DC Universe TV Show Booster Gold Is Getting a Pilot for HBO Max, but Will It Get a Full Series?

It’s encouraging quality for DC Universe TV amusement Booster Gold, which is reportedly acceptable for a aviator for HBO Max. However, it’s unclear whether this volition effect successful a afloat bid getting the greenish light.

Fresh disconnected the merchandise of DCU kickstarter Superman, we’re starting to get a amended thought of what DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran person up their sleeves. We cognize Supergirl and Clayface movies are acceptable to merchandise adjacent year, with Peacemaker Season 2 and a Lanterns TV amusement besides successful the works. There are plans for a supposedly fast-tracked Wonder Woman movie, a DCU Batman movie based connected The Brave and the Bold — which is causing Gunn each sorts of problems — and reported TV spinoffs for Superman supporting characters Mister Terrific and Jimmy Olsen.

But what astir Booster Gold? In 2023, erstwhile Gunn and Safran unveiled their roadmap for the rebooted DCU, they mentioned a Booster Gold TV show, but we haven’t seen thing of it since.

Now, though, we person quality from Deadline that HBO Max has Our Flag Means Death creator David Jenkins penning a pilot. “If taken to series,” Deadline continued, “we recognize the program is for Jenkins to show-run.”

That’s a large “if.” Gunn has made it wide that DC Studios volition not advancement with the accumulation of films oregon TV shows unless their scripts are finished and of a precocious capable quality. Will this Booster Gold aviator marque the cut?

So, who is Booster Gold? When Gunn announced the DCU, helium said the quality “uses basal exertion from the aboriginal to unreal to beryllium a superhero successful contiguous day.” We person a Booster Gold explainer if you privation to cognize astir the character’s comic publication origins.

In February, Gunn said Booster Gold “is going beauteous strong."

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