We’ve had a lot of casting reveals so far for the Doom Patrol live-action series that will hit next year on the DC Universe streaming service and now another of the core cast has been set. Timothy Dalton has joined the show to take on the role of the Chief, aka Niles Cauldor, who was being played by Bruno Bichir in the Titans appearance that still hasn’t been explained away yet. Dalton has a slew of roles over the years with James Bond being among the most high profile but he also had a fantastic turn in Penny Dreadful for three seasons recently.
“Dr. Caulder is a pioneer in medical science, searching the world over for those on the edge of death in need of a miracle. Brilliant but controversial, Dr. Caulder will stop at nothing to help those he believes are in need, including his collection of strange heroes known as The Doom Patrol.”
Planned for a thirteen episode run, it’ll go into production with the cast that’s introduced in Titans with plans for a 2019 debut on the streaming service. Check out the concept for it below.
The cast includes Timothy Dalton as Niles Caulder, Jake Michaels as Robotman, Dwain Murphy as Negative Man, Diane Guerrero as Crazy Lane, Brendan Fraser as Robotman, and April Bowlby is playing Elasti-Girl. Alan Tudyk is playing the first season villain of Mr. Nobody.
Plot Concept: The Doom Patrol’s members each suffered horrible accidents that gave them superhuman abilities — but also left them scarred and disfigured. Traumatized and downtrodden, the team found purpose through The Chief, who brought them together to investigate the weirdest phenomena in existence — and to protect Earth from what they find. Part support group, part Super Hero team, the Doom Patrol is a band of super-powered freaks who fight for a world that wants nothing to do with them. Picking up after the events of Titans, Doom Patrol will find these reluctant heroes in a place they never expected to be, called to action by none other than Cyborg, who comes to them with a mission hard to refuse, but with a warning that is hard to ignore: their lives will never, ever be the same.
