{"id":2494285,"date":"2026-07-09T00:57:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T00:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2494285"},"modified":"2026-07-09T00:57:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T00:57:01","slug":"superman-spinoff-series-casts-american-vandals-jimmy-tatro-as-gorilla-grodd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/superman-spinoff-series-casts-american-vandals-jimmy-tatro-as-gorilla-grodd\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSuperman\u201d spinoff series casts \u201cAmerican Vandal\u201d\u2019s Jimmy Tatro as Gorilla Grodd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jimmy Tatro will star in <em>Superman<\/em> spinoff series <em>DC Crime<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>American Vandal<\/em> alum is set to play Gorilla Grodd.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Skyler Gisondo is reprising his <em>Superman<\/em> role of Jimmy Olsen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jimmy Tatro is about to go gorilla.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:American Vandal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/american-vandal\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>American Vandal<\/em><\/a> favorite will play the iconic comic villain Gorilla Grodd in the upcoming <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Superman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jimmy-olsen-tv-series-superman-spinoff-gorilla-grodd-first-season-11847194\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Superman<\/em><\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:spinoff series;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jimmy-olsen-tv-series-superman-spinoff-gorilla-grodd-first-season-11847194\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> spinoff series<\/a>, <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hailing from Tatro&#8217;s <em>American Vandal<\/em> creators Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, HBO Max&#8217;s <em>DC Crime<\/em> will feature <em>Superman<\/em>&#8216;s Jimmy Olsen (Skyler Gisondo) as he and other <em>Daily Planet<\/em> reporters investigate cases involving villainous metahumans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Grodd, a giant gorilla with extreme intelligence and mental abilities, will be the focus of the first season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary 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Gunn<\/a> previously <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:teased plans for Grodd to EW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/superman-james-gunn-talks-ultraman-reveal-superwoke-discourse-justice-league-plans-11774874\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">teased plans for Grodd to EW<\/a> around the film&#8217;s release last year. When asked if the Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) smart monkeys from that story were related to Grodd&#8217;s origin, the filmmaker said, &#8220;No, no, no. Because I know exactly what that is. I love Gorilla Grodd, so got other plans for that guy. He&#8217;s not a monkey, he&#8217;s an ape!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the comics, Grodd is most closely associated with speedster hero the Flash, and previously served as a prominent antagonist on the CW&#8217;s <em>The Flash<\/em> series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After finding a large following as a YouTube creator, Tatro first broke out in Hollywood in 2014&#8217;s <em>22 Jump Street<\/em>, before earning rave reviews for his performance in season 1 of Netflix&#8217;s <em>American Vandal<\/em> as Dylan Maxwell, a lovable doofus who was framed for penis-related vandalism. Tatro has since starred on <em>Modern Family<\/em> and <em>Home Economics<\/em>, as well his own series, <em>The Real Bros of Simi Valley<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But Tatro&#8217;s career is reaching new heights in 2026. He&#8217;s already had memorable appearances in <em>Scream 7<\/em> and <em>Mike &amp; Nick &amp; Nick &amp; Alice<\/em>, and he&#8217;s playing Will Ferrell&#8217;s son on the new Netflix show <em>The Hawk<\/em>, which premieres next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Deadline;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/07\/jimmy-tatro-cast-superman-spinoff-series-dc-crime-1236977741\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Deadline<\/em><\/a> first reported Tatro&#8217;s casting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/superman-spinoff-series-casts-american-vandal-star-jimmy-tatro-as-gorilla-grodd-12014798\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Jimmy Tatro will star in Superman spinoff series DC Crime. The American Vandal alum is set to play Gorilla Grodd. 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 Superman [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2494286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[410510,359042,410469,410509,359039,436431,313374,342880,31353,410468],"class_list":["post-2494285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-american-vandal","tag-daily-planet","tag-dan-perrault","tag-gorilla-grodd","tag-jimmy-olsen","tag-jimmy-tatro","tag-nicholas-hoult","tag-skyler-gisondo","tag-superman","tag-tony-yacenda"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Superman-spinoff-series-casts-American-Vandals-Jimmy-Tatro-as-Gorilla.com2Fen2Fentertainment_weekly_7852Fb3ac5f567938c1957a02ae61bec7a616.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2494285"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2494287,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2494285\/revisions\/2494287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2494286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2494285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2494285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2494285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}