{
  "id": 2414553,
  "title": "Superman Spinoff Comedy The People v. Gorilla Grodd Greenlit at HBO Max",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/superman-spinoff-comedy-the-people-v-gorilla-grodd-greenlit-at-hbo-max",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T18:08:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Consequence",
    "slug": "consequence",
    "url": "https://consequence.net/2026/08/the-people-v-gorilla-grodd-hbo-max/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "HBO Max has greenlit a half-hour comedy series titled The People v. Gorilla Grodd, set to be a true crime docuseries. The show will see Skyler Gisondo reprise his role as Jimmy Olsen from the 2025 Superman film, alongside Jimmy Tatro as the super-intelligent gorilla Gorilla Grodd. The official description reads, \"A superintelligent ape is convicted of murdering his father, the King of Gorilla City. In an eight-part 'true' crime docuseries, the Daily Planet’s Jimmy Olsen reopens the case, investigating whether Gorilla Grodd was wrongly convicted in one of Metropolis’ most famous murder trials.\" Other familiar faces from the Superman universe return, including Beck Bennett, Mikaela Hoover, Wendell Pierce, Mary Holland, Eduardo Franco, Arian Moayed, Dan Perrault, Andrew Leeds, and Tim Baltz. A release date has not been announced, but the first-look teaser graphic is available. Superman is currently available on 4K Ultra HD via Amazon.",
  "summary": "The meta DC Studios comedy stars Skyler Gisondo and Jimmy Tatro. Superman Spinoff Comedy The People v. Gorilla Grodd Greenlit at HBO Max Liz Shannon Miller",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}