V for Vendetta Series in Development at HBO
HBO and DC Studios are in talks to team up for a new take on the graphic novel.
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HBO is developing a television adaptation of V for Vendetta, the fan-favorite dystopian story originally created by Alan Moore and David Lloyd.
Originally published in 1982 as a comic serial before being acquired by DC in 1988, V for Vendetta is set in a near-future Britain ruled by a fascist regime. The story follows V, an anarchist revolutionary in a Guy Fawkes mask, who plots to overthrow the government with the help of a young woman named Evey Hammond.
The graphic novel was famously adapted into a 2005 film directed by James McTeigue and written by the Wachowskis, starring Hugo Weaving and Natalie Portman. The film grossed over $130 million worldwide and has since become a modern classic. Warner Bros. plans to re-release it in theaters in November 2026 to mark its 20th anniversary.
According to insiders, writer Pete Jackson (not to be confused with Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson) is attached to the project, with DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran serving as executive producers alongside Ben Stephenson of Poison Pen and Leanne Klein of Wall to Wall Media, part of Warner Bros. Television Studios UK.
If greenlit, the show would join HBO’s growing roster of DC live-action series, following the success of The Penguin, the acclaimed spin-off of The Batman that earned nine Emmy Awards, including a win for Cristin Milioti.
