About 
Set for Christmas Day, the Doctor Who Christmas Special "Joy to the World" will drop on Disney+, BBC iPlayer & BBC One at the same time.
Posted in: BC Network, DC Universe, Recent Updates, TV | Tagged: Abby Arcane, bernie wrightson, bleeding cool, cable, comic books, Comics, Crystal Reed, dc, dc comics, DC Universe, gary dauberman, jennifer beals, Jeryl Prescott, len wein, madame xanadu, maria sten, mark verheiden, streaming, swamp thing, television, tv, virginia madsen, Warner Bros Television
Swamp Thing: Virginia Madsen Cast as Maria Sunderland in DC Universe Series
Actress Virginia Madsen (Sideways, The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair) is set to star opposite Crystal Reed, Jennifer Beals, Maria Sten, and Jeryl Prescott as a series regular in DC Universe's Swamp Thing, the streaming service's upcoming drama series adaptation built around the DC Comics character created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson. Written by showrunner Mark Verheiden and Gary Dauberman, and directed by Len Wiseman (The Gifted, Lucifer), the series stems from James Wan's Atomic Monster in association with Warner Bros. Television, Television. Wan, Verheiden, Dauberman, Wiseman, and Michael Clear will executive produce, with the series set for a 2019 premiere.
Madsen's Maria Sunderland Virginia Madsen traded in her privileged upbringing for the swamps of Marais when she married local business magnate Avery Sunderland (tbd), but Avery's life-time obsession with the swamp has driven a wedge between him and Maria. Her poised existence is shaken further when the return of Abby Arcane reawakens a deep grief over the loss of Maria's daughter, Shawna, drawing her into the dark supernatural mysteries emerging from the swamp.
Here's an overview of DC Universe's Swamp Thing as well as a look at Sten's Liz Tremayne, Reed's Dr. Abby Arcane, Beals' Sheriff Lucilia Cable, and Prescott's Madame Xanadu offering some clues as to what viewers can expect from the upcoming series:
DC Universe's Swamp Thing follows Abby Arcane as she investigates what seems to be a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana but soon discovers that the swamp holds mystical and terrifying secrets. When unexplainable and chilling horrors emerge from the murky marsh, no one is safe.
● Smart and caring, CDC Doctor Abby Arcane's (Reed) strong sense of empathy puts her at the center of a horrific life-threatening epidemic in her hometown, where she faces emotional demons from her past. A chance meeting with scientist Alec Holland takes her into a world of horror and the supernatural, and of the elemental creature known as Swamp Thing.
● Liz Tremayne (Sten) is a close childhood friend of Abby Arcane's, who splits her time between reporting for the local paper and bartending at her aging father's roadhouse bar. Her no-nonsense attitude belies a deep compassion for her friends and family as she sets out in her uncompromising quest to expose the secrets that threaten her beloved hometown.
● Sheriff Lucilia Cable (Beals) is tough as nails, pragmatic, and fiercely devoted to her son, Matt, her sworn duty to serve and protect the town of Marais. As the community she has dedicated her life to defending finds itself beset by strange forces, Lucilia must double down in her efforts to safeguard everyone she holds dear.
● Madame Xanadu (Prescott) is a centuries-old immortal who advises and aligns with crusaders against evil but is reluctant to join the fray directly.
Enjoyed this? Please share on social media!
Stay up-to-date and support the site by following Bleeding Cool on Google News today!
