Though it formally ended with The Flash earlier this 12 months, the DC Expanded Universe has a little bit extra increasing left to do, with eight movies from Warner Bros’ heroic franchise scheduled to land on Netflix subsequent month.
Coming December 1, the eight motion pictures are: Man of Metal, Batman v. Superman, Suicide Squad (the 2016 film directed by David Ayer), Surprise Girl, Justice League, Birds of Prey, Surprise Girl: 1984, and The Suicide Squad (the 2021 film directed by present co-CEO of DC, James Gunn).
The announcement, shared by way of X/Twitter immediately, got here with out fanfare and notably leaves out DC’s 4 most up-to-date motion pictures from this and final 12 months: Black Adam, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Flash, and Blue Beetle. It additionally omits Aquaman, which has a sequel proper across the nook. It makes no point out of which model of Justice League will be part of the seven different motion pictures on the streaming service.
Man of Metal
Batman v. Superman
Suicide Squad
Surprise Girl
Justice League
Birds of Prey
Surprise Girl: 1984
The Suicide SquadTake a journey by means of the DC Prolonged Universe when these movies hit Netflix on December 1! pic.twitter.com/UM7OdzdHgv
— Netflix (@netflix) November 1, 2023
The discharge is available in anticipation of the overall reboot for DC’s solid of heroes on the silver display screen. Aquaman 2’s scheduled to hit theaters lower than three weeks after these motion pictures and would be the remaining film set on this model of the DCEU.
After Aquaman, we can’t be listening to from DC or any of its iconic characters on the massive display screen till Joker: Folie à Deux comes out subsequent 12 months. That, nevertheless, is disconnected from the remainder of DC’s motion pictures and numerous cinematic universes and timelines.
As for flagship, interconnected outings a-la the MCU, it is gonna be some time. The WGA’s months-long strike solely just lately got here to an finish after the group signed a contract with the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA’s strike reveals no indicators of slowing down.
Should you’re seeking to brush up on the present DCEU earlier than all of it involves an finish with Aquaman 2 subsequent month, try our watchlist of each DC film so as.
Charlie Wacholz is a contract author at IGN.