first announced the show as part of the DC Universe Chapter One lineup in January 2023 alongside titles such as Superman and The Penguin.
• The project’s original showrunner, Danny McBride, departed earlier this year and Jenkins confirmed via Instagram that he has inherited development duties.
• Gunn has required that scripts meet his high standards before greenlighting production, a policy that contributed to the series’ slow development pace.
• No series order or casting decisions have been announced yet, and rumors linking Kumail Nanjiani to the lead role have been officially dismissed.