10 DC Characters Who Deserve Their Own TV Series

Nightwing

He is the most fan-requested character for a solo project. Dick Grayson is the ultimate legacy hero—the kid who graduated from being Robin, stepped out of Batman's shadow, and became a charismatic, optimistic leader in his own right. We'd follow Dick as he moves to the corrupt city of Blüdhaven, establishing himself as its new protector, while also trying to lead the Titans and build a life of his own.

Lobo

A heavy-metal space comedy. A "bounty-of-the-week" show that's essentially The Mandalorian if the main character was a chaotic-evil, drunk-uncle version of Deadpool on a space-hog. It's the perfect vehicle for an absurd, high-budget, R-rated action-comedy. he Main Man is the ultimate R-rated, cosmic anti-hero. He's an unkillable, cigar-chomping, intergalactic bounty hunter who lives for booze, babes, and wanton destruction.

Deathstroke

Slade Wilson is the world's greatest assassin and a tactical genius. While he's been a great villain in Arrow and Titans, he's never been the high-budget protagonist of his own story. A brutal, high-octane action thriller. A John Wick-style series that follows Slade as he takes on impossible contracts, all while navigating the disastrous family drama with his children, Ravager and Jericho. It's a dark look at the "family business" of a super-assassin.

Etrigan the Demon

A supernatural horror-mystery. Jason Blood, a cursed immortal, works as an occult investigator, but when a threat gets too big, he's forced to unleash his demonic, rhyming, and highly destructive other half. He's a rhyming demon from Hell who is bound to a mortal knight of Camelot, Jason Blood. The concept is pure gold: a period-piece fantasy, a modern-day horror story, and a buddy-cop show all in one.

Deadman

Deadman possesses a new person in need, helping them solve a problem while searching for clues about his own killer, all from the unique perspective of a ghost. Boston Brand has one of the best high-concepts in comics. He's the ghost of a murdered circus acrobat who can possess any living being, using his power to solve his own murder and serve the cosmic entity Rama Kushna.

The Question (Renee Montoya)

While Vic Sage is the original, Renee Montoya’s journey from jaded Gotham detective to the faceless, obsessive vigilante The Question is one of DC's best modern arcs. A gritty, street-level noir. This wouldn't be a superhero show; it would be True Detective set in the DCU. We'd follow Renee as she descends into the dark, conspiracy-riddled underbelly of a city like Hub City, losing her identity as she hunts for answers.

Martian Manhunter

J'onn J'onzz is the heart and soul of the Justice League, but his live-action appearances have been tragically brief. His powers (shapeshifting, telepathy, flight) and his backstory (last survivor of Mars) are perfect for a deep-dive series. A sci-fi detective noir. We'd follow J'onn living on Earth in the guise of detective "John Jones."

Red Hood

The Bat-family's black sheep. Jason Todd's journey from being the Robin murdered by the Joker to his resurrection as a violent anti-hero is pure, high-stakes drama. A hard-R crime thriller. Jason wages a one-man war to take over Gotham's criminal underworld from the inside, putting him in direct conflict with his former mentor, Batman, and his "brother," Nightwing.

Animal Man

An existential family drama. WandaVision meets The Boys. Buddy tries to balance his family life with his minor celebrity as a hero, all while dealing with the gruesome body-horror of his powers (which connect him to "The Red") and a slow-dawning, terrifying realization that he might just be a character in a comic book.

Zatanna

She's DC's most prominent magic-user, a charismatic stage performer, and a powerhouse sorceress who casts spells by speaking backward. She's been stuck in development hell for years and deserves to be the star. Zatanna travels the world as a famous stage magician, secretly collecting dangerous magical artifacts to keep them out of the wrong hands, all while searching for her missing father, the golden-age hero Zatarra.