Arrowdebuted in 2012, it was hard to imagine that this street-level crime-fighting series would kickstart a shared universe of DC superhero shows. Soon after its premiere, Arrow spun off into a handful of series that includedThe Flash,Black Lightning, andSupergirlin its own universe dubbed theArrowverse. However, since that popular series ended in 2020 after 8 seasons, the Arrowverse has been in a bit of an odd spot. Shows such asStargirlandSuperman & Loishave kept it all going, but there has been a sense in recent months that this television universe is winding down. That being said, it seems thatArrowstarDavid Ramseyis returning to the role of John Diggle in a major way with his very own series titledJustice Uat The CW.
According toVariety, the show will center around Diggle as he “embarks on a new mission to recruit five young meta-humans to live undercover as freshmen at a prestigious university. There he will oversee their education and train them to become the heroes of tomorrow. The show is based on characters from the DC pantheon.”
On top of that, Ramsey is attached to direct the pilot of the series and the actor has signed a directing deal that will see him direct multiple future episodes across the many Arrowverse shows. If that was not enough, Ramsey will also appear as a guest star in multiple episodes of different Arrowverse shows.
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The actor has made many appearances as a guest star in shows likeThe Flash,Batwoman, andSuperman & LoissinceArrowended, and he has also become quite the hot name in the director’s chair over at The CW. He has already directed episodes ofArrow,Superman & Lois,Batwoman,Supergirl, andDC’s Legends of Tomorrow.
Michael NarducciandZoanne Clackwill write and executive produceJustice Uwith Narducci already having a hand in the Arrowverse as a co-executive producer onSuperman & Lois.Greg Berlanti,Sarah Schechter, andDavid Maddenof Berlanti Productions are also executive producing with comic book writerGeoff Johns, who is currently overseeing production onStargirl.
Ramsey’s Diggle has been an extremely popular character in the Arrowverse. Overall, this show sounds like a very interesting concept and Diggle is the type of mentor character that could make this kind of “training the next generation of superheroes” story work. Also, the angle of the heroes being undercover in college sounds right up The CW’s alley.
It will be interesting to see if this show picks up on the storyline teased in the final episode ofArrowwhere Diggle seemingly was chosen to be a Green Lantern in the vein of a John Stewart since all his guest appearances sinceArrowended have not really addressed that. Hopefully, there will be some cool recognizable heroes like a Static Shock for Diggle to bounce off of. For all the latest news onJustice U, stick with Collider.
