DC’s ‘Booster Gold’ TV Series Is No Longer Happening
The planned Booster Gold television series has been cancelled, as confirmed by writer David Jenkins. Jenkins announced the decision on Threads, referencing recent comments about the Blade project. The series had been in development since early 2023 as part of DC's broader slate announced by James Gunn and Peter Safran.
- ▪Writer David Jenkins confirmed that the Booster Gold series will not move forward.
- ▪The cancellation was announced in a Threads post that alluded to Mahershala Ali's remarks about the Blade film.
- ▪Booster Gold had been in development since at least January 2023 as part of DC's new slate under James Gunn and Peter Safran.
- ▪Other DC projects such as Lanterns, Clayface, and The Batman Part II remain in various stages of development.
- ▪DC Studios declined to comment on the cancellation when approached by Variety.
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For those keeping score at home: Wonder Man season two is cancelled, and the Blade movie is definitely not happening with Mahershala Ali. Now DC has some bummer news to add to Marvel’s tally of misery, with writer David Jenkins (creator of the cult-beloved Our Flag Means Death) confirming the Booster Gold series he’s been working on for at least a year is no longer happening. “My Booster Gold won’t be moving forward,” Jenkins wrote on Threads. He pointed to Ali’s recent comments regarding “moving on” from Blade, noting, “Can’t improve on Mahershala’s lovely statement so I’ll just apply it here as well.” A Booster Gold series has been percolating since at least January 2023, when then-DC newcomers James Gunn and Peter Safran unveiled their planned slate.
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