Late last year, The Batman spinoff series slated for HBO Max lost its showrunner, Terence Winter after he departed the project in November. It looks as though the series is back on track as Deadline reports that Giri/Haji creator Joe Barton has joined the series as showrunner, with The Batman director Matt Reeves still onboard as executive producer.
Last year, Reeves shed some light on what the series, set before The Batman will look like.
“The idea is we go back to year one and year one is the beginning,” Reeves said. “It’s the first appearance of this masked vigilante that unsettles the city.”
“You start to see the story through the point-of-view of these corrupt cops. And one in particular. The story is actually a battle for his soul. He’s a cop over generations and the history of corruption in Gotham is enormous and goes back many years.As you realize there’s this myth-building in the background, you are in a new place with these characters, some of whom will touch on that you may have seen from the comics and others totally new,” Reeves explained. “You can go down this avenue and go into detail that you couldn’t go into in the movie and go into these rich places and meet these characters Terrence is going to create.”
No word on a release date but any Batman content is welcomed.
