DC Universe's Swamp Thing Television Series Gets New Details

While Titans may be the only DC Universe show to unveil official footage by way of a trailer, let's not forget about the streaming service's rendition of Swamp Thing. Although it's true information has been scarce, screenwriter Gary Dauberman (Wolves at the Door, The Nun) has delivered some juicy new tidbits regarding the project.

In an interview with /Film, Dauberman talked at length about some of his upcoming projects, including the third Annabelle film, the Are You Afraid of the Dark? movie adaption, It: Chapter Two, and Swamp Thing.

When asked about Swamp Thing, Dauberman openly confirmed he's going as R as possible. "We always set out to make Swamp Thing as hard R as we could and go graphic with the violence, with the adult themes and make it as scary as possible," he told /Film. "Because we're doing it through the DC Universe streaming service, they really pushed us, although they didn't have to push hard, for us to go as extreme as we could. [...] Fans of that series will know it gets pretty weird and extreme and scary. We really wanted to live up to that standard that Moore set up back in the '80s."

But the hardest part about making Swamp Thing look scary--especially considering the on-screen adaption of the comic book character originated with the 1989 Swamp Thing film, directed by the late Wes Craven (Scream, The Hills Have Eyes)--is the suit. Thankfully, Dauberman's confident the suit will incite fear in the audience. "Swamp Thing himself looks incredible what Justin Raleigh and the guys over at Fractured are doing with the suit. So it's going to look amazing and less of the 'man in suit' that you've seen in the movie and the other TV show."

Dauberman does confirm, rather reluctantly it seems, that Swamp Things's still in "a physical costume." This version is likely a reboot, though, as he states that the upcoming television series is "the origin story of the Swamp Thing and it's Alec Holland wrestling with who he's become." Dauberman did add that a lot of the story will be told from the point of view of Abby Arcane, Swamp Thing's wife and the mother of Tefé Holland.

There's a possibility for DC Universe's shows to exist in the same universe but don't get attached to that idea, as it's not required by DC Entertainment, Dauberman states. "I think we could if, in the future, it organically works itself out to be that way. I haven't discussed that with the guys from Titans and they haven't discussed it with us."

It also seems Swamp Thing will address environmental topics. Dauberman says that it's "hard not to address" stuff like "people [living] out in the swamps and what they do to the environment, how it affects things and causes things to react" because there are "some [parallels] to what's happening today."

The DC Universe streaming service was announced at the end of July 2018. The company announced that the service will contain movies, television series, comic books, and more, including brand-new, live-action series Swamp Thing, Doom Patrol, and Titans. But DC Entertainment is primarily known for its animated series, so the streaming service will also include a third season of Young Justice, a subtitled Outsiders, and a new Harley Quinn series.

The service is scheduled to go live on September 15, so be sure to check out our beta impressions for a detailed breakdown of DC Universe's offerings.

Swamp Thing is reported to debut sometime in 2019.