is developing a series version of “You Brought Me the Ocean,” the story is focused on the origins of DC Comics’ “Aqualad”.
The live-action, one-hour dramedy is based on characters from DC and the graphic novel by Alex Sanchez and Jul Maroh. The series will explore the life of Jackson “Jake” Hyde, a gay teenager living in New Mexico. All his life, he has had a strange attraction to the water and yearns to escape his desert surroundings for the ocean.
As he explores his abilities, including breathing under and controlling water, he also finds himself falling in love with his classmate, high school swim captain Kenny Liu.
While no writer is currently attached to the project, Charlize Theron, A.J. Dix, Beth Kono, and Andrew Haas of Denver & Delilah Films will executive produce. Warner Bros. Television is the studio.
The Jake Hyde version of Aqualad first debuted in 2010 and was created by Brandon Vietti, Greg Weisman, and Phil Bourassa for the animated television series “Young Justice.”
Khary Payton voiced the character in “Young Justice.” He also goes by the name Kaldur’ahm and it was later revealed that he is the son of the supervillain Black Manta. Hyde would later go on to become the second Aquaman in the DC canon.
This is the latest DC show to be either in the works, on the way, or already airing on HBO Max.
