DC Comics’ “Doom Patrol” is coming to small screens. The cult classic superhero team is getting a live-action series on DC Universe, the upcoming digital service from DC Entertainment.
“Doom Patrol,” from “Frequency” showrunner Jeremy Carver and Berlanti Productions, has received a 13-episode series order and is slated to debut in 2019.
The series follows a group of outcast superheroes: Robotman, Negative Man, Elasti-Girl and Crazy Jane, led by modern-day mad scientist Dr. Niles Caulder (The Chief). Each members has suffered horrible accidents that gave them superhuman abilities — but also left them scarred and disfigured. The show will serve as a follow-up to the first DC Universe original series, “Titans,” starring Brenton Thwaites as Batman sidekick Robin.