Titans (TV Series)

Titans is an upcoming American television series set to air on the DC Universe streaming service. The series is based on the DC Comics team of the same name, and was created by Akiva Goldsman, Geoff Johns, and Greg Berlanti. Brenton Thwaites stars as the leader of the Titans, Dick Grayson/Robin, alongside Anna Diop as Starfire, Teagan Croft as Raven, and Ryan Potter as Beast Boy. Titans is scheduled to debut in 2018.

A live-action series based on the Teen Titans first entered development in September 2014 for TNT, with Goldsman and Marc Haimes writing the pilot episode. Although the pilot was ordered in December 2014, it was never produced, eventually lading to the cancellation of the project in January 2016. In April 2017, the project was resurrected for development at DC Comics' new digital streaming service with Goldsman, Johns, and Berlanti in charge of the series. Thwaites was cast in the role of Dick Grayson in September 2017, and the announcement of other cast members soon followed. In May 2018, it was announced that Titans would get a spin-off series, Doom Patrol that would follow the events of series.

Premise
When Dick Grayson (Robin) and Rachel Roth (Raven) require assistance to deal with a plot that threatens the entire planet, they join with Koriand'r (Starfire) and Gar Logan (Beast Boy) to form the Titans.

Main

 * Brenton Thwaites as Richard "Dick" Grayson / Robin
 * Anna Diop as Koriand'r / Starfire
 * Teagan Croft as Rachel Roth / Raven
 * Ryan Potter as Garfield "Gar" Logan / Beast Boy

Recurring

 * Alan Ritchson as Hank Hall / Hawk
 * Minka Kelly as Dawn Granger / Dove
 * Lindsey Gort as Amy Rohrbach
 * Seamus Dever
 * Bruno Bichir as Niles Caulder / Chief

Guest

 * April Bowlby as Rita Farr / Elasti-Woman
 * Jake Michaels as Clifford Steele / Robotman
 * Dwain Murphy as Larry Trainor / Negative Man
 * Curran Walters as Jason Todd
 * Conor Leslie as Donna Troy / Wonder Girl

Episodes

 * "Titans"
 * "Hawk and Dove"
 * "Starfire"
 * "Rachel"
 * "The Doom Patrol"
 * "The Messenger"
 * "Jason Todd"
 * "Angela"
 * "Donna Troy"

Development
Titans was first considered for a live-action series for the cable channel TNT, and the project was announced in September 2014. A pilot for the series was written by Akiva Goldsman and Marc Haimes by December 2014, focusing on Dick Grayson moving out of Batman's shadow and becoming Nightwing, leading a team of heroes including Starfire, Raven, Oracle, Hawk, and Dove. Filming was set to commence in 2015, and TNT president Kevin Reilly stated that they hoped to have casting completed by the start of filming, and that the series would be "very true" to the comics and "groundbreaking".

The series, called Titans and then Blackbirds, was due to begin filming in Toronto in mid-2015, but production was then postponed to October. By January 2016, it was announced that the project had been cancelled by TNT. Geoff Johns later stated that DC had known for months about TNT cancelling Titans, but they still had plans for the series going forward.

In April 2017, Warner Bros. announced that Titans would premiere in 2018 on DC Comics' own digital streaming service. The series is being developed by Akiva Goldsman, Geoff Johns, Greg Berlanti, and Sarah Schechter. Goldsman, Johns, and Berlanti will also write the pilot episode.

Casting
Starting in early August 2017, the first cast members was announced. Teagan Croft was cast as Raven, followed at the end of the month with the casting of Anna Diop as Starfire, and Brenton Thwaites as |Dick Grayson / Robin. In October 2017, Ryan Potter was cast as Beast Boy.

In early September 2017, Alan Ritchson and Minka Kelly were announced as playing the recurring roles of Hank Hall / Hawk and Dawn Granger / Dove. By the end of the month, Lindsey Gort had been cast as Amy Rohrbach. In January 2018, Seamus Dever was cast in an undisclosed role.

A month later, cast members playing the Doom Patrol were announced with Bruno Bichir as Niles Caulder / Chief, April Bowlby as Rita Farr / Elasti-Girl, Jake Michaels as Clifford Steele / Robotman, and Dwain Murphy as Larry Trainor / Negative Man. Curran Walters and Conor Leslie appear as Jason Todd and Donna Troy / Wonder Girl, respectively.

Filming
Filming commenced in Toronto on November 15, 2017, and wrapped on June 28, 2018.

Spin-off
In May 2018, DC Universe announced the live-action series Doom Patrol, consisting of 13 episodes, had received a direct-to-series order. The series is being developed by Jeremy Carver, Berlanti, and Johns (who also serves as executive producers along with Schechter) for Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Productions. Picking up after the events of Titans, it will follow the Doom Patrol (Robotman, Negative Man, Elasti-Girl, Crazy Jane, and The Chief) taking on a mission given to them by Cyborg. Production is Production is expected to begin in 2018, with Carver writing for the series, with a scheduled release in 2019.