List of television series based on DC Comics
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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.
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
. This list includes live action and animated series.
Live action
| Title | Original running | Notes | ||
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| Adventures of Superman Adventures of Superman (TV series) Adventures of Superman is an American television series based on comic book characters and concepts created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The show is the first television series to feature Superman and began filming in 1951 in California... |
1952–1958 | |||
| Batman Batman (TV series) Batman is an American television series, based on the DC comic book character of the same name. It stars Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin — two crime-fighting heroes who defend Gotham City. It aired on the American Broadcasting Company network for three seasons from January 12, 1966 to... |
1966–1968 | |||
| Shazam! Shazam! (TV series) Shazam! is a half-hour live-action television program produced by Filmation , based upon DC Comics' superhero Captain Marvel.... |
1974–1976 | |||
| The Secrets of Isis | 1975–1976 | |||
| Wonder Woman Wonder Woman (TV series) Wonder Woman is an American television series based on the DC Comics comic book superhero of the same name. Starring Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince and Lyle Waggoner as Steve Trevor, the show originally aired from 1975 to 1979.... |
1975–1979 | |||
| Legends of the Superheroes Legends of the Superheroes Legends of the Superheroes is an umbrella title for two one-hour and live-action Hanna–Barbera TV specials based on the Super Friends cartoon show that aired on NBC in January 1979... |
1979 | Two TV Specials | ||
| Superboy Superboy (TV series) Superboy is a half-hour live-action television series based on the fictional DC Comics comic book character Kal-El's early years as Superboy. The show ran from 1988–1992 in syndication... |
1988–1992 | |||
| Swamp Thing Swamp Thing (TV series) Swamp Thing, also known as Swamp Thing: The Series, is a science fiction, action/adventure television series based on the DC Comics character Swamp Thing. It debuted on USA Network on July 27, 1990 and lasted three seasons for a total of 72 episodes... |
1990–1993 | |||
| The Flash The Flash (TV series) The Flash is a 1990 American television series that starred John Wesley Shipp as the superhero, the Flash , and co-starred Amanda Pays. The series was developed from the DC Comics characters by the writing team of Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo, and produced by their company, Pet Fly Productions, in... |
1990–1991 | |||
| Human Target Human Target (1992 TV series) Human Target is an American action drama television series broadcast by ABC in the United States. It is based on the comic book character of the same title created by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino, and developed for television by Danny Bilson and Paul DeMeo. The seven-episode series premiered on... |
1992 | |||
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a live-action American television series based on the Superman comic books... |
1993–1997 | |||
| Smallville Smallville Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross... |
2001–2011 | |||
| Birds of Prey Birds of Prey (TV series) Birds of Prey is a television drama series produced in 2002. The series was developed by Laeta Kalogridis for The WB and is loosely based on the Birds of Prey DC Comics series... |
2002–2003 | |||
| Human Target | 2010–2011 | |||
| Forthcoming | ||||
| Blue Beetle | TBA | |||
| Booster Gold | ||||
| Deadman | ||||
| Spectre | ||||
| The Sandman | From the Vertigo Comics imprnt | |||
Pilots
| Title | Year | Notes |
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| The Adventures of Superpup The Adventures of Superpup The Adventures of Superpup, a 1958 pilot which never aired on TV, was meant to capitalize on the success of Adventures of Superman. Superpup featured the first television portrayal of the Superman characters as non-humans.-Overview:... |
1958 | Unaired |
| The Adventures of Superboy The Adventures of Superboy The Adventures of Superboy was a proposed TV series that was put into production in 1961. It was meant to capitalize on the success of Adventures of Superman, which was cancelled years earlier. A revival was planned, but abandoned following the death of George Reeves, but only a pilot episode,... |
1961 | |
| Batgirl Batgirl Batgirl is the name of several fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, frequently depicted as female counterparts to the superhero Batman... |
1968 | |
| Who's Afraid of Diana Prince? | 1967 | |
| Wonder Woman | 1974 | |
| Global Frequency | 2005 | |
| Aquaman | 2006 | |
| Wonder Woman Wonder Woman (2011 TV pilot) The Wonder Woman pilot was produced in 2011. Reports surfaced in October 2010 that Warner Bros. Television was teaming with writer-producer David E. Kelley to pitch a new Wonder Woman television series to networks. The major networks all turned down the series, but NBC, the final network to... |
2011 | Unaired |
Planned but unproduced
| Title | Planned release |
|---|---|
| Wonder Woman | 1990 |
| 1999 | |
| Bruce Wayne | 1999 |
| Deadman | 2000 |
| The Graysons | 2008 |
| Raven | 2010 |
Television commercials
| Year | Commercial | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Superman Kellogg's | Kellogg's | Eight "integrated commercials" starring George Reeves. |
| 1974 | Batgirl Equal Pay Public Service Announcement | Public Service Announcement | Put out by the U.S. Department of Labor. |
| 1989 | Batman Diet Coke | Diet Coke Diet Coke Diet Coke is a sugar-free soft drink produced and distributed by The Coca-Cola Company. It was first introduced in the United States on August 9, 1982, as the first new brand since 1886 to use the Coca-Cola trademark... |
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| 1997 | Hawkman Baby Ruth | Baby Ruth Baby Ruth Baby Ruth is an American candy bar made of peanuts, caramel and chocolate-flavored nougat covered in chocolate.In 1921, the Curtiss Candy Company refashioned its Kandy Kake into the Baby Ruth. The bar was a staple of the Chicago-based company for some seven decades. Curtiss was purchased by Nabisco... |
A tongue in cheek commercial. |
| 2001 | Batman OnStar commercials Batman OnStar commercials The Batman OnStar commercials were a series of six television commercials featuring comic book superhero Batman, created by ad-agency Campbell-Ewald and aired from 2000 to the beginning of 2002. In 2000, OnStar, DC Comics and Warner Bros... |
OnStar OnStar OnStar Corporation is a subsidiary of General Motors that provides subscription-based communications, in-vehicle security, hands free calling, turn-by-turn navigation, and remote diagnostics systems throughout the United States, Canada and China. A similar service is known as ChevyStar in Latin... |
A series of six television commercials. |
| 2004 | The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman | American Express American Express American Express Company or AmEx, is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Three World Financial Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is best... |
Two short film commercials promoting American Express. |
| 2006 | El Palacio de Hierro Pamela David Pamela David is an Argentinian actress and model. She was born in Córdoba, Argentina, on October 6 1978. She found fame in the reality TV show El BarTV 2.David currently works as a hostess in a Canal 2 TV program called Fuera de Foco.-Personal life:... |
El Palacio de Hierro El Palacio de Hierro El Palacio de Hierro is an upscale chain of department stores in Mexico.-History:In the 1850s, a clothing store opened in Mexico City called "Las Fábricas de Francia" which was owned by Victor Gassier, a Frenchman... |
A Mexican commercial starring Wonder Woman, Catwoman, and Batgirl. |
Animated series
| Title | Original running | Production company(s) | Notes |
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| The New Adventures of Superman | 1966–1970 | Filmation Filmation Filmation Associates was an American production company that produced animation and live action programming for television during the latter half of the 20th century. Located in Reseda, California, the animation studio was founded in 1963... |
Part of the The New Adventures of Superman franchise |
| The Adventures of Superboy | 1966–1969 | ||
| The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure is a Filmation animated series that aired on CBS from 1967 to 1968. Premiering on September 9, 1967, this 60-minute program included a series of six-minute adventures featuring various DC Comics superheroes.... |
1967–1968 | ||
| Aquaman Aquaman (TV series) Aquaman is a television pilot developed by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar for The WB Television Network, based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Gough and Millar wrote the pilot, which was directed by Greg Beeman... |
1968–1970 | ||
| The Batman/Superman Hour The Batman/Superman Hour The Batman/Superman Hour is a Filmation animated series that was broadcast on CBS from 1968 to 1969. Premiering on September 14, 1968, this 60-minute program featured new adventures of the DC Comics superheroes Batman, Robin and Batgirl alongside shorts from The New Adventures of Superman and The... |
1968–1969 | ||
| The Adventures of Batman The Adventures of Batman The Adventures of Batman is an animated series produced by Lou Schiemer's Filmation studios. It showcased the 12-minute Batman segments from The Batman/Superman Hour, sometimes broken up by and surrounding another cartoon from Filmation's fast growing stream of superhero stars... |
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| Super Friends Super Friends (1973 TV series) Super Friends is a 1973 animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera and National Periodical Publications. It is based on the Justice League comic books, and is the first incarnation of the Super Friends series to the remake of Super Friends: The Motion Picture, written, produced and directed by M... |
1973 | Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century... |
Part of the Super Friends Super Friends Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1986 on ABC as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup... franchise |
| The New Adventures of Batman The New Adventures of Batman The New Adventures of Batman is an animated series produced by Filmation in 1977 featuring the DC Comics superheroes Batman and Robin, and Batgirl. The current distributor is Warner Bros. Television due to parent company Warner Bros's ownership of DC Comics, which publishes the Batman titles... |
1977 | Filmation | Part of the The New Adventures of Batman franchise |
| The All-New Super Friends Hour The All-New Super Friends Hour The All-New Super Friends Hour is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from September 10, 1977, to September 2, 1978, on ABC... |
Hanna-Barbera | Part of the Super Friends franchise | |
| The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour | 1977–1978 | Filmation | Part of the The New Adventures of Batman franchise |
| Challenge of the Super Friends Challenge of the Super Friends Challenge of the Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from September 9, 1978, to December 23, 1978, on ABC. The complete series was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for Warner Bros. Television and is based on the Justice League and... |
1978 | Hanna-Barbera | Part of the Super Friends franchise |
| Batman and the Super 7 | 1978–1980 | Filmation | Part of the The New Adventures of Batman franchise |
| The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show is an animated television series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions from 1979 to 1981; it was shown right after Super Friends on the ABC Network. It featured various adventures of the DC Comics superhero Plastic Man... |
1979–1981 | Ruby-Spears | |
| The World's Greatest Super Friends The World's Greatest Super Friends The World's Greatest Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from September 22, 1979 to September 27, 1980 on ABC... |
1979 | Hanna-Barbera | Part of the Super Friends franchise |
| Super Friends | 1980–1983 | ||
| The Kid Superpower Hour with Shazam! | 1981–1982 | Filmation | |
| Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1984 to 1985 on ABC... |
1984 | Hanna-Barbera | Part of the Super Friends franchise |
| The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1985 to 1986. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and is based on the Justice League and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics.-Summary:In the fall of 1985,... |
1985 | ||
| Superman | 1988 | Ruby-Spears | |
| Swamp Thing Swamp Thing (1991 TV series) Swamp Thing was an American animated television series based on the DC Comics character Swamp Thing. The series was short-lived, with the pilot episode airing on October 31, 1990 followed by four additional episodes airing weekly from April 20 to May 11, 1991... |
1991 | DIC Entertainment DiC Entertainment DIC Entertainment was an international film and television production company. In addition to animated television shows such as Ulysses 31 , Inspector Gadget , The Littles , The Real Ghostbusters , Captain Planet and the Planeteers , and the first two seasons of the English adaptation of... |
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| Batman: The Animated Series Batman: The Animated Series Batman: The Animated Series is an American animated series based on the DC Comics character Batman. The series featured an ensemble cast of many voice-actors including Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Arleen Sorkin, and Loren Lester. The series won four Emmy Awards and was nominated... |
1992–1995 | Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. Animation is the animation division of Warner Bros., a subsidiary of Time Warner. The studio is closely associated with the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters, among others. The studio is the successor to Warner Bros... |
Part of the DC animated universe DC animated universe The DC Animated Universe is a fan term that refers to a series of popular animated television series and related spin-offs produced by Warner Bros. Animation which share the same continuity. Most of these series are adapted from DC Comics properties... |
| Wild C.A.T.s | 1994-1995 | WildStorm WildStorm WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, published American comic books. Originally an independent company established by Jim Lee and further expanded upon in subsequent years by other creators, WildStorm became a publishing imprint of DC Comics in 1999... |
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| The Superman/Batman Adventures The Superman/Batman Adventures The Superman/Batman Adventures was a television series that aired on USA Network in 1995. It was later aired on Cartoon Network and Boomerang. The series featured edited episodes of various seasons of the Super Friends, as well The New Adventures of Superman, The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure,... |
1995–1997 | Filmation Hanna-Barbera |
Part of the The New Adventures of Superman franchise Part of the Super Friends franchise |
| Superman: The Animated Series Superman: The Animated Series Superman: The Animated Series is an American animated television series starring DC Comics' flagship character, Superman. The series was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on The WB from September 6, 1996 to February 12, 2000. Warner Bros... |
1996–2000 | Warner Bros. Animation | Part of the DC animated universe |
| The New Batman Adventures The New Batman Adventures The New Batman Adventures is the successor to Batman: The Animated Series produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Although bearing different character designs and animation styles, both shows take place in the same continuity, with TNBA set two years after BTAS. The series aired on The WB from... |
1997–1999 | Sequel to Batman: The Animated Series, part of the DC animated universe | |
| The New Batman/Superman Adventures The New Batman/Superman Adventures The New Batman/Superman Adventures is a name given to a rerun package series that combined Superman: The Animated Series with The New Batman Adventures produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It aired from 1997-2000 on Kids' WB... |
1997–2000 | Part of the DC animated universe | |
| Batman Beyond Batman Beyond Batman Beyond is an American animated television series created by Warner Bros. Animation in collaboration with DC Comics as a continuation of the Batman legacy... |
1999–2002 | ||
| Static Shock Static Shock Static Shock is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It premiered in September 2000 on the Kids' WB! block and ran for four seasons, with a total of 52 half-hour episodes.... |
2000–2004 | ||
| The Zeta Project The Zeta Project The Zeta Project is a science fiction American animated series produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It first aired on Kids' WB in January 2001. It is a spin-off series based on the character Zeta from the Batman Beyond episode of the same name. The show was created by Robert Goodman and Warner Bros... |
2001–2002 | Spin-off of Batman Beyond, part of the DC animated universe | |
| Justice League Justice League (TV series) Justice League is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network. The show was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It is based on the Justice League of America and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics... |
2001–2004 | Part of the DC animated universe | |
| Teen Titans Teen Titans (TV series) Teen Titans is an American animated television series based on the DC Comics characters of the same name. The show was created by Glen Murakami, developed by David Slack, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It premiered on Cartoon Network on July 19, 2003, and the final episode "Things Change"... |
2003–2006 | ||
| The Aquaman & Friends Action Hour | 2003 | Wild Hare Studios | Spoof continuation of Super Friends, unaired in US |
| Zatanna | Web series | ||
| Justice League Unlimited Justice League Unlimited Justice League Unlimited is an American animated television series that was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on Cartoon Network. Featuring a wide array of superheroes from the DC Comics universe, and specifically based on the Justice League superhero team, it is a direct sequel to the... |
2004–2006 | Warner Bros. Animation | Sequel to Justice League, part of the DC animated universe |
| The Batman The Batman (TV series) The Batman is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. It ran from 2004 to 2008, on the Saturday morning television block Kids' WB... |
2004–2008 | ||
| Krypto the Superdog Krypto the Superdog Krypto the Superdog is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation, based on the DC Comics character Krypto. The show premiered on Cartoon Network on March 25, 2005 and aired on Kids' WB! in September 2006... |
2005–2006 | ||
| Legion of Super Heroes Legion of Super Heroes (TV series) Legion of Super Heroes is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation that debuted on September 23, 2006, based on characters appearing in the DC Comics comic book series. The series centers on the young Superman's adventures in the 31st century, fighting alongside a... |
2006–2008 | ||
| Plastic Man | 2006 | Only pilot episode, unaired | |
| Watchmen: Motion Comic Watchmen: Motion Comic The Watchmen: Motion Comic is a 2008 American animated short film series of motion comics for web and television based on the comic book series Watchmen, written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons. The series consists of twelve abridged 25–30 minute segments, each based on and sharing a... |
2008-2009 | Cruel and Unusual Films Cruel and Unusual Films Cruel and Unusual Films, Inc. is an American production company that was established in 2004 by filmmaker Zack Snyder, his wife Deborah Snyder, and their producing partner Wesley Coller.-Company:... |
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| Batman: The Brave and the Bold Batman: The Brave and the Bold Batman: The Brave and the Bold is an American animated television series based in part on the DC Comics series The Brave and the Bold which features two or more super heroes coming together to solve a crime or foil a super villain... |
2008–2011 | Warner Bros. Animation | |
| Ongoing | |||
| Young Justice Young Justice (TV series) Young Justice is an American animated television series created by Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti for Cartoon Network. Despite its title, it is not an adaptation of Todd Dezago and Todd Nauck's Young Justice comic series, but rather an adaptation of the entire DC Universe with a focus on young... |
2010–present | Warner Bros. Animation | |
| Green Lantern: The Animated Series Green Lantern: The Animated Series Green Lantern: The Animated Series is an American computer-animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern. The series is set to air on Cartoon Network, as part of their "DC Nation" television block. A one hour sneak peek aired on November 11, 2011 while the official... |
2011-present | ||
| DC Nation Shorts DC Nation Shorts DC Nation Shorts is a upcoming number of shorts that will air on Cartoon Network in 2012. The shorts will be part of the DC Nation block, and will consist of Plastic Man, Super Best Friends Forever, Doom Patrol, Batman, Lego Batman, Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld, Teen Titans, Blue Beetle and... |
Animated shorts aired during the DC Nation television block on Cartoon Network. | ||
| In Development | |||
| Beware the Batman Beware the Batman Beware the Batman is an upcoming American computer-animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero, Batman. The series is set to air in the United States on Cartoon Network starting in 2013, as part of their upcoming DC Nation block... |
2013 | Warner Bros. Animation | |
See also
- List of films based on DC Comics
- DC animated universeDC animated universeThe DC Animated Universe is a fan term that refers to a series of popular animated television series and related spin-offs produced by Warner Bros. Animation which share the same continuity. Most of these series are adapted from DC Comics properties...
- List of television series based on Marvel Comics
- List of television programs based on comics