Bodies (2023 TV series)

British miniseries (2023)

This article is about the Netflix-produced crime drama. For the medical drama TV series by Jed Mercurio, see Bodies (2004 TV series).

Bodies

Genre|

* Drama
* Mystery thriller
* Science fiction

Created by| Paul Tomalin
Based on| Bodies
by Si Spencer
Starring|

* Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
* Shira Haas
* Amaka Okafor
* Kyle Soller
* Greta Scacchi
* Tom Mothersdale
* Michael Jibson
* Stephen Graham

Composer| Jon Opstad
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
No. of episodes| 8
Production
Executive producers|

* Paul Tomalin
* Marco Kreuzpaintner
* Will Gould
* Frith Tiplady

Producer| Susie Liggat
Production locations| Yorkshire and the Humber:

* Kingston upon Hull
* Sheffield
* York
* Leeds, including Versa Studios

Cinematography| Joel Devlin
Editor| Johannes Hubrich
Running time| 55-61 minutes
Production company| Moonage Pictures
Original release
Network| Netflix
Release| 19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)

Bodies is a British science fiction mystery thriller television miniseries primarily written and created for Netflix by Paul Tomalin and directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner and Haolu Wang. It is based on the 2014-15 DC Vertigo graphic novel of the same name, written by Si Spencer and illustrated by Dean Ormston, Tula Lotay, Meghan Hetrick and Phil Winslade. The series consists of eight episodes and premiered on Netflix on 19 October 2023.[1][2]

The story starts with the appearance of a dead body in Longharvest Lane in the Whitechapel area of London.[3] This same body appears in the same location in four different years - 1890, 1941, 2023 and 2053 - and leads to four investigations by Metropolitan Police detectives that eventually become interlinked, with far-reaching consequences.[3][4]

## Cast

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Character  | 1890  | 1941  | 2023  | 2053

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DS Shahara Hasan  | —  | Amaka Okafor
DS Karl 'Charles Whiteman' Weissman  | —  | Jacob Fortune-Lloyd | —
DI Alfred Hillinghead  | Kyle Soller | —
DC Iris Maplewood  | —  | Shira Haas
Lady (Polly Hillinghead) Harker  | Synnøve Karlsen | Greta Scacchi | —
The body / Professor Gabriel Defoe  | Tom Mothersdale
DCI Daniel (Harker) Barber  | —  | Michael Jibson | —
Elias Mannix / Sir Julian Harper  | Stephen Graham | Gabriel Howell | Stephen Graham
DCI Calloway  | —  | Derek Riddell | —
Henry Ashe  | George Parker  | —
Charlotte Hillinghead  | Amy Manson | —
Commissioner Hayden Harker  | —  | Michael Shaeffer | —
DI Farrell  | —  | Jonny Coyne | —
Maggie  | —  | Alexandra Roach | —
Andrew Morley  | —  | Mark Lewis Jones | —
Elaine Morley  | —  | Kate Ashfield | —
Agatha, Lady Harker  | Anna Calder-Marshall | —
Sarah Mannix  | —  | Natalie Gavin | —
DI Bothroyd  | —  | Kae Alexander | —

## Episodes

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No.| Title| Directed by [5]| Written by| Original release date [6]

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1| "You're Dead Already"| Marco Kreuzpaintner| Paul Tomalin| 19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)

In 2023 London, Detective Sergeant Shahara Hasan spots a young Asian man, Syed Tahir, lurking near a far-right demonstration and holding a gun. She chases him and finds a naked, shot corpse in Longharvest Lane. She eventually traces Syed and tries persuading him to surrender but, distraught and protesting innocence, he kills himself.

* * *

In 1941, a mysterious phone call instructs Detective Sergeant Charles Whiteman to retrieve and dispose of an identical body from Longharvest Lane. He is followed by Farrell, an antisemitic superior, but on the point of finding Whiteman with the body, Farrell is killed in an air-raid. Whiteman is put in charge of investigating the body and Farrell's death, while the caller upbraids him for failure and demands he sabotage the investigation.

* * *

In 1890, Detective Inspector Alfred Hillinghead investigates the same body in Longharvest Lane. He obtains photographs of the crime scene from gay newspaper photographer Henry Ashe, who was suspiciously nearby. Seeing a man in one of the photos, the coroner brusquely warns Hillinghead against further investigation.

* * *

In 2053, Detective Constable Iris Maplewood's vehicle detects an electromagnetic anomaly originating from Longharvest Lane. She investigates the now abandoned area, behind a radiation warning sign, and discovers the same man, naked and shot but still alive.

2| "Do You Know Who I Am?"| Marco Kreuzpaintner| Paul Tomalin| 19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)

Hasan's team investigates Elias Mannix, a troubled teenage friend of Syed's who was seen with him before the body was found. Hasan interrogates Mannix's adoptive parents, who lure police into a trap which kills her colleague. Mannix's adoptive mother cryptically thanks Hasan for what she will do for Elias, then regrets saying anything and bites her own tongue off.

* * *

Whiteman frames a local criminal for the crimes, although his superior DCI Calloway remains suspicious. A child who saw Whiteman with the body at Longharvest Lane arrives at his station.

* * *

Hillinghead is encouraged by his superior to close the case, but does not burn the photo of the man in the glass reflection. He and Ashe reluctantly agree to further investigate the case unofficially.

* * *

United Britain is ruled by a dystopian junta called The Executive, led by Commander Elias Mannix, who seized power after a devastating bombing in 2023. Maplewood is blocked from investigating but illegally has her estranged brother identify the man she found via his DNA as the living Gabriel Defoe, a quantum gravity professor. Mannix requests that she look into Defoe's association with a terror group named Chapel Perilous.

3| "All in Good Time"| Marco Kreuzpaintner| Paul Tomalin| 19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)

Hillinghead and Ashe identify the man in the photo as stockbroker Sir Julian Harker, who strongly resembles Mannix. Harker invites Hillinghead to one of his mother's seances, where Hillinghead is drugged by the Harkers and photographed in a compromising position with Defoe's corpse. Hillinghead warns Ashe that Harker is plotting something and the two sleep together. Later Hillinghead returns to Longharvest Lane and carves his name and the three-pronged symbol in the base of a wall.

* * *

The child, Esther, attempts to blackmail Whiteman. The organisation instructs him to kill her. Whiteman cannot bring himself to kill Esther, so he fakes her death and hides her in his flat.

* * *

Elias Mannix is arrested and tells Hasan that his adoptive parents have knowledge of future events, including of an explosion they claim he will carry out. Back in Longharvest Lane, Hasan notices Hillinghead's name carved in the wall.

* * *

Mannix informs Maplewood that the identical body found is Defoe's but from two days in the future, as his organisation Chapel Perilous has been able to create time travel which threatens the Executive's power. He instructs her to follow Defoe.

4| "Right Up the Wazoo"| Marco Kreuzpaintner| Danusia Samal| 19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)

Ashe notices a fingerprint Harker left on Hillinghead's spectacles, meaning they can still link him to the body via other prints Hillinghead had found on Longharvest Lane.

* * *

Whiteman and Esther escape to an air raid shelter during a bombing, where Whiteman is assailed by and kills a fellow policeman who had been following him. The woman who has been calling Whiteman from the organisation is revealed to be Polly, Hillinghead's now elderly daughter, and poisons Esther.

* * *

Hasan discovers archive case files from Hillinghead and Whiteman's investigations, as well as links between Mannix's adoptive parents, the Morleys, as well as the Harker family. Hasan breaks into Harker's abandoned home, where Andrew Morley speaks cryptically about being part of a large group on an inevitable path, whose roles are to change the world and future. Morley then locks Hasan in an underground room.

* * *

Maplewood takes Defoe to her apartment to protect him from his forthcoming murder. They talk over wine about free will and his research into naked singularity. He attempts to escape but Maplewood catches him, only to be tasered by her neighbour Lorna, revealed to be Defoe's fellow member of Chapel Perilous.

5| "We Are One Another's Ghosts"| Haolu Wang| Paul Tomalin| 19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)

Hillinghead brings Harker in for questioning about Defoe's body, but Harker blackmails him with the compromising photographs, telling him to frame Ashe for the murder.

* * *

Whiteman secures DCI Calloway's help in finding Polly, discovering she is Managing Director of Harker Bank. Whiteman abducts Polly, threatening her with Russian roulette until she confesses to killing Esther. Calloway arrests both of them for murder but is then killed by Polly's son Hayden, the Commissioner of Police.

* * *

After learning that Elias' fingerprints match Julian Harker's, Hasan tracks down Elias' birthmother, Sarah Mannix. She learns that DCI Barber is Harker's great-grandson and Elias' father. Barber disappears after taking Elias from HM Prison Feltham. Hasan finds a 1941 recording addressed to her from Harker, confirming that she will help him bomb London.

* * *

At the Chapel Perilous base, an older Hasan shows Maplewood "the Throat" – Defoe's time-travel device. They explain Mannix intends to travel back to the 1800s so he can start the cult to manipulate events that culminate in the 2023 bombing and his rise to power. Preferring the security of current society, Maplewood facilitates a raid that kills most of Chapel Perilous and leads Mannix to the Throat.

6| "The World Is Yours"| Haolu Wang| Danusia Samal & Paul Tomalin| 19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)

Hillinghead informs Ashe that he will be convicted for Defoe's death, but Ashe refuses to flee. Hillinghead signs a false confession, tells his family of his sexuality and is arrested. Polly maintains his innocence.

* * *

An elderly Harker makes recordings addressed to others. Whiteman refuses Hayden's offer of joining the conspiracy and kills Polly and Julian in revenge for Esther's death. He is arrested, convicted and sentenced to death by hanging.

* * *

Hasan informs SO15 of the bomb. DI Bothroyd accompanies her to Harker Bank where they find a vault containing a nuclear bomb. Hasan meets Barber and Elias, who holds the detonator. Bothroyd kills Barber. Later, Hasan takes Elias to his mother, but she shuns him. Pushed over the edge, Elias changes his mind and calls a number Barber gave him, which triggers the explosion.

* * *

Defoe and Hasan are brought to Maplewood and Mannix. Hasan shoots Mannix in the leg but is wounded. Mannix forces Defoe to set the Throat to 1890, and he enters. Defoe chases after him and Maplewood reluctantly shoots his eye as he enters the portal. Thus causing the dead bodies in 1890, 1941, 2023, and 2050 to appear.

7| "Catch Me If You Can"| Haolu Wang| Paul Tomalin & Danusia Samal| 19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)

In 1889, Mannix adopts the identity of Sir Julian Harker, an aristocrat who supposedly died in Mandalay during the Third Anglo-Burmese War. Lady Harker agrees to go along with the deception as Mannix promises fortune, family and prestige. In 1890, Harker is photographed by Ashe. He purchases the bank and oversees construction of the bomb vault, grows his cult and romances Polly. When Hillinghead is arrested, Harker has him killed on his way to HM Prison Pentonville, after which he marries Polly and sires a son, Hayden. Polly is brought into the conspiracy, learning that Harker is his own great-great-grandfather.

* * *

Maplewood has secretly rescued Hasan, who is being treated at her brother's flat. From reading Defoe's notes, she predicts that Defoe will also have time travelled four days into the future; the trio rescue him. The group plans to have Maplewood travel to 1890 and sow doubt in Harker.

8| "Know You Are Loved"| Haolu Wang| Paul Tomalin| 19 October 2023 (2023-10-19)

Maplewood manages to tell Hillinghead about Harker's past and Hillinghead's impending death. Hillinghead tells Harker he knows the latter is Elias Mannix and that he will die alone and unloved. The confrontation changes the timeline, as the shaken Harker becomes cold and distant. He tells an anxious Polly that she is bound by the time loop and their relationship deteriorates.

* * *

In 1941, a regretful Harker makes a secret last recording advising Elias against the plan. After Whiteman kills Polly, Harker convinces him to get the recording to Hasan. Whiteman hides the recording in a framed photograph before being killed by Hayden's officers.

* * *

Hasan travels back to 2023 and finds the recording left by Whiteman. She informs her younger self of the second trigger. Older Hasan then plays Harker's new recording for Elias to hear and he does not detonate the bomb. Sarah embraces Elias, who disappears from existence along with older Hasan as the loop is undone.

* * *

The detectives live new lives free from the loop's tragedy. In the alternative 2023, Hasan takes a black cab driven by Maplewood, who indicates she knows Hasan. The letters KYAL appear on the side of a skyscraper.

## Production

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### Development

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Wilberforce House in Kingston upon Hull stood in for the fictional Harker House in London.

The series was announced in February 2022 with Paul Tomalin set as creator and executive producer. Moonage Pictures was set to produce. Danusia Samal also serves as a writer.[7] The score was provided by Jon Opstad[8]

### Casting

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In July 2022, Shira Haas, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Amaka Okafor, Kyle Soller, and Stephen Graham were cast as the four lead protagonists (Metropolitan Police detectives) and the lead antagonist, respectively.[9]

### Filming

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Filming began on 16 May 2022.[10] Joel Devlin was the cinematographer.

Many scenes were filmed in the Museums Quarter of Kingston upon Hull, making use of the Victorian buildings in the city centre, including the fictional Harker House being filmed at Wilberforce House.[11][failed verification] Other scenes were filmed in York, on board Hornblower Cruises' boats and at the City Cruises Boatyard.[11] Many of the futuristic scenes were filmed at the University of Leeds and at Sheffield's Little Kelham and Park Hill developments.[12] Scenes in the fictional Longharvest Lane were filmed at Wentworth Woodhouse, near a minor side entrance in the northwest corner of the house, a section normally unseen by the public.[13] Studio filming was carried out at Versa Studios, in Leeds.[14] The series was completed on 21 October 2022.

## Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 82% of 28 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "Anchored by the indispensable Stephen Graham, Bodies' multiple twisting time strands coalesce into one satisfying binge."[15] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 65 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[16]

The Irish Independent notes a recurrence of motifs, words (such as 'Know you are loved') and names (such as 'Harker' and 'Mannix'), akin to the 2012 film Cloud Atlas.[3][a]

## Notes

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1. ^ Note that Cloud Atlas suggests a form of reincarnation, while Bodies is about time travel

## References

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1. ^ Ostby, Ingrid (19 October 2023). "'Bodies': What to Know About the Genre-Defying Crime Series". Tudum (Press release). Netflix, Inc. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
2. ^ Einav, Dan (19 October 2023). "Bodies TV review — Netflix jams four police dramas into one time-hopping series". Financial Times. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
3. ^ a b c Stacey, Pat (19 October 2023). "Bodies review: This twisty, centuries-spanning mystery is so weird it will make your head pop". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
4. ^ Ford, Lucy (26 October 2023). "The time-travelling, twisty, absurd plot of Netflix's Bodies, explained". British GQ. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
5. ^ Devore, Britta (8 July 2022). "Stephen Graham and Shira Haas Have Been Tapped to Star in Netflix's Thriller 'Bodies'". Collider. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
6. ^ "Shows A-Z – Bodies on Netflix". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
7. ^ Goldbart, Max (28 February 2022). "'Bodies': Netflix Greenlights Adaptation Of Si Spencer's Mind-Bending Graphic Novel From 'Pursuit Of Love' Producer Moonage Pictures". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
8. ^ "Jon Opstad Scoring Netflix's 'Bodies'". filmmusicreporter.com. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
9. ^ Goldbart, Max (8 July 2022). "'Unorthodox' Star Shira Haas & Stephen Graham Amongst Leads For Netflix UK Thriller 'Bodies'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
10. ^ Asatryan, Tigran (11 July 2022). "'Bodies' Netflix Series: Everything We Know So Far". What's On Netflix. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
11. ^ a b "Watch: Stars film Netflix drama in York – as name of the show is revealed". YorkMix Radio. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
12. ^ ""Bodies - Screen Yorkshire"". 24 October 2024.
13. ^ "Longharvest Lane from Netflix Series 'Bodies' revealed as hidden location at Wentworth Woodhouse". Rotherham News. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
14. ^ "Bodies – Netflix | Film & Drama / Leeds" (Press release). Versa Studios. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
15. ^ "Bodies". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
16. ^ "Bodies". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 20 August 2024.

## External links

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* Bodies on Netflix
* Bodies at IMDb

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* First Love (2022)
* From Scratch (2022)
* The G Word (2022)
* Glitch (2022)
* Glitter (2022)
* The Glory (2022–2023)
* The Guardians of Justice (2022)
* Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)
* Hard Cell (2022)
* Harry & Meghan (2022)
* Hold Tight (2022)
* Human Resources (2022–2023)
* Hype House (2022)
* Inventing Anna (2022)
* The Imperfects (2022)
* Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story (2022)
* Juvenile Justice (2022)
* Keep Breathing (2022)
* Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2022–2023)
* Live to Lead (2022)
* Lost Ollie (2022)
* Love Is Blind: Japan (2022)
* The Midnight Club (2022)
* A Model Family (2022)
* Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area (2022)
* My Little Pony: Make Your Mark (2022–2023)
* Narco-Saints (2022)
* Oddballs (2022–2023)
* Once Upon a Time... Happily Never After (2022)
* Oni: Thunder God's Tale (2022)
* Our Great National Parks (2022)
* Partner Track (2022)
* The Pentaverate (2022)
* Pepsi, Where's My Jet? (2022)
* Pieces of Her (2022)
* The Playlist (2022)
* Queen (2022)
* Rebelde (2022)
* The Recruit (2022–2025)
* Remarriage & Desires (2022)
* Resident Evil (2022)
* The Sandman (2022–2025)
* Savage Beauty (2022)
* Somebody (2022)
* Sonic Prime (2022–2024)
* The Sound of Magic (2022)
* Take 1 (2022)
* Thai Cave Rescue (2022)
* Treason (2022)
* Vikings: Valhalla (2022–2024)
* Welcome to Eden (2022–2023)
* Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet (2022)
* Wild Abandon (2022)
* The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (2022)
* The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022)

First
released
2023|

* African Queens (2023)
* Agent Elvis (2023)
* All the Light We Cannot See (2023)
* Bodies (2023)
* Break Point (2023–2024)
* Captain Fall (2023)
* Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix (2023)
* Carol & the End of the World (2023)
* Celebrity (2023)
* Dew Drop Diaries (2023)
* The Fall of the House of Usher (2023)
* Florida Man (2023)
* Freeridge (2023)
* FUBAR (2023–2025)
* Glamorous (2023)
* Heart of Invictus (2023)
* Kaleidoscope (2023)
* Lighthouse (2023)
* Lockwood & Co. (2023)
* Love to Hate You (2023)
* The Lying Life of Adults (2023)
* Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street (2023)
* The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023)
* Mask Girl (2023)
* MH370: The Plane That Disappeared (2023)
* Obliterated (2023)
* Painkiller (2023)
* Pluto (2023)
* Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023)
* Queenmaker (2023)
* Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023)
* Supa Team 4 (2023)
* That '90s Show (2023–2024)
* A Time Called You (2023)
* Unstable (2023–2024)
* Waco: American Apocalypse (2023)
* Wellmania (2023)

First
released
2024|

* The 8 Show (2024)
* Adoration (2024)
* Baby Reindeer (2024)
* The Bequeathed (2024)
* Blood Legacy (2024)
* Boy Swallows Universe (2024)
* The Brothers Sun (2024)
* Chicken Nugget (2024)
* Dead Boy Detectives (2024)
* The Decameron (2024)
* Deceitful Love (2024)
* Deliver Me (2024)
* Eric (2024)
* Fiasco (2024)
* The Frog (2024)
* Go Ahead, Brother (2024)
* Goodbye Earth (2024)
* Griselda (2024)
* The Helicopter Heist (2024)
* Hierarchy (2024)
* Hot Wheels Let's Race (2024–2025)
* Kaos (2024)
* La Palma (2024)
* The Life You Wanted (2024)
* A Man in Full (2024)
* Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation (2024)
* Mr. Plankton (2024)
* No Good Deed (2024)
* One Day (2024)
* Parasyte: The Grey (2024)
* The Perfect Couple (2024)
* Polo (2024)
* Ripley (2024)
* Supersex (2024)
* Terminator Zero (2024)
* Territory (2024)
* The Trunk (2024)
* The Whirlwind (2024)
* You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment (2024)

First
released
2025|

* Adolescence (2025)
* American Primeval (2025)
* Asura (2025)
* Apple Cider Vinegar (2025)
* Carlos Alcaraz: My Way (2025)
* Celebrity Bear Hunt (2025)
* The Gardener (2025)
* The Leopard (2025)
* Mercy for None (2025)
* Missing You (2025)
* Pulse (2025)
* The Residence (2025)
* Sirens (2025)
* Superstar (2025)
* The Survivors (2025)
* Too Much (2025)
* Toxic Town (2025)
* When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025)
* Zero Day (2025)

* Current series
* Original ended series (2012–2018)
* Continuation series
* Specials
* Upcoming series

* v
* t
* e

Live-action TV series based on DC Comics publications

TV series|

| Former|

* Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
* Batman (1966–1968)
* Shazam! (1974–1977)
* The Secrets of Isis (1975–1977)
* Wonder Woman (1975–1979)
* Superboy (1988–1992)
* Swamp Thing (1990–1993)
* The Flash (1990–1991)
* Human Target (1992)
* Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997)
* Smallville (2001–2011)
* Birds of Prey (2002–2003)
* Human Target (2010–2011)
* Arrow (2012–2020)
* Gotham (2014–2019)
* The Flash (2014–2023)
* Constantine (2014–2015)
* iZombie (2015–2019)
* Supergirl (2015–2021)
* Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2022)
* Lucifer (2016–2021)
* Powerless (2017)
* Black Lightning (2018–2021)
* Krypton (2018–2019)
* DC Daily (2018–2020)
* Titans (2018–2023)
* Doom Patrol (2019–2023)
* Swamp Thing (2019)
* Pennyworth (2019–2022)
* Batwoman (2019–2022)
* Watchmen (2019)
* Stargirl (2020–2022)
* Superman & Lois (2021–2024)
* Sweet Tooth (2021–2024)
* Naomi (2022)
* DMZ (2022)
* The Sandman (2022–2025)
* Gotham Knights (2023)
* Bodies (2023)
* Dead Boy Detectives (2024)
* The Penguin (2024)

|

Current|

* Peacemaker (since 2022)

Upcoming|

* Lanterns (2026)

Unsold pilots|

* The Adventures of Superpup
* The Adventures of Superboy
* Aquaman
* Wonder Woman
* Scalped

TV films and
specials|

* Wonder Woman
* Legends of the Superheroes
* Justice League of America
* Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt

See also|

* DC Extended Universe
* DC Studios
* Warner Bros. Television
* Arrowverse
* List of unproduced projects
* films

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