DC Studios is reportedly developing a HUMAN TARGET TV series for HBO Max

There’s a new rumor circulating that DC Studios is developing a new TV series based on the comic Human objective.

The rumor is shared by FilmFront (via CBM) and says the show has been in development under the guidance of a comic book writer Tom King (who is working on Lanterns It is inspired Supergirl: the woman of tomorrow with his series of the same name). King has reportedly been working on the projects since early 2024.

It will be Human objectiveand the search for a showrunner – and lead star – is said to be ongoing. If the project is successful, Gunn and Peter Safran will serve as executive producers.

Warner Bros. launched a Human objective TV series in 2010 starring Marco Valle as Christopher Chance. It aired for two seasons – a total of 25 episodes – on Fox, while Wil Traval he played the character in a 2016 episode of Arrow. Long before both of them, Rick Springfield he played Chance in a 1992 TV series.

Len Wein AND Carmine Infantino he created the character in 1972 Action Comics No. 419. The original human target, Christopher Chance, is a master impersonator and bodyguard who assumes the identities of those targeted for assassination.

The official description of the Human objective the comic is as follows:

Christopher Chance has 12 days to solve his own murder! Superstar writer Tom King and acclaimed artist Greg Smallwood team up for a new, noir examination of a classic DC character!

Christopher Chance has made his living by being a human target: a man hired to disguise himself as his client to invite would-be assassins to attempt his murder. He had an amazing career up until his last case, protecting Lex Luthor when things went wrong.

An assassination attempt Chance didn’t see coming leaves him vulnerable and forced to try to solve his own murder, as he has 12 days to find out who in the DC Universe hated Luthor enough to want him dead with a slow-acting poison. And the prime suspects are… Justice League International?

Human Target is a gritty, gritty story in the vein of classic detective noir, told by bestselling and critically acclaimed creators Tom King and Greg Smallwood!

Would you be excited for a Human objective series to be developed at HBO under Gunn and Safran?