With the Titans TV series kicking off next month on the DC Universe streaming service and Doom Patrol moving right along with casting for 2019, the reveal previously of a Swamp Thing project has me hugely excited considering where the comics have gone over the years. Now, the second bit of casting has been revealed after Crystal Reed joined as Abigal Arcane as Maria Sten has joined as Liz Tremayne. Sten is set as the lead in the fourth season of the anthology series Channel Zero.
The character is described as: “a close childhood friend of Abby Arcane’s, who splits her time between reporting for the local paper and bartending at her aging father’s roadhouse bar. Her no-nonsense attitude belies a deep compassion for her friends and family as she sets out in her uncompromising quest to expose the secrets that threaten her beloved hometown.”
The project has Mark Verheiden writing it with Gary Dauberman and both will serve as executive producers as well.
The production for this comes from the Atomic Monster folks, which is James Wan’s company, in association with Warner Bros. Television.
If the scripts hit right, this will debut in 2019 on the service after the rollout of the Titans series and the Young Justice: Outsiders animated series as well as the R-rated Harley Quinn animated show.
Plot Concept: Swamp Thing centers on CDC researcher Abby Arcane. When she returns to her childhood home of Houma, Louisiana, in order to investigate a deadly swamp-borne virus, she develops a surprising bond with scientist Alec Holland — only to have him tragically taken from her. But as powerful forces descend on Houma, intent on exploiting the swamp’s mysterious properties for their own purposes, Abby will discover that the swamp holds mystical secrets, both horrifying and wondrous — and the potential love of her life may not be dead after all.
