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HBO Said to Develop 'V for Vendetta' Series With James Gunn and Peter Safran Attached

The move reflects HBO's prestige DC strategy after Watchmen and The Penguin, with development still early and no timetable.

Overview

  • Trade reports say Pete Jackson is writing the adaptation, with Warner Bros. Television producing.
  • Additional executive producers include Ben Stephenson of Poison Pen and Leanne Klein of Wall to Wall Media, according to reporting.
  • Outlets describe the project as in early development with no start date or cast announced.
  • The series would reinterpret the 1982 graphic novel by Alan Moore and David Lloyd set in a dystopian Britain.
  • Warner Bros. plans a theatrical re-release of the 2005 film in November 2026 for its 20th anniversary.