"American Vandal" creators Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault will serve as showrunners HBO Max is officially moving forward with their DC Studios mockumentary series, now titled “The People v. Gorilla Grodd.” The show was first reported to be in the works in November 2025. As reported at the time, Skyler Gisondo will reprise the role of Jimmy Olsen, whom he first played in the 2025 “Superman” movie.
Jimmy Tatro is officially set to play Gorilla Grodd. HBO Max has given the show an eight-episode order. The logline for the show states, “A superintelligent ape (Tatro) is convicted of murdering his father, the King of Gorilla City.
In an eight-part ‘true’ crime docuseries, the Daily Planet’s Jimmy Olsen (Gisondo) reopens the case, investigating whether Gorilla Grodd was wrongly convicted in one of Metropolis’ most famous murder trials.” Along with Gisondo and Tatro, the series will also star “Superman” actors Beck Bennett as Steve Lombard, Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant, and Wendell Pierce as Perry White. Additional cast members include Mary Holland, Eduardo Franco, Arian Moayed, Andrew Leeds, and Tim Baltz. Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault will serve as writers, executive producers, and showrunners on the series, with Perrault also set as part of the show’s cast.
Yacenda will direct all eight episodes. James Gunn and Peter Safran also executive produce. DC Studios and Warner Bros.
We hope it’ll appeal to fans of the comics, comedy and true crime. And while we can’t speak for audiences here yet, we already know it’s a huge hit in Metropolis. They love this series.” Yacenda and Perrault are no strangers to the world of mockumentary series.
The duo famously created the critically-acclaimed Netflix show “American Vandal,” which spoofed the true crime genre. The show aired for two seasons at the streamer and won a Peabody Award for its first season in addition to being nominated for an Emmy for best writing for a comedy series. Tatro and Franco both starred in the show’s first season.
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