The Batman TV show plans have shifted to Arkham, says Matt Reeves

According to reports, the Gotham PD spinoff program is currently being paused. Batman director Matt Reeves.

On Monday’s episode of the Happily, Sadly, and Confused podcast, Reeves revealed that the previously announced series — which he described as “the Gotham police show” — was currently on hold.

“One thing that we’re not doing that I was gonna do … So, there’s the Gotham police show, which, that one actually is put on hold. We’re not really doing that,” Reeves said.

Reeves was attached to the show in July 2020. The original idea of this series was to be a prequel for the film. This was just one spinoff that revolved around the characters of the Robert Pattinson-led Batman film. Also announced was a show focusing on Colin Farrell’s Penguin, which is still well under way (Reeves describes it “almost like Scarface; the rise of this character who we all know will achieve mythic status.”)

However, in an interview with The Cyber Nerds, as reported by The Direct, Reeves indicated that the show may’ve taken a new direction, focusing instead on Arkham Asylum. There were rumors of an Arkham series percolating, but Reeves’ quotes on the matter may imply that the Arkham-focused show and the Gotham PD show are actually the same project.

“That story has story has kinda evolved. We’ve actually now [moved] more into the realm of exactly what would happen in the world of Arkham as it relates coming off of our movie, and some of the characters … almost leaning into the idea of … it’s like a horror movie or a haunted house that is Arkham,” explained Reeves.

Before this announcement, Gotham PD had already experienced a minor bump in its development road when Terence Winter, showrunner, left in November 2020 because of creative differences. But even with these roadblocks, it is unlikely that this is the last we’ll see of Reeves and Pattinson’s Batman. On March 4, the movie debuted and closed at $128million.