Just two days before Clayface hits theaters, news has broken that DC is giving another iconic Batman villain their own project. Poison Ivy, Gotham City's plant-controlling femme fatale, is now set to star in her own HBO series set in the DC Universe, according to Deadline.
This news clarifies that Poison Ivy will appear in the same universe as Superman, Peacemaker, Supergirl, and Lanterns. While this upcoming series will not be set in Matt Reeves' The Batman universe, The Penguin showrunner Lauren LeFranc will serve as a producer. No writers have signed up for the project yet.
A Poison Ivy series has been a long time coming
Poison Ivy has long been one of Batman's most notable adversaries, and DC has apparently been working on a solo project for quite some time. Industry scooper Jeff Sneider previously reported that a Poison Ivy series may have been in development, but the series wasn't confirmed until now. However, Sneider claimed that Poison Ivy would appear in Reeves' The Batman franchise.
It is unclear whether DC initially planned for Ivy to appear in Reeves' cinematic universe. Either way, this series will finally allow Ivy to appear in a mainstream DC project. The last time she appeared in a live-action role was in the canceled CW series Batwoman, in which Bridget Regan portrayed the villain. Uma Thurman previously portrayed Ivy in the critically panned 1997 film, Batman & Robin.
Though Poison Ivy is one of the Caped Crusader's most formidable, superpowered foes, she hasn't been given a spotlight like Joker, Clayface, or Penguin, all of whom got their own live-action film or TV show. This series seems to be another example of the DCU giving overlooked comic book characters their own project.
What would a Poison Ivy series mean for the DCU?
It's unclear what DC fans would see from HBO's Poison Ivy series. If this project is similar to Clayface, audiences could witness the villain's origin story on-screen. According to comic book lore, Pamela Isley was a shy botanist who was forcibly transformed into a plant-controlling metahuman by Dr. Jason Woodrue.
While the series would focus on Poison Ivy, it could also be an excellent way to reintroduce Harley Quinn to the DCU. Although Margot Robbie's beloved character appeared in James Gunn's The Suicide Squad, she has not been seen since DC's film franchise reboot with The Flash. Since she and Ivy are famously a loving couple in the comics, the DCU now has an opportunity to bring that romance to life on-screen in this HBO series.
At this point, fans will have to wait and see what the DCU will do with Poison Ivy in her upcoming HBO series.
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