The CW Turns to Eric Kripke for Deadman Comic Adaption
TV Fanatic Staff at .Farewell, Superman. Hello, Deadman?
Not long after Smallville left the air, The CW President Mark Pedowitz made it clear: he'd love his network to find a new superhero-based series to take its place. It looks like he may have found it.
Sources tell Deadline Hollywood that Supernatural creator Eric Kripke - who now serves as executive producer on that drama - is developing a show based around the DC Comic Deadman.
That story centers on the spirit of a murdered man, Boston Brand, a former circus acrobat who inhabits other people’s bodies. He struggles with the following dilemma throughout the tale: seek vengeance on those who killed him, or help others solve their own crises?
No word yet on if a deal is finalized or when Deadman might actually hit the air.