Sources say the project is not necessarily dead. Campos had signed on the series under the previous DC regime, before James Gunn and Peter Safran took over DC Films.
In a similar vein, as revealed last month, Blue Beetle will continue through an animated series that builds on the film, which was developed under the previous DC Studios regime, but won't tell the same story.
Instead, the series will create its own story that, if successful, could potentially lead to a return to the big screen for the giant blue beetle played by Xolo Maridueña.
Gunn had confirmed late last year that The Batman director Matt Reeves was helping develop the potential series, which would be set in the new DC Universe known as Chapter One: Gods and Monsters.
The Arkham series would be part of that new DCU, which so far consists of Reeves' The Batman II, the sequel to the 2022 hit starring Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader, and The Penguin, the HBO Max series it spawns from the film with Colin Ferrell returning as the iconic Batman villain. The final eight-part series, an HBO Max Original, is gearing up for a September premiere.
Gunn said in December that the Arkham series “was one of the first pitches we bought when Peter and I came onboard.” It centers on Gotham City’s Arkham, the psychiatric hospital/prison where some of Batman’s most notorious foes are housed.
The Arkham series was produced by Reeves' production company, 6th & Idaho, in association with Warner Bros Television. Reeves, Joe Barton and The Batman producer Dylan Clark are executive producers, alongside 6th & Idaho's Daniel Pipski and Adam Kassan. Rafi Crohn of 6th & Idaho is co-executive producer.
The film is based on the Batman characters created for DC by Bob Kane and Bill Finger.
