Overview
- Variety reports that Pete Jackson is set to write the adaptation of Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s graphic novel for HBO.
- Executive producers include DC Studios’ James Gunn and Peter Safran alongside Ben Stephenson (Poison Pen) and Leanne Klein (Wall to Wall Media), with Warner Bros. Television producing.
- HBO and DC Studios declined to comment, and representatives for Jackson did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- Previous television efforts stalled, including a Channel 4 attempt and a planned tie-in path via Pennyworth that never materialized before its cancellation.
- Warner Bros. plans to re-release the 2005 feature film in theaters in November 2026 for its 20th anniversary, keeping the property in the spotlight.