Archive · 22 Aug 2026
HBO Max Orders Jimmy Olsen Gorilla Grodd True-Crime Spinoff
HBO Max is making a new comedy show about Jimmy Olsen and Gorilla Grodd.
The show will have eight episodes.
It will look like a true-crime documentary, but it is meant to be funny.
Gorilla Grodd is a very smart ape with psychic powers.
In the story, Grodd is found guilty of killing his father, the King of Gorilla City.
Jimmy Olsen thinks Grodd may have been convicted unfairly.
He investigates the famous murder case in Metropolis.
Actors from Superman and new cast members will also appear.
HBO Max ordered eight episodes of The People v. Gorilla Grodd, a half-hour comedy series.
Skyler Gisondo and Jimmy Tatro will play Jimmy Olsen and Gorilla Grodd.
The story follows Grodd’s conviction for murdering his father, the King of Gorilla City.
Jimmy Olsen reopens the case to investigate whether Grodd was wrongly convicted.
American Vandal creators Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault will lead the series, with Yacenda directing all episodes.
- Who
- HBO Max, DC Studios, Warner Bros. Television, Skyler Gisondo, Jimmy Tatro, Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault.
- What
- An eight-episode, half-hour comedy series titled The People v. Gorilla Grodd.
- When
- The article does not specify a release date.
- Where
- The story is set in Metropolis and involves Gorilla City.
- Why
- Jimmy Olsen reopens Grodd’s murder case to determine whether he was wrongly convicted.
- Series
- The People v. Gorilla Grodd
- Order
- Eight episodes, straight to series
- Format
- Half-hour true-crime mockumentary comedy
- Lead cast
- Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen and Jimmy Tatro as Gorilla Grodd
- Central case
- Grodd is convicted of murdering the King of Gorilla City
- Showrunners
- Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault
- Director
- Tony Yacenda will direct all eight episodes