Derek Lawrence
Thu, July 9, 2026 at 12:01 AM UTC
Key Points
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Jimmy Tatro will star in Superman spinoff series DC Crime
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The American Vandal alum is set to play Gorilla Grodd
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Skyler Gisondo is reprising his Superman role of Jimmy Olsen
Jimmy Tatro is about to go gorilla
The American Vandal favorite will play the iconic comic villain Gorilla Grodd in the upcoming Supermanspinoff series, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed
Hailing from Tatro’s American Vandal creators Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, HBO Max’s DC Crime will feature Superman’s Jimmy Olsen (Skyler Gisondo) as he and other Daily Planet reporters investigate cases involving villainous metahumans
Grodd, a giant gorilla with extreme intelligence and mental abilities, will be the focus of the first season
Superman director and co-head of DC Studios James Gunn previously teased plans for Grodd to EW around the film’s release last year. When asked if the Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) smart monkeys from that story were related to Grodd’s origin, the filmmaker said, “No, no, no. Because I know exactly what that is. I love Gorilla Grodd, so got other plans for that guy. He’s not a monkey, he’s an ape!”
In the comics, Grodd is most closely associated with speedster hero the Flash, and previously served as a prominent antagonist on the CW’s The Flash series
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After finding a large following as a YouTube creator, Tatro first broke out in Hollywood in 2014’s 22 Jump Street, before earning rave reviews for his performance in season 1 of Netflix’s American Vandal as Dylan Maxwell, a lovable doofus who was framed for penis-related vandalism. Tatro has since starred on Modern Family and Home Economics, as well his own series, The Real Bros of Simi Valley
But Tatro’s career is reaching new heights in 2026. He’s already had memorable appearances in Scream 7 and Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, and he’s playing Will Ferrell’s son on the new Netflix show The Hawk, which premieres next week
Deadline first reported Tatro’s casting
Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
