Amanda Waller Series, Wonder Woman Prequel ‘Paradise Lost’ No Longer in Active Development at DC Studios

Two previously announced TV projects are being put on hold at DC Studios.

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According to the major trades, we can scratch two more projects off DC Studios' Gods and Monsters slate, while DC and HBO have also passed on TV shows focusing on Poison Ivy and Catwoman...

With Lanterns set to premiere this Sunday, The Ankler has published a report detailing the show's tumultuous journey to the screen, while also sharing disappointing updates on some other small-screen DCU projects.

Despite DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn recently assuring fans that both Waller and Paradise Lost are still moving forward, Lesley Goldberg believes that they are no longer in development.

Announced as part of the initial "Gods and Monsters" DCU slate, Paradise Lost was conceived as a Wonder Woman-adjacent series focusing on Diana's fellow Amazonian warriors. "Set in Themyscira, home of the Amazons and birthplace of Wonder Woman," reads the official logline, "this drama focuses on the genesis and political intrigue of an island of all women."

Waller, meanwhile, had seemed a little closer to coming to fruition, and we had heard that Viola Davis was all set to reprise her role as the DCU's ruthless A.R.G.U.S. chief.

Davis debuted as "The Wall" in David Ayer's Suicide Squad before making appearances in Gunn's The Suicide Squad and the Peacemaker show. She also provided the voice of the character in the recent Creature Commandos animated series, and returned for the second season of Peacemaker.

"A live action series, the spinoff of Peacemaker, centered around Amanda Waller and her relationship with her daughter, Leota. If there's one government bureaucrat who shouldn't be messed with, it’s Amanda Waller, founder of the infamous Task Force X, better known as the Suicide Squad," reads Waller's logline.

Apparently, the Booster Gold series is still moving forward and a new writer is currently being sought. However, those rumored Poison Ivy and Catwoman shows we've been hearing about won't be happening after DC and HBO passed on the respective pitches.

Details on the potential Catwoman series were sparse, but the Poison Ivy show was rumored to be set in Matt Reeves' "BatVerse."