The Daily Planet staff is heading back to work, but not for another traditional superhero adventure. HBO Max has given an eight-episode, straight-to-series order to the new half-hour comedy “The People V. Gorilla Grodd,” the previously revealed Jimmy Olsen spinoff that expands the Metropolis corner of James Gunn’s DC Universe.
Produced by DC Studios in association with Warner Bros. Television, the comedy reunites several members of the Daily Planet ensemble from Gunn’s “Superman.” Skyler Gisondo reprises his role as Jimmy Olsen, Beck Bennett returns as Steve Lombard, Mikaela Hoover reprises her role as Cat Grant, and Wendell Pierce returns as Perry White.
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