The actor is reuniting with “American Vandal” creators Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, who are running “DC Crime.” Superman spinoff series casts American Vandal’s Jimmy Tatro as Gorilla Grodd The actor is reuniting with “American Vandal” creators Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, who are running “DC Crime.” By Derek Lawrence :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/derek160e1b72b3389c74b8ca03743731e346949.jpg) Derek Lawrence Derek Lawrence is a former associate editor at . He left EW in 2022. EW's editorial guidelines July 8, 2026 8:01 p.m.

The actor is reuniting with “American Vandal” creators Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, who are running “DC Crime.”

Superman spinoff series casts American Vandal’s Jimmy Tatro as Gorilla Grodd

The actor is reuniting with “American Vandal” creators Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, who are running “DC Crime.”

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- Jimmy Tatro will star in *Superman* spinoff series *DC Crime*.

- The *American Vandal* alum is set to play Gorilla Grodd.

- Skyler Gisondo is reprising his *Superman* role of Jimmy Olsen.

Jimmy Tatro is about to go gorilla.

The *American Vandal* favorite will play the iconic comic villain Gorilla Grodd in the upcoming *Superman* spinoff series, ** has confirmed.

Hailing from Tatro’s *American Vandal* creators Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, HBO Max’s *DC Crime* will feature *Superman*’s Jimmy Olsen (Skyler Gisondo) as he and other *Daily Planet* reporters investigate cases involving villainous metahumans.

Grodd, a giant gorilla with extreme intelligence and mental abilities, will be the focus of the first season.

Skyler Gisondo in ‘Superman’.

*Superman* director and co-head of DC Studios James Gunn previously teased plans for Grodd to EW around the film’s release last year. When asked if the Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) smart monkeys from that story were related to Grodd’s origin, the filmmaker said, “No, no, no. Because I know exactly what that is. I love Gorilla Grodd, so got other plans for that guy. He’s not a monkey, he’s an ape!”

In the comics, Grodd is most closely associated with speedster hero the Flash, and previously served as a prominent antagonist on the CW’s *The Flash* series.

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After finding a large following as a YouTube creator, Tatro first broke out in Hollywood in 2014’s *22 Jump Street*, before earning rave reviews for his performance in season 1 of Netflix’s *American Vandal* as Dylan Maxwell, a lovable doofus who was framed for penis-related vandalism. Tatro has since starred on *Modern Family* and *Home Economics*, as well his own series, *The Real Bros of Simi Valley*.

But Tatro’s career is reaching new heights in 2026. He’s already had memorable appearances in *Scream 7* and *Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice*, and he’s playing Will Ferrell’s son on the new Netflix show *The Hawk*, which premieres next week.

*Deadline* first reported Tatro’s casting.

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