David Jenkins’ version of Booster Gold has ended
David Jenkins says his version of Booster Gold will not move forward at DC Studios and HBO Max. The writer and showrunner announced the change on Threads, writing: “My ‘Booster Gold’ won’t be moving forward.”
Jenkins added that he was applying comments made by Mahershala Ali about his long-gestating Blade film to his own situation. His post confirms the end of his involvement and creative take, rather than the cancellation of Booster Gold as a DC Studios project.
TheWrap reports that the series will continue with a new creative team. The report does not identify the people taking over, and no actor has been cast for the lead role.
The clearest reading is a creative reset: Jenkins’ series is finished, while DC Studios reportedly intends to develop another version. That separation is essential because the creator’s statement and the project’s reported status describe two different outcomes.
The change follows delivery of Jenkins’ pilot script
Jenkins had already delivered his Booster Gold pilot before announcing that his version would not proceed. On 15 June 2026, he wrote on Bluesky that he had handed in the script and called it “one of my favorite pilot scripts.”
That makes the change more substantial than the quiet disappearance of an early slate announcement. A pilot had been written and submitted, but DC Studios is now reportedly moving towards a different creative team before an actor has been cast.
Booster Gold remains part of the developing DCU slate
Booster Gold was announced as part of Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters when James Gunn and Peter Safran unveiled their initial DCU projects. Safran described the premise as being about “a loser from the future” who uses future technology to pose as a superhero, while Gunn called it “basically Imposter Syndrome as a superhero.”
The character is Michael Carter, a future-born figure who travels back in time with advanced technology and presents himself as a superhero. Created by Dan Jurgens in 1986, Booster is often portrayed as vain and publicity-driven, with the floating robot Skeets among the technology accompanying him.
The reset adds another qualification to DC Studios’ developing slate: an announced project can remain active even when its original creative approach does not. For Booster Gold, the project reportedly survives, but the version that reached the pilot stage under Jenkins does not.
Fans should treat the series as an active development project rather than an imminent production. Its immediate future rests with a creative team that has yet to be identified publicly, and the lead role remains uncast.
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