List of television series based on DC Comics publications

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Below is a list of television series based on properties of DC Comics. This list includes live-action and animated series.

Live-action

Title Seasons Episodes Original airing Production company Network(s) Notes Ref.
Adventures of Superman 6 104 1952–58 DC Comics / Motion Pictures for Television Syndication
Batman 3 120 1966–68 20th Century Fox Television / Greenway Productions ABC Arrowverse adjacent[lower-alpha 1]
Shazam! 3 28 1974–76 Filmation / DC Comics / Warner Bros. Television CBS
The Secrets of Isis 2 22 1975–76 Filmation
Wonder Woman 3 60 (with pilots) 1975–79 Warner Bros. Television / DC Comics / The Douglas S. Cramer Co. / Bruce Lansbury Productions, Ltd. ABC (season 1)
CBS (seasons 2–3)		 Arrowverse adjacent[lower-alpha 1]
Superboy 4 100 1988–92 Cantharus Productions / Alexander and Ilya Salkind Productions / Lowry Productions / DC Comics Syndication
Swamp Thing 3 72 1990–93 BBK Productions, Inc. / Batfilm Productions, Inc. / MCA Television Entertainment USA Network
The Flash 1 22 1990–91 Warner Bros. Television / Pet Fly Productions CBS Arrowverse adjacent[lower-alpha 1]
Human Target 1 7 1992 ABC
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 4 88 1993–97 Warner Bros. Television / December 3 Productions / Gangbuster Films Inc. / Roundelay Productions
Smallville 10 217 2001–11 Warner Bros. Television / DC Comics / Tollin/Robbins Productions / Millar Gough Ink The WB (seasons 1–5)
The CW (seasons 6–10)		 Arrowverse adjacent[lower-alpha 1]
Birds of Prey 1 13 2002–03 Warner Bros. Television / Tollin/Robbins Productions The WB
Human Target 2 25 2010–11 Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / Wonderland Sound and Vision Fox / CTV
Arrow 8 170 2012–20 Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / Berlanti Productions The CW Part of the Arrowverse
Gotham 5 100 2014–19 Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / Primrose Hill Productions Fox
The Flash 9 184 2014–23 Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / Berlanti Productions The CW Part of the Arrowverse
Constantine 1 13 2014–15 Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / Ever After Productions / Phantom Four Films NBC Part of the Arrowverse[lower-alpha 1]
Supergirl 6 126 2015–21 Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / Berlanti Productions CBS (season 1)
The CW (seasons 2–6)		 Part of the Arrowverse[1]
Legends of Tomorrow 7 110 2016–22 The CW
Powerless 1 12 2017 Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / Ehsugadee Productions NBC
Black Lightning 4 58 2018–21 Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / Berlanti Productions / Akil Productions The CW
Krypton 2 20 2018–19 Warner Horizon Television / DC Entertainment / Phantom Four Films Syfy
Titans 4 49 2018–23 Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / Weed Road Pictures / Berlanti Productions DC Universe (seasons 1–2)
HBO Max (seasons 3–4)		 Arrowverse adjacent[lower-alpha 1]
Swamp Thing 1 10 2019 Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / Big Shoe Productions, Inc. / Atomic Monster Productions DC Universe
Pennyworth 3 30 2019–22 Warner Horizon Television / DC Entertainment / Primrose Hill Productions Epix (seasons 1–2)
HBO Max (season 3)		 Set in the same universe as Gotham.
Batwoman 3 51 Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / Berlanti Productions The CW Part of the Arrowverse
Watchmen 1 9 2019 Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / Paramount Television / White Rabbit HBO
Stargirl 3 39 2020–22 Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / Mad Ghost Productions / Berlanti Productions DC Universe (season 1)
The CW (seasons 1–3)		 Arrowverse adjacent[lower-alpha 1]
Naomi 1 13 2022 Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / Array Filmworks The CW
Gotham Knights 1 13 2023 Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment/ Berlanti Productions
Ongoing
Doom Patrol 4 40 2019–present Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / Berlanti Productions / Jeremy Carver Productions DC Universe (seasons 1–2)
HBO Max / Max (seasons 2–4)		 Arrowverse adjacent.[lower-alpha 1] Spin-off of Titans. [2][3]
Superman & Lois 3 43 2021–present Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / DC Studios (season 3–) / Berlanti Productions The CW Arrowverse adjacent.[lower-alpha 2] Renewed for a fourth season. [4]
Peacemaker 1 8 2022–present Warner Bros. Television / DC Studios / Troll Court Entertainment / The Safran Company HBO Max (season 1) Part of the DC Extended Universe/DC Universe. Renewed for a second season. [5]
Upcoming
The Penguin 1 8 2024 Warner Bros. Television / DC Studios / 6th & Idaho / Dylan Clark Productions Max Set in continuity with The Batman. [6]
In development
Untitled Arkham series TBA TBA TBA Warner Bros. Television / DC Studios / 6th & Idaho Max Set in continuity with The Batman. [7]
Waller DC Studios Spin-off of Peacemaker. Part of DC Universe. [8][9]
Paradise Lost Part of DC Universe.
Booster Gold
Lanterns

From DC Imprints

Vertigo

Title Seasons Episodes Original airing Production company Network(s) Notes Ref.
iZombie 5 71 2015–19 Warner Bros. Television / Vertigo (DC Entertainment) / Spondoolie Productions The CW
Lucifer 6 93 2016–21 Warner Bros. Television / Vertigo (DC Entertainment) / Jerry Bruckheimer Television Fox (seasons 1–3)
Netflix (seasons 4–6)		 Arrowverse adjacent[lower-alpha 1]
Preacher 4 43 2016–19 Sony Pictures Television / AMC Studios / Woodbridge Productions / Short Drive Entertainment / Point Grey / Original Film / Kickstart Productions / KFL Nightsky Productions AMC
Y: The Last Man 1 10 2021 Future Investigations / Color Force / Witch's Mark Productions / FXP FX on Hulu
DMZ 1 4 2022 Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / ARRAY Filmworks HBO Max Miniseries
Ongoing
Sweet Tooth 2 16 2021–present Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / Team Downey / Nightshade Netflix Renewed for a third and final season. [10]
The Sandman 1 11 2022–present Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / DC Studios (season 2) / Phantom Four / PurePop Inc. / The Blank Corporation Renewed for a second season [11]
Upcoming
Dead Boy Detectives 1 8 2023 Warner Bros. Television / DC Entertainment / Berlanti Productions Netflix [12][13][14][15]
Bodies 1 8 2023 Moonage Pictures Miniseries [16][17]

WildStorm

Title Seasons Episodes Original airing Production company Network Notes Ref.
Ongoing
The Boys 3 24 2019–present Sony Pictures Television / Amazon Studios / Kripke Enterprises / Point Grey Pictures / Original Film / Kickstart Entertainment / KFL Nightsky Productions Prime Video Produced by Sony Pictures Television. DC does not own media adaptation or publishing rights after they were reverted to creators. Renewed for a fourth season. [18]
Ordered
Gen V TBA TBA 2023 Sony Pictures Television / Amazon Studios / Kripke Enterprises / Point Grey Pictures / Original Film / Kickstart Entertainment / KFL Nightsky Productions Prime Video Produced by Sony Pictures Television. Spin-off of The Boys [19]

TV specials

Title Year Network Notes
It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman 1975 ABC
Legends of the Superheroes 1979 NBC 2 TV specials
Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt 2003 CBS 90 mins

Pilots

Title Year Network Notes
The Adventures of Superpup 1958 Unaired
The Adventures of Superboy 1961
Who's Afraid of Diana Prince? 1967 ABC
Batgirl
Wonder Woman 1974 Passed
Human Target 1990 Unaired. Footage and script from this were reused for the 1992 version's pilot.
Justice League of America 1997 CBS Unaired in US
Global Frequency 2005 The WB Passed; based on comic published by Wildstorm
Aquaman 2006 Passed
Wonder Woman 2011 NBC Unaired
Scalped 2017 WGN America Passed; based on the comic published by Vertigo
Green Arrow & The Canaries 2020 The CW Backdoor pilot aired as part of Arrow's eighth season; Passed.
Painkiller 2021 Backdoor pilot aired as part of Black Lightning's fourth season; Passed.

Unscripted

Title Seasons Episodes Original airing Production company Network(s) Notes Ref.
DC Daily N/A 450 2018–20 Warner Bros. Television Studios DC Universe Daily news show [20]
DC Universe All Star Games 1 6 2020 Game show [21]

Television commercials

Commercial Year Company Notes
Superman Kellogg's 1952 Kellogg's Eight "integrated commercials" starring George Reeves.
Batgirl Equal Pay Public Service Announcement 1974 Public Service Announcement Put out by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Batman Diet Coke 1989 Diet Coke
Catwoman Diet Coke 1992
Hawkman Baby Ruth 1997 Baby Ruth A tongue in cheek commercial.
Batman OnStar commercials 2001 OnStar A series of six television commercials.
The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman 2004 American Express Two short film commercials promoting American Express.
El Palacio de Hierro 2006 El Palacio de Hierro A Mexican commercial starring Wonder Woman, Catwoman, and Batgirl.
Vai que... Batman 2014 Bradesco Seguros A Brazilian commercial starring Batman and The Joker.
Honey Bunches of Oats 2016 Honey Bunches of Oats Features archival footage of Wonder Woman in Super Friends.

Animated

Title Seasons Episodes Original airing Production company(s) Network Notes / Refs
The New Adventures of Superman 4 68 1966–70 Filmation / DC Comics CBS Part of The New Adventures of Superman franchise
The Adventures of Superboy 3 34 1966–69
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure 1 36 1967–68
Aquaman 36 1968–70
The Batman/Superman Hour 34 1968–69
The Adventures of Batman 17
Super Friends 16 1973 Hanna-Barbera / DC Comics ABC Part of the Super Friends franchise
The New Adventures of Batman 1977 Filmation / DC Comics CBS Part of The New Adventures of Batman franchise
The All-New Super Friends Hour 1 15 Hanna-Barbera / DC Comics ABC Part of the Super Friends franchise
The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour 1 7 1977–78 Filmation / DC Comics CBS Part of The New Adventures of Batman franchise
Challenge of the Superfriends 2 16 1978 Hanna-Barbera / DC Comics ABC Part of the Super Friends franchise
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show 5 112 1979–81 Ruby-Spears / DC Comics
The World's Greatest Super Friends 1 8 1979 Hanna-Barbera / DC Comics Part of the Super Friends franchise
Super Friends 3 22 1980–83
Batman and the Super 7 1 N/A 1980–81 Filmation / DC Comics CBS Part of The New Adventures of Batman franchise
The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! 2 38 1981–82 NBC
Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show 1 8 1984 Hanna-Barbera / DC Comics ABC Part of the Super Friends franchise
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians 8 1985
Superman 13 1988 Ruby-Spears / DC Comics CBS
Swamp Thing 5 1990–91 DIC Entertainment / Batfilm Productions, Inc. / DC Comics Fox Kids (Fox) Final DC Comics animated series not produced by Warner Bros. Animation.
Batman: The Animated Series 2 85 1992–95 Warner Bros. Animation / DC Comics Part of the DC Animated Universe.
First DC animated series produced by Warner Bros. Animation.
The Superman/Batman Adventures 1 N/A 1995–97 Filmation / Hanna-Barbera / DC Comics USA Part of The New Adventures of Superman and Super Friends franchises
Superman: The Animated Series 4 54 1996–2000 Warner Bros. Animation / DC Comics Kids' WB Part of the DC Animated Universe
The New Batman Adventures 1 24 1997–99 Sequel to Batman: The Animated Series, part of the DC Animated Universe
The New Batman/Superman Adventures 1 3 1997–2000 Part of the DC Animated Universe
Batman Beyond 3 52 1999–2001
Static Shock 4 52 2000–04
The Zeta Project 2 26 2001–02 Spin-off of Batman Beyond, part of the DC Animated Universe
Justice League 2 52 2001–04 Cartoon Network Part of the DC Animated Universe
Teen Titans 5 65 2003–06 Cartoon Network
Kids' WB (2003–05)
Justice League Unlimited 3 39 2004–06 Cartoon Network Sequel to Justice League, part of the DC Animated Universe
The Batman 5 65 2004–08 Cartoon Network (seasons 1–3)
Kids' WB (seasons 4–5)
Krypto the Superdog 2 39 2005–06 Cartoon Network
Legion of Super Heroes 2 26 2006–08 Kids' WB
Batman: The Brave and the Bold 3 65 2008–11 Warner Bros. Animation / DC Comics (2008–09) / DC Entertainment (2009–11) Cartoon Network
Young Justice 4 98 2010–22 Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment Cartoon Network (seasons 1–2)
DC Universe (season 3)
HBO Max (season 4)
Green Lantern: The Animated Series 1 26 2011–13 Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment Cartoon Network
Beware the Batman 1 26 2013–14 Cartoon Network (2013)
Adult Swim (2014)
Justice League Action 1 52 2016–18 Cartoon Network
DC Super Hero Girls 2 78 2019–21 Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment Cartoon Network Reboot of the 2015 web series of the same name[22]
Ongoing
Teen Titans Go! 8 381 2013–present Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment (seasons 1–7) / DC Studios (season 8) / Bardel Entertainment / Copernicus Studios Cartoon Network Standalone spin-off of Teen Titans
Harley Quinn 3 37 2019–present Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment (seasons 1–3) / DC Studios (season 4) / Yes, Norman Productions / Ehsugadee Productions DC Universe (seasons 1–2)
HBO Max (season 3)
Max (season 4)		 Renewed for a fourth season[23][24]
Batwheels 1 22 2022–present Warner Bros. Animation / DC Studios / Bang Zoom Ltd. Cartoon Network / Max Renewed for a second season[25]
In development
My Adventures with Superman TBA TBA 2023 Warner Bros. Animation / DC Studios Adult Swim / Max Renewed for a second season[26]
Creature Commandos 1 7 TBA Max Part of the DC Universe.[8][27]
Batman: Caped Crusader TBA TBA Prime Video Renewed for a second season[28]
Bat-Family Spin-off from Merry Little Batman[29]
Kite Man: Hell Yeah! Max Spin-off from Harley Quinn[30]
Beast Boy: Lone Wolf 1 10 TBA Cartoon Network / Max [31]

From DC imprints

Title Seasons Episodes Original running Production company(s) Network Notes / Refs
Wild C.A.T.s 1 13 1994–95 WildStorm / Nelvana CBS Published at that time by Image Comics.
MAD 4 103 2010–13 Warner Bros. Animation Cartoon Network Various sketches featured several DC Comics characters. Mad magazine is owned by DC Comics.
The Boys Presents: Diabolical 1 8 2022 Sony Pictures Television Studios / Amazon Studios / Titmouse / Kripke Enterprises / Original Film / Point Grey Pictures Prime Video Animated spin-off of The Boys.
Get Jiro! 1 TBA TBA Warner Bros. Animation / DC Studios Adult Swim

Pilots

Title Year Production company Network Notes
The Mad Magazine TV Special 1974 Focus Entertainment Inc ABC Unaired
Mad Magazine Special 1988 Hanna-Barbera Unaired
Plastic Man 2006 Warner Bros. Animation Cartoon Network Unaired

TV animated specials

Title Year Production company Network Notes / Refs
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2012 Stoopid Buddy Stoodios / Williams Street / Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment / Sony Pictures Television Adult Swim
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise 2014
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship 2015
Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam 2021 Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment Cartoon Network
Beebo Saves Christmas Berlanti Productions / Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment The CW [32][33]
Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special 2023 Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment / Yes, Norman Productions / Ehsugadee Productions HBO Max [34]

Motion comics

Title Original running Episodes Production company(s) Network Notes / Refs
Video Comic Book 1979–81 Nickelodeon
Columbus Alive!
Watchmen: Motion Comic 2008 12 Cruel and Unusual Films iTunes Pilot episode, unaired, 10 mins runtime
Batman Black and White 20 Warner Premiere Two seasons
Batgirl: Year One 2009 9
The Batman Adventures: Mad Love 3
Superman: Red Son 12
Jonah Hex 2010 7

Web series, shorts series

Title Original running Production company(s) Airing location Notes / Refs
Lobo 2000 Warner Bros. Animation / NoodleSoup Productions Lobo Online website Part of the DC Animated Universe
Gotham Girls 2000–02 Warner Bros. website
Zatanna: Trial of the Crystal Wand 2003 Cartoon Monsoon website
The Aquaman & Friends Action Hour Wild Hare Studios CN Latin America Spoof continuation of Super Friends
DC Nation Shorts 2011–14 Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment Animated shorts aired as interstitials on the DC Nation television block on Cartoon Network
Batman Unlimited 2015–16 YouTube (DC Kids Channel)
The Joker's Playhouse 2015 Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment / Imaginext / Titmouse, Inc.
Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment / Blue Ribbon Content YouTube (Machinima channel) Related to the film. Renewed for season 2, but subsequently shelved indefinitely[35]
Vixen 2015–16 CW Seed Part of the Arrowverse
DC Super Hero Girls 2015–18 Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment YouTube (DC Super Hero Girls channel)
Justice League Action Shorts 2017 YouTube (DC Kids Channel)
Freedom Fighters: The Ray 2017–18 Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment / Blue Ribbon Content CW Seed Part of the Arrowverse[36][37]
Constantine: City of Demons 2018–19 Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment / Blue Ribbon Content / Berlanti Productions / Phantom Four Productions Part of the DC Animated Movie Universe
DC Super Hero Girls: Super Shorts 2019–20 Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment YouTube (DC Super Hero Girls channel)
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons 2020 Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment / Blue Ribbon Content / Berlanti Productions CW Seed [38]
Aquaman: King of Atlantis 2021 Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment / Atomic Monster Productions HBO Max / Cartoon Network [39][40]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 This show or a character from this show was made canon to the Arrowverse either retroactively or via a crossover event. See List of DC Multiverse worlds § Arrowverse for further information.
  2. ↑ Initially conceived as a spin-off set in the Arrowverse, the series' second season finale established it in its own adjacent universe.

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