Tired of superhero movies? Not to worry — four new superhero series are coming to TV next season.
Following Fox ordering the Batman prequel “Gotham” starring Ben McKenzie earlier this week, The CW and NBC have picked up three more series inspired by the DC Comics universe.
The CW on Thursday greenlit “The Flash,” with Grant Gustin (“Glee”) playing the title character of Barry Allen in a spin-off of the network’s drama “Arrow.” It will also have “iZombie,” which centers on a medical student turned zombie (Rose McIver) who eats corpse brains and then uses their memories to help solve homicide cases.
NBC meanwhile is moving forward with “Constantine” based on the “Hellblazer” comic series with Matt Ryan (“Criminal Minds”) starring as demon hunter John Constantine.
The four series join a primetime schedule that already includes two other comic-book series — The CW’s “Arrow” and ABC’s “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”