By The proposed TV series “Arkham Asylum,” a show set within the walls of Gotham City’s infamous facility for the criminally insane from the Batman franchise, is dead at Max.
Back in late 2022 came the news that Antonio Campos had come onboard to serve as writer and showrunner of the series, the third writer brought onto the DC project since it was originally announced in July 2020 with a series commitment.
Variety is now reporting that Campos’ version will not proceed. They add that it’s still possible a new project with the setting could be developed in the future.
It ends a long road for the series which was originally meant to be focused on the Gotham P.D. of the Matt Reeves-directed Robert Pattinson-led “The Batman” universe.
Terrence Winter was attached to write and executive produce, but he left the project due to creative differences. “Giri/Haji” creator Joe Barton was then brought in to write, but parted ways as well before Campos boarded around which time Reeves indicated the show had evolved into an Arkham Asylum series.
Last year, DC Studios chief James Gunn suggested the series would be set within the new DCU rather than the Elseworlds universe of Reeves’ “Batman”.
Reeves’ “The Batman” universe is getting its own series with “The Penguin” which is set to launch in September.
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