Deadman's been getting a lot of attention lately. Not only was he crucial in Brightest Day, he also won the heart of Holly Granger and played an important role in Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons. Deadman has been on the small screen in animated form but it looks like he is getting ready to make his live-action debut.

Making his debut in 1967's Strange Adventures #205, Deadman has long been a fan-favorite but not exactly a household name. This is something that Supernatural creator, Eric Kripke is hoping to change.

Deadline reported that the CW is looking to bring a new superhero franchise to the airwaves. With Smallville ending it's successful ten season run, a big hole has been left in their programming schedule. The show will be written and executive produced by Kripke.

CW president Mark Pedowitz said they are looking to do a superhero show next year of the right character comes along. Deadman may seem like an odd choice, the spirit of a murdered man able to inhabit the bodies of others in order to solve their problems, but given the supernatural element (no pun intended) and the success of shows like Supernatural and Vampire Diaries on the CW, Deadman might just be the perfect fit.

We all know adapting superheroes in tights can be a difficult task. Deadman may be the character that can bring some life to the network.

Deadman is an awesome choice, but Zatanna would've been better.

I love this idea. Deadman is a great character with fantastic potential. 

An intangible hero who leaps from body to body solving problems worked pretty well for Quantum Leap once upon a time. I could see it working if done right.

I could get into this series more than that Raven TV series that's supposedly greenlight.

That is a very unusual choice. I love Deadman to...well...death, and would love to see him gain wider public recognition. I just hope that the changes they make to him don't negatively effect his comic persona too much (as I'm always skeptical of outside media adaptations of my favourite characters).

How about the Deadman and Swampthing Super Best Friends hour lol

Hell yeah, Cassius is in da house! :D

This is of definite interest to me.  Already a fan of Supernatural.

the first thing I thought about when I saw this was Quantum Leap....sounds like a great idea for a series!

Deadman is an awesome choice, but Zatanna would've been better.

I thought they were making a Raven tv series for the CW. Deadman could work if done right. Hopefully we'll get some cameos from other DC heroes and villains. 
 
I agree with Zatanna. She is my favorite female character & a show about her would be fantastic & they would have to use Serinda Swan, the actress that portrayed her on Smallville. I was hoping she would've showed up in more than the 2 episodes she was on.

Haha no

I have to admit If I saw this I'd at least give it a chance. Deadmans always reminded me of The Eye by Nabokov.

Isn't Deadman's schtick basically the same as the premise for Quantum Leap?

stoked

That would be a GREAT choice, to do Deadman.  I always did consider Boston Brand an amalgamation of Dick Grayson with Harry Houdini, so to put that onto prime time would be a great choice with what power he has.  I think it would be great to do! Bring it on.

OH MY WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IM DYING OF JOY.
 
Really hoping this could eventually lead into some justice league dark tv series

The only reason Smallville was really successful was because people knew who Clark Kent/Superman is... Outside the comic reading world, nobody knows who Deadman is. 
 
I wish CW luck, but you gotta really do something with him that'll make people watch and stay interested. 

...Why?

Mehhhhhhhhhh

I dig the hell out of Supernatural, so I'm thinking this can work out incredibly well...as long as CW lets this creator do his thing with minimal interference....

...which is a statement that just made me laugh like crazy.

Deadman would make great TV series.

Sounds cool and i would watch it but theres so many other DC characters that deserve a shoe before Deadman

Now I haven't watced a single episode of Smallville and from what I uderstand Clrak Kent was a terribly written character but there version of Green Arrow was actually well written in the show and the actor playing him pulled a good performance of Ollie. My question is why make a show of a character that hasn't appeared in a single episode of your previous 10 season series but one that is well established does not get a shot ? It just raises to many questions.

I'll wait till I actully see the credits on tv till I get my hopes up after the whole "wonder woman" thing.

it can't replace Smallville, and with this kind of thinking from producers it seems more like they're trying to cover two shows with one blow.

Any smart analyst of Smallville's success will see there's a pattern from season 1-5 and then 6-10 and the majority of the momentum in that second half was not because of the 'superman' character so much as the idea of others out there being introduced. People WANT a DC based LIVE TEAM group.

They don't need another 'talking to the dead show', it's been milked like a zombie with no direction left to go. (and I actually like deadman as a comic)

If they wanna counter a Marvel movie team wave that is obviously coming, they would be smart to figure what they need is a strategic TV counterpart.

Seeing as they're so willing to reboot the books, then they should have the balls to do ANYTHING with TV, and it's only there where they're gonna have the ammo to wage their 'media war' if they REALLY wanna fight it.

Right now it seems like Marvel want's the movies, and DC wants the cartoons, but neither seems willing to own the live TV market.

That's a damn shame cause most TV is sucking at the moment when it doesn't need to because good content is being bogarted by people with no idea where to pass the light to in certain mediums ;)

I can envision how they'd significantly change the story and character to adapt to TV. Yet this doesn't seem like a choice that would have much...life....to it for a series. The fact they're pondering another comic character is interesting but I just hope if one does happen it isn't too similar to Smallville. It had its moments, mind you, but *ugh*.

I'm up for a Deadman TV series! But only if it 's done well. 

Hm... Interestin. Well if it's Deadman maybe that means we'll get some live action tv Batman again. Still can't believe Batman didn' even get one ep in Smallville~ ^_^

 I don't think this is going to work on the same scale as Smallville. The appeal the series had at the start wont be found here. Bad choice IMO.
 
CW is milking the hell out of  supernatural shows at this point. They better hope by the time Deadman  airs, the general audience wont be burned out by then. Hell, two supernatural shows are premiering in the fall with Supernatural going on for another season. Just overkill.

I doubt it will be Deadman and i a honestly perplexed by the amount of exposition he's getting from DC these days.
 
+I'm still hoping the Raven show will be happening.

I know it's different networks.... but Wonder Woman doesn't even get past the pilot, and yet characters like this are more likely to get shows.... that's kind of interesting.

Why do people like Deadman? He's never really resonated with me.

Gonna be interesting but I don't think it will ever live up to Smallville... Plus there is probably gonna be a big budget for it... an invisible man floating around and taking over bodies... lots and lots of CGI

Deadman by Kripke? sign me up. As long as he can borrow some of the writers from Supernatural. Hell, bring in other magic-based characters like Zatanna or Phantom Stranger and we have room for spin-offs.

I dont see this being successful.  
 
I wouldn't be surprised if the same thing happens to this series that the Wonder Woman series recently faced. DC may go 0 for 2 when it's all said and done

Yes! I like Kripke's work on Supernatural.

I like it. I also want to see if there would be room for a Hellblazer TV series, or the Vertigo published Madame Xanadu, or a long shot, a show on Shade The Changing Man.

I always thought Resurrection Man would have made a dope tv show..

Deadman is an amazing character, but he has no chance at filling the shoes of smallville. I cant think of any comic hero that could become a tv show and could contend with smallville

Why don't they make a show with one of the better DC characters, like Jason Blood/Etrigan the Demon, or how about the New Gods?

deadmans a nobody...why make him live action before wonder woman and flash even get a movie/tv show