Now that Peacemaker Season 2 is in the books, it's time to start looking ahead at what's coming soon. With all of the DC TV shows currently on the air or streaming, it seems to take the strength of a Kryptonian to follow everything. Just keeping tabs on the premiere dates for everything exclusive to a Max subscription, or even Netflix originals, alone is a diabolical task that we have accepted to endure for your convenience.
The following is a comprehensive one-stop shop of when and where you can expect the next (or first) chapter of the best DC-inspired shows on the upcoming 2025 TV premiere schedule, as well as the 2026 TV schedule. All the release dates below are subject to change, so be sure to check back for any updates.
Bat-Fam - Amazon Prime (November 10th, 2025)
A "batty" former Max original TV show heading to Amazon Prime is Bat-Fam, which will serve as a continuation of the platform's holiday special, Merry Little Batman from 2023. According to THR, the animated series follows Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, and Bruce's son, Damian, who has abandoned the Robin mantle to be called "Little Batman" now, apparently.
Luke Wilson is back to voice Bruce Wayne/Batman, alongside returning cast members Yonas Kibreab (Damian Wayne/Little Batman) and James Cromwell as Alfred Pennyworth. The show will drop on November 10, 2025.
Lanterns, Season 1 - Max (TBD)
Next up for the revamped live-action DCU on the small screen is expected to be Lanterns. For years, a Green Lantern TV show for HBO, run by Greg Berlanti, was in development, until a whole new, True Detective-style idea was greenlit and is now set to debut sometime in 2026. We don't have an exact release date as of yet, and rumors are that it could even come after Supergirl hits the big screen in June on the 2026 movie schedule. Emmy-nominated Ozark executive producer Chris Mundy is Lanterns' showrunner, after co-creating it with Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof and Tom King.
The show will feature multiple Green Lanterns, including Hal Jordan, played by Kyle Chandler, and John Stewart, played by Aaron Pierre. Nathan Fillion, who crushed his role in 2025's Superman, is also expected to appear, though how big a role he will play is unknown. In January 2025, it was announced that Ulrich Thomsen would play the villain Thaal Sinestro. Kelley Macdonald will also star.
Batman: Caped Crusader, Season 2 - Amazon Prime (TBD)
The cliffhanger ending to the first season of the Dark Knight's latest animated adventures has many fans wondering when they can return to 1940s Gotham. According to executive producer Bruce Timm's comments to The Wrap, scripts and recording sessions for Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 got going in August 2024, and we know that the show will drop sometime in 2026.
Beyond that, there have been some tidbits of information that have come out, like showrunner James Tucker telling The Direct to expect a "very different" Joker than we've seen on the screen over the last few decades.
Booster Gold, Season 1 - Max (TBD)
While he was portrayed by Donald Faison on The CW’s Legends of Tomorrow in 2022, Booster Gold would finally get his own screen adaptation when it was confirmed to be part of the new DCU slate. The underrated hero will be the focus of an upcoming Max TV show that sees him travel back in time with futuristic technology, seeking justice and public validation.
Over the summer, in July 2025, Deadline reported that the show David Jenkins would be writing a pilot for the show and was attached as the showrunner as well. That's as much news as we have on it at this point.
Waller, Season 1 - Max (TBD)
The live-action Max original series, Waller, will see Academy Award winner Viola Davis reprising the ruthless title role as she teams up with members of Team Peacemaker. The show was meant to be the second installment of the DCU’s first chapter, “Gods and Monsters,” but, according to Deadline, Peter Safran explained that they have "taken a couple of cracks at Waller and we haven’t been able to land it," also citing the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes as reasons for the struggle.
However, James Gunn insists that he is still working on the show, explaining that "some things have moved faster than others." The show is reported to be still in development, so a release date is impossible to predict at this point.
Paradise Lost, Season 1 - Max (TBD)
Before Patty Jenkins resigned from directing a third Wonder Woman movie, she also had plans for a spin-off focusing on the women of Themyscira. It appears that the idea has been rebranded into a new DCU-canon TV show called Paradise Lost, for which Peter Safran cited Game of Thrones as an inspiration, according to Collider. While there has been some movement of the show, it still remains very much up in the air.
Creature Commandos, Season 2 - Max (TBD)
The first season of the animated series – following a secret military unit made up of unusual beings – ended in January 2025. Before then, Creature Commandos Season 2 was greenlit. We don't have a release date or anything, but we know the show is in development, with DCU-head James Gunn relaying on Threads that he would not be writing the show, as he did for Season 1.
Untitled The Night Begins To Shine Series, Season 1 - Cartoon Network (TBD)
The ‘80s style, 2005 dance song “The Night Begins to Shine” by B.E.R. has been featured prominently in Teen Titans GO! – most notably in a four-part special from 2017 about a mystical, musical land and its five-part, 2020 sequel. Said mystical land is, reportedly, supposed to be the focus of a Cartoon Network original spin-off series which went into development in February 2021, but without any updates since.
Untitled Val-Zod Limited Series - Max (TBD)
There is an alternate reality in the DC Multiverse in which a Black Kryptonian crash-landed onto Earth and became a hero known as Superman. His name is Val-Zod and his story is the inspiration for an upcoming Max original miniseries from producer Michael B. Jordan, as Deadline reported in October 2021, but with no further developments since.
Be sure to check back for additional information and updates on these DC TV shows, as well as any upcoming DC movies featuring these characters on the big (or small) screen, too.
