The Swamp Thing series on the DC Universe streaming service is scheduled for a May 31st, 2019 debut after Doom Patrol wraps up and now we’ve got our first taste of it. While it’s not a formal trailer, it’s our first look at the swamp and our favorite Swamp Thing. The problem, however, is that reports out of North Carolina production overnight revealed that the series has been cut short from thirteen to ten episodes and that the final episode is getting some rewrites. It also comes as supposedly there are concerns through the upper management at Warner Bros. over the performance of the service – which is still incredibly limited in terms of apps available and places to get it, which has hindered it.
The project has Mark Verheiden writing it with Gary Dauberman and both will serve as executive producers as well.
The cast includes Crystal Reed as Abigal Arcane, Andy Bean as Alec Holland, Derek Mears as Swamp thing, Maria Sten as Liz Tremayne, Jeryl Prescott as Madame Xanadu, Jennifer Beals, Virginia Madsen as Maria Sunderland, Will Patton as Avery Sunderland, Henderson Wade as Matt Cable, Kevin Durand as Jason Woodrue, Leonardo Nam as Harland Edwards, Ian Ziergin as Blue Devil, and Adrienne Barbeau.
The production for this comes from the Atomic Monster folks, which is James Wan’s company, in association with Warner Bros. Television.
The swamp is calling… #DCUSWAMPTHING heads to @theDCUniverse May 31st! https://t.co/XHrNiC5Ci7 pic.twitter.com/CRdKB275ex
— Swamp Thing (@DCUSwampThing) April 17, 2019
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!
