Below is a list of television series based on properties of DC Comics. This list includes live-action and animated series.
Title | Seasons | Episodes | Original airing | Production company | Network(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
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Adventures of Superman | 6 | 104 | 1952–58 | Motion Pictures for Television | Syndication | ||
Batman | 3 | 120 | 1966–68 | Greenway Productions / 20th Century Fox Television | ABC | Arrowverse adjacent[a] | |
Shazam! | 3 | 28 | 1974–76 | Filmation / DC Comics / Warner Bros. Television | CBS | ||
The Secrets of Isis | 2 | 22 | 1975–76 | Filmation | |||
Wonder Woman | 3 | 60 (with pilots) | 1975–79 | The Douglas S. Cramer Co. / Bruce Lansbury Productions, Ltd. / Warner Bros. Television / DC Comics | ABC (season 1) CBS (seasons 2–3) |
Arrowverse adjacent[a] | |
Superboy | 4 | 100 | 1988–92 | Alexander and Ilya Salkind Productions / Cantharus Productions / Lowry Productions / DC Comics | Syndication | ||
Swamp Thing | 3 | 72 | 1990–93 | Batfilm Productions, Inc. / BBK Productions, Inc. / MCA Television Entertainment | USA Network | ||
The Flash | 1 | 22 (with pilot) | 1990–91 | Pet Fly Productions / Warner Bros. Television | CBS | Arrowverse adjacent[a] | |
Human Target | 1 | 7 | 1992 | ABC | |||
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 4 | 87 (with pilot) | 1993–97 | December 3rd Productions / Gangbuster Films Inc. / Roundelay Productions / Warner Bros. Television | |||
Smallville | 10 | 217 | 2001–11 | Tollin/Robbins Productions / Millar Gough Ink / DC Comics / Warner Bros. Television | The WB (seasons 1–5) The CW (seasons 6–10) |
Arrowverse adjacent[a] | |
Birds of Prey | 1 | 13 | 2002–03 | Tollin/Robbins Productions / Warner Bros. Television | The WB | ||
Human Target | 2 | 25 | 2010–11 | Wonderland Sound and Vision / DC Entertainment / Warner Bros. Television | Fox / CTV | ||
Arrow | 8 | 170 | 2012–20 | Berlanti Productions / DC Entertainment / Warner Bros. Television | The CW | Part of the Arrowverse | |
Gotham | 5 | 100 | 2014–19 | Primrose Hill Productions / DC Entertainment / Warner Bros. Television | Fox | ||
Constantine | 1 | 13 | 2014–15 | Ever After Productions / Phantom Four Films / DC Entertainment | NBC | Part of the Arrowverse | |
Powerless | 1 | 12 | 2017 | Ehsugadee Productions / DC Entertainment / Warner Bros. Television | [1] | ||
Krypton | 2 | 20 | 2018–19 | Phantom Four Films / DC Entertainment / Warner Horizon Television | Syfy | ||
Swamp Thing | 1 | 10 | 2019 | Big Shoe Productions, Inc. / Atomic Monster Productions / DC Entertainment / Warner Bros. Television | DC Universe | Arrowverse adjacent[a] | |
Watchmen | 1 | 9 | White Rabbit / Paramount Television / DC Entertainment / Warner Bros. Television | HBO | |||
Ongoing | |||||||
The Flash | 6 | 133 | 2014–present | Berlanti Productions / DC Entertainment / Warner Bros. Television | The CW | Part of the Arrowverse. Renewed for a seventh season. | [2] |
Supergirl | 5 | 106 | 2015–21 | CBS (season 1) The CW (seasons 2–6) |
Part of the Arrowverse. Renewed for a sixth and final season. | [2][3] | |
Legends of Tomorrow | 5 | 82 | 2016–present | The CW | Part of the Arrowverse. Renewed for a sixth season. | [2] | |
Black Lightning | 3 | 45 | 2018–present | Berlanti Productions / Akil Productions / DC Entertainment / Warner Bros. Television | Part of the Arrowverse. Renewed for a fourth season. | ||
Titans | 2 | 24 | Weed Road Pictures / Berlanti Productions / DC Entertainment / Warner Bros. Television | DC Universe (seasons 1–2) HBO Max (since season 3) |
Arrowverse adjacent.[a] Renewed for a third season, airing exclusively on HBO Max. | [4][5] | |
Doom Patrol | 2 | 24 | 2019–present | Berlanti Productions / Jeremy Carver Productions / DC Entertainment / Warner Bros. Television | DC Universe (seasons 1–2) HBO Max (since season 2) |
Arrowverse adjacent.[a] Spin-off of Titans. Renewed for a third season, airing exclusively on HBO Max. | [6] |
Pennyworth | 1 | 10 | Primrose Hill Productions / DC Entertainment / Warner Horizon Television | Epix | Renewed for a second season | [7][8] | |
Batwoman | 1 | 20 | Berlanti Productions / DC Entertainment / Warner Bros. Television Studios | The CW | Part of the Arrowverse. Renewed for a second season. | [2] | |
Stargirl | 1 | 13 | 2020–present | Mad Ghost Productions / Berlanti Productions / DC Entertainment / Warner Bros. Television Studios | DC Universe (season 1) The CW (since season 2) |
Arrowverse adjacent.[a] Renewed for a second season, airing exclusively on The CW. | [9] |
Ordered | |||||||
Zack Snyder's Justice League | — | 4 | 2021 | Warner Bros. Pictures / Warner Max / Atlas Entertainment / DC Films / The Stone Quarry | HBO Max | A four-hour miniseries director's cut of the 2017 theatrical film. | [10] |
Superman & Lois | 1 | 13 | Berlanti Productions / DC Entertainment / Warner Bros. Television Studios | The CW | Part of the Arrowverse. Series order. | [11][12][13] | |
Peacemaker | 1 | 8 | TBA | Troll Court Entertainment / The Safran Company / Warner Bros. Television Studios | HBO Max | Spin-off of the film The Suicide Squad. Set in the DC Extended Universe. | [14] |
Green Lantern | 1 | 10 | Berlanti Productions / DC Entertainment / Warner Bros. Television Studios | [15] |
Title | Seasons | Episodes | Original airing | Production company | Network(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
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iZombie | 5 | 71 | 2015–19 | Spondoolie Productions / Vertigo (DC Entertainment) / Warner Bros. Television | The CW | ||
Preacher | 4 | 43 | 2016–19 | Woodbridge Productions / Short Drive Entertainment / Point Grey / Original Film / Kickstart Productions / KFL Nightsky Productions / AMC Studios / Sony Pictures Television | AMC | ||
Ongoing | |||||||
Lucifer | 5 | 75 | 2016–present | Jerry Bruckheimer Television / Vertigo (DC Entertainment) / Warner Bros. Television | Fox (season 1–3) Netflix (season 4–6) |
Arrowverse adjacent.[a] Renewed for a sixth and final season. | [16][17] |
Ordered | |||||||
Y: The Last Man | 2021 | Color Force / FX Productions | FX on Hulu | Series order | [18][19] | ||
DMZ | TBA | Array Filmworks / Warner Bros. Television | HBO Max | Pilot order | [20] | ||
The Sandman | Warner Bros. Television | Netflix | Series order | [21] | |||
Sweet Tooth | [22][23] |
Title | Seasons | Episodes | Original airing | Production company | Network | Notes | Ref(s) |
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Ongoing | |||||||
The Boys | 2 | 16 | 2019–present | Sony Pictures Television / Amazon Studios / Kripke Enterprises / Point Grey Pictures / Original Film / Kickstart Entertainment / KFL Nightsky Productions | Prime Video | Produced by Sony Pictures Television. DC does not own media adaptation or publishing rights after they were reverted to creators. Renewed for a third season. | [24][25][26] |
Title | Year | Network | Notes |
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It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman | 1975 | ABC | |
Legends of the Superheroes | 1979 | NBC | 2 TV specials |
Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt | 2003 | CBS | 90 mins |
Title | Year | Network | Notes |
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The Adventures of Superpup | 1958 | Unaired | |
The Adventures of Superboy | 1961 | ||
Who's Afraid of Diana Prince? | 1967 | ABC | |
Batgirl | 1968 | ||
Wonder Woman | 1974 | Passed | |
Human Target | 1990 | Unaired | |
Justice League of America | 1997 | CBS | Unaired in US |
Global Frequency | 2005 | The WB | Passed |
Aquaman | 2006 | ||
Wonder Woman | 2011 | NBC | Unaired |
Scalped | 2017 | WGN America | Passed |
Secret Six | 2019 | CBS | Unaired |
Title | Seasons | Episodes | Original airing | Production company | Network(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
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DC Daily | — | 450 | 2018–20 | Warner Bros. Television Studios | DC Universe | Daily news show | [27] |
DC Universe All Star Games | 1 | 6 | 2020 | Game show | [28] |
Commercial | Year | Company | Notes |
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Superman Kellogg's | 1952 | Kellogg's | Eight "integrated commercials" starring George Reeves. |
Batgirl Equal Pay Public Service Announcement | 1974 | Public Service Announcement | Put out by the U.S. Department of Labor. |
Batman Diet Coke | 1989 | Diet Coke | |
Catwoman Diet Coke | 1992 | ||
Hawkman Baby Ruth | 1997 | Baby Ruth | A tongue in cheek commercial. |
Batman OnStar commercials | 2001 | OnStar | A series of six television commercials. |
The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman | 2004 | American Express | Two short film commercials promoting American Express. |
El Palacio de Hierro | 2006 | El Palacio de Hierro | A Mexican commercial starring Wonder Woman, Catwoman, and Batgirl. |
Vai que... Batman | 2014 | Bradesco Seguros | A Brazilian commercial starring Batman and The Joker. |
Honey Bunches of Oats | 2016 | Honey Bunches of Oats | Features archival footage of Wonder Woman in Super Friends. |
Title | Original running | Production company(s) | Network | Notes / Refs | |
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The New Adventures of Superman | 1966–70 | Filmation / DC Comics | CBS | Part of The New Adventures of Superman franchise | |
The Adventures of Superboy | 1966–69 | ||||
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure | 1967–68 | ||||
Aquaman | 1968–70 | ||||
The Batman/Superman Hour | 1968–69 | ||||
The Adventures of Batman | |||||
Super Friends | 1973 | Hanna-Barbera / DC Comics | ABC | Part of the Super Friends franchise | |
The New Adventures of Batman | 1977 | Filmation / DC Comics | CBS | Part of The New Adventures of Batman franchise | |
The All-New Super Friends Hour | Hanna-Barbera / DC Comics | ABC | Part of the Super Friends franchise | ||
The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour | 1977–78 | Filmation / DC Comics | CBS | Part of The New Adventures of Batman franchise | |
Challenge of the Super Friends | 1978 | Hanna-Barbera / DC Comics | ABC | Part of the Super Friends franchise | |
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show | 1979–81 | Ruby-Spears / DC Comics | |||
The World's Greatest Super Friends | 1979 | Hanna-Barbera / DC Comics | Part of the Super Friends franchise | ||
Super Friends | 1980–83 | ||||
Batman and the Super 7 | 1980–81 | Filmation / DC Comics | CBS | Part of The New Adventures of Batman franchise | |
The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! | 1981–82 | NBC | |||
Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show | 1984 | Hanna-Barbera / DC Comics | ABC | Part of the Super Friends franchise | |
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians | 1985 | ||||
Superman | 1988 | Ruby-Spears / DC Comics | CBS | ||
Swamp Thing | 1990–91 | DIC Entertainment / DC Comics | Fox Kids | ||
Batman: The Animated Series | 1992–95 | Warner Bros. Animation / DC Comics | Part of the DC Animated Universe | ||
The Superman/Batman Adventures | 1995–97 | Filmation / Hanna-Barbera / DC Comics | USA | Part of The New Adventures of Superman and Super Friends franchises | |
Superman: The Animated Series | 1996–2000 | Warner Bros. Animation / DC Comics | Kids' WB | Part of the DC Animated Universe | |
The New Batman Adventures | 1997–99 | Sequel to Batman: The Animated Series, part of the DC Animated Universe | |||
The New Batman/Superman Adventures | 1997–2000 | Part of the DC Animated Universe | |||
Batman Beyond | 1999–2001 | ||||
Static Shock | 2000–04 | ||||
The Zeta Project | 2001–02 | Spin-off of Batman Beyond, part of the DC animated universe | |||
Justice League | 2001–04 | Cartoon Network | Part of the DC Animated Universe | ||
Teen Titans | 2003–06 | ||||
Justice League Unlimited | 2004–06 | Sequel to Justice League, part of the DC Animated Universe | |||
The Batman | 2004–08 | Cartoon Network (seasons 1–3) Kids' WB (seasons 4–5) |
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Krypto the Superdog | 2005–06 | Cartoon Network | |||
Legion of Super Heroes | 2006–08 | Kids' WB | |||
Batman: The Brave and the Bold | 2008–11 | Warner Bros. Animation / DC Comics (2008–09) / DC Entertainment (2009–11) | Cartoon Network | ||
Green Lantern: The Animated Series | 2011–13 | Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment | |||
Beware the Batman | 2013–14 | ||||
Justice League Action | 2016–18 | ||||
Ongoing | |||||
Young Justice | 2010–present | Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment | Cartoon Network (season 1–2) DC Universe (season 3) HBO Max (since season 4) |
Renewed for a fourth season,[29] airing exclusively on HBO Max.[5] | |
Teen Titans Go! | 2013–present | Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment / Bardel Entertainment / Copernicus Studios | Cartoon Network | ||
DC Super Hero Girls | 2019–present | Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment | Reboot of the 2015 web series of the same name.[30] | ||
Harley Quinn | Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment / Ehsugadee Productions / Yes, Norman Productions | DC Universe (seasons 1-2) HBO Max (since season 3) |
Renewed for a third season, airing exclusively on HBO Max.[5] | ||
In development | |||||
Batwheels | TBA | Cartoon Network and HBO Max | [31] |
Title | Original running | Episodes | Production company(s) | Network | Notes / Refs |
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Wild C.A.T.s | 1994–95 | 13 episodes | WildStorm/Nelvana | CBS | Published at a time by Image Comics. |
MAD | 2010–13 | 103 episodes | Warner Bros. Animation | Cartoon Network | Various sketches featured several DC Comics characters. Mad magazine is owned by DC Comics. |
Title | Original running | Episodes | Production company(s) | Network | Notes / Refs |
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Plastic Man | 2006 | Pilot episode | Warner Bros. Animation | Cartoon Network | Unaired pilot |
Title | Year | Production company | Network | Notes / Refs |
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Robot Chicken DC Comics Special | 2012 | Stoopid Buddy Stoodios / Williams Street / Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment / Sony Pictures Television | Adult Swim | |
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise | 2014 | |||
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship | 2015 |
Title | Original running | Episodes | Production company(s) | Network | Notes / Refs |
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Video Comic Book | 1979–81 | Nickelodeon Columbus Alive! |
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Watchmen: Motion Comic | 2008 | 12 episodes | Cruel and Unusual Films | iTunes | Pilot episode, unaired, 10 mins runtime |
Batman Black and White | 20 episodes | Warner Premiere | Two seasons | ||
Batgirl: Year One | 2009 | 9 episodes | |||
The Batman Adventures: Mad Love | 3 episodes | ||||
Superman: Red Son | 12 episodes | ||||
Jonah Hex | 2010 | 7 episodes |
Title | Original running | Production company(s) | Airing location | Notes / Refs | |
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Lobo | 2000 | Noodle Soup Productions / Warner Bros. Animation | Lobo Online website | Flash Animation. Part of the DC animated universe | |
Gotham Girls | 2000–02 | Warner Bros. website | |||
Zatanna | 2003 | ||||
The Aquaman & Friends Action Hour | Wild Hare Studios | CN Latin America | Spoof continuation of Super Friends | ||
DC Nation Shorts | 2011–14 | Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment | Animated shorts aired as interstitials on the DC Nation television block on Cartoon Network | ||
Batman Unlimited | 2015–16 | YouTube (DC Kids Channel) | |||
DC Super Friends | 2015 | Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment / Imaginext / Titmouse, Inc. | |||
Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles | Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment / Blue Ribbon Content | YouTube (Machinima channel) | Related to the film. Renewed for season 2, but subsequently shelved indefinitely[32] | ||
Vixen | 2015–16 | CW Seed | Part of the Arrowverse. | ||
DC Super Hero Girls | 2015–18 | DC Entertainment / Warner Bros. Animation | YouTube (DC Super Hero Girls channel) | ||
Justice League Action Shorts | 2017 | YouTube (DC Kids Channel) | |||
Freedom Fighters: The Ray | 2017–18 | Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment / Blue Ribbon Content | CW Seed | Part of the Arrowverse.[33][34] | |
Constantine: City of Demons | 2018–19 | Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment / Blue Ribbon Content / Berlanti Productions / Phantom Four Productions | Part of The DC Animated Movie Universe | ||
Ongoing | |||||
DC Super Hero Girls: Super Shorts | 2019–present | Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment | YouTube (DC Super Hero Girls channel) | ||
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons | 2020–present | Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment / Blue Ribbon Content / Berlanti Productions | CW Seed | [35] | |
In development | |||||
Aquaman: King of Atlantis | TBA | Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment / Atomic Monster Productions | HBO Max | 3 episode mini-series. Executive produced by James Wan.[36] |