{
  "id": 19246744,
  "title": "Why Justin Hartley Replaced Alan Ritchson As Aquaman In Failed DC Comics TV Series",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/why-justin-hartley-replaced-alan-ritchson-as-aquaman-in-failed-dc",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T23:37:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TVLine",
    "slug": "tvline",
    "url": "https://www.tvline.com/2311697/why-justin-hartley-replaced-alan-ritchson-aquaman-dc-comics-tv-series/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Despite playing Aquaman on Smallville, Alan Ritchson never got the chance to portray the character for an axed DC pilot episode.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}