Come On DC, Why Is It So Difficult To Make Arkham Asylum?!

Summary

• DC canceled its Arkham Asylum series, missing a chance to spotlight Batman's villains in a unique live-action show.
• The Arkham Asylum concept could've definitely thrived given the success of the Batman: Arkham video game series and the location's narrative potential.
• The plans for Ben Affleck's solo Batman movie with an Arkham Asylum focus had potential that the DCU needs to capitalize on in its future.

DC has canceled its Arkham Asylum series after an extensive development process, but making the show doesn't have to be so difficult. Arkham Asylum was once joining the likes of Booster Gold and Lanterns as part of the DCU's unique slate of shows before it was canceled in July 2024. As the name suggests, the show was due to depict the eclectic inmates of Arkham Asylum and Batman's iconic rogues' gallery. This would presumably have tied closely to the DCU's Batman movie, The Brave and the Bold.
Suffice it to say, Arkham Asylum was one of the most exciting projects on the DCU's release slate. While the DCU looks poised to spotlight some of DC's more obscure and understated characters in properties like The Authority, this show provided an opportunity for DC Studios to do the same with some of Batman's more obscure characters, of which plenty have yet to be adapted to live-action. Yet the show was never to materialize thanks to the all-too-familiar realm of development hell.


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