Today, a name for the upcoming DC Comics digital service has been confirmed: DC Universe — and logos for shows including Titans were revealed. It was also announced that a Swamp Thing series is coming from Smallville alum Mark Verheiden!

There was one project, though, that was missing from the announcement: Metropolis. We are hearing that the series, which would have featured Lois Lane and Lex Luthor in Superman’s home city, is not dead, but it is being redeveloped, so we assume that is why it is not part of that initial crop of programming.

(Hey, WB, if you’re looking for new producers we have five words for you: “Craig Byrne and Derek Russell!” If that doesn’t work, how about five others: “Alfred Gough and Miles Millar?”)

But hey, Swamp Thing! That should be pretty cool right?

We haven’t known much yet about the creative talents involved with the Metropolis TV series beyond John Stephens and Danny Cannon… but now, a small puzzle piece, at least, is known.

Writer/producer David Paul Francis revealed on Twitter that he is moving from Krypton to Metropolis… yes, he’s worked on both Super-shows within the past year! His super-powered adventure started, however, with Powers in 2015, the adaptation of the Brian Michael Bendis comics that sadly was really hard to find and sell to new viewers, since “you can watch it on your Playstation” wasn’t in every person’s vocabulary. We’re assuming Francis’ next move will be to Supergirl or the inevitable Smallville reboot that will come in a few years. (Kidding. There are no plans for a Smallville reboot right now.)

You can find and follow David Paul Francis on Twitter at @dpfrancis1985. If the Metropolis show is now staffing writers, hopefully that means we’ll have more news about it soon!

Metropolis, featuring the city of tomorrow before Superman arrived and instead focusing on Lois Lane and Lex Luthor, is due to arrive on DC Comics’ streaming service in 2019.

There hasn’t been much news yet about the upcoming Metropolis series coming to the DC Comics streaming service, but if a listing at Production Weekly is to be believed, there should be a lot of movement including casting very soon, as the show is aiming to shoot between June and December of this year.

Metropolis is expected to premiere in 2019, so this is hardly surprising.

The production list also notes that the show will be filming in New York City. Gotham (also directed by Danny Cannon and produced by John Stephens) is currently also shot in that metropolis, whereas most other DC TV shows aside from Titans and Black Lightning have shot in Vancouver in recent years. We had heard that Chicago had at least been considered for this series; if the production list is right, that is no longer happening.

Here’s how the project is described:

Set in the wondrous and awe-inspiring City of Tomorrow before the arrival of Superman, Metropolis, based on the DC characters, follows Lois Lane and Lex Luthor as they investigate the world of fringe science and expose the city’s dark and bizarre secrets.

Stay tuned to KryptonSite for more Metropolis news when and if it becomes available.