The three-part docuseries, co-directed by Leslie Iwerks and Mark Catalena, and narrated by Rosario Dawson, debuts on the streamer July 20.
Superpowered: The DC Story, a three-part original DC documentary series co-directed by Academy Award and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Leslie Iwerks (100 Years of Warner Bros., The Imagineering Story) and Peabody Award-winning and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Mark Catalena (Johnny Carson: King of Late Night, Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times), debuts Thursday, July 20 on Max.
Narrated by Rosario Dawson, the docuseries takes an unprecedented look at the enduring and influential legacy of DC, allowing fans to rediscover the universe of characters, as well as the iconic comic book company’s origins, its evolution and its nearly nine-decade cultural impact across every artistic medium.
Superpowered: The DC Story features a wealth of interviews with the industry’s most prolific creators and the actors who bring their iconic characters from the page to the screen, reminding us that at the heart of DC, are the comics – the four-color fantasies that forever spark the imagination and instill hope.
The docuseries features over 60 new and archival interviews with the industry’s most prolific creators, actors and executives, including: Melissa Benoist; Greg Berlanti; Tim Burton; Mike Carlin; Lynda Carter; Henry Cavill; Kaley Cuoco; Gal Gadot; James Gunn; Patty Jenkins; Dwayne Johnson; Michael Keaton; Regina King; Zoë Kravitz; Jim Lee; Zachary Levi; Damon Lindelof; Tom Mankiewicz; Jason Momoa; Christopher Nolan; Robert Pattinson; Christopher Reeve; John Ridley; Margot Robbie; Bruce Timm; Michael E. Uslan; and Mark Waid, among others.
Superpowered: The DC Story is produced by Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon, DC, Berlanti Productions and Iwerks & Co. Iwerks and Catalena co-direct and the docuseries is executive produced by showrunner Iwerks; Berlanti; Sarah Schechter; David Madden; Jim Lee; and Doug Prinzivalli, with co-executive-producers Catalena, Rachael Jerahian, Jonathan Gabay, and Adam Schlagman.
Source: Warner Bros. Unscripted Media
