List of American superhero TV shows
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This is a list of comic superhero TV shows produced by American studios by year to the present.
| Title | Original airing | Seasons | Episodes | Network(s) | Publisher | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Tracy | 1950–51 | 2 | 48 | ABC | Chicago Tribune New York Syndicate | Series featuring the comic character Dick Tracy. | ||
| Adventures of Superman | 1952–1958 | 6 | 104 | Syndication | DC Comics | |||
| Terry and the Pirates | 1953 | 1 | 18 | Syndication | Chicago Tribune New York Syndicate | Series based on the comic Terry and the Pirates. | ||
| Flash Gordon | 1954–56 | 1 | 39 | Syndication | King Features Syndicate | Series based on the comic character Flash Gordon. | ||
| Jungle Jim | 1955–56 | 1 | 26 | Series based on the comic character Jungle Jim. | ||||
| Sheena, Queen of the Jungle | 1956–57 | 1 | 26 | Fiction House | Series based on the comic character Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. | |||
| Zorro | 1957–59 | 2 | 78 | ABC | Argosy / Disney comics | Series featuring the character Zorro. | ||
| Batman | 1966–1968 | 3 | 120 | ABC | DC Comics | |||
| The Green Hornet | 1966–67 | 1 | 26 | Holyoke Publishing / NOW Comics | ||||
| Spidey Super Stories | 1974–1977 | 3 | 29 | PBS | Marvel Comics | |||
| Shazam! | 1974–1976 | 3 | 28 | CBS | DC Comics | |||
| The Secrets of Isis | 1975–76 | 2 | 22 | |||||
| Wonder Woman | 1975–1979 | 3 | 60 (with pilots) | ABC (season 1) CBS (seasons 2–3) |
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| The Amazing Spider-Man | 1977–1979 | 2 | 13 | CBS | Marvel Comics | Started with a television film. | ||
| The Incredible Hulk | 1977–1982 | 5 | 80 | Started with 2 television films and ended with 3 television films post series between 1988 and 1990 | ||||
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | 1979–1981 | 2 | 37 | NBC | John F. Dille Co. | Series based on the comic character Buck Rogers. | ||
| Legends of the Superheroes | 1979 | 1 | 2 | DC Comics | Two-part television special | |||
| Zorro and Son | 1983 | 1 | 5 | CBS | Argosy / Disney comics | Series featuring the character Zorro. | ||
| Sable | 1987–88 | 1 | 7 | ABC | First Comics | Series based on the comic character Jon Sable. | ||
| Superboy | 1988–1992 | 4 | 100 | Syndication | DC Comics | |||
| Swamp Thing | 1990–1993 | 3 | 72 | USA Network | ||||
| The Flash | 1990–91 | 1 | 22 | CBS | Adjacent to the Arrowverse. | |||
| Zorro | 1990–93 | 4 | 88 | The Family Channel | Argosy / Disney comics | Series featuring the character Zorro. | ||
| Human Target | 1992 | 1 | 7 | ABC | DC Comics | |||
| Lucky Luke | 1 | 8 | Canale 5 | Dupuis / Dargaud / Lucky Productions / Lucky Comics | Series featuring the comic character Lucky Luke | |||
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 1993–1997 | 4 | 88 | ABC | DC Comics | |||
| Weird Science | 1993–98 | 5 | 88 | USA Network | EC Comics | Series based on the comic Weird Science and the movie of the same name. | ||
| Wild Palms | 1993 | 1 | 6 | ABC | Details | |||
| Sabrina the Teenage Witch | 1996–2003 | 7 | 163 | ABC / The WB | Archie Comics | Series featuring the comic characeter Sabrina Spellman. | ||
| Night Man | 1997–1999 | 2 | 44 | Syndication | Malibu Comics / Marvel Comics | |||
| Timecop | 1997–98 | 1 | 9 | ABC | Dark Horse Comics | |||
| Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation | 1 | 26 | Fox Kids | Mirage Studios / IDW Publishing | Series based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic. | |||
| Conan the Adventurer | 1 | 22 | Syndication | Marvel Comics / Weird Tales | Series featuring the character Conan the Barbarian. | |||
| Harsh Realm | 1999–2000 | 1 | 9 | Fox | Harris Publications | |||
| Sheena | 2000–02 | 2 | 35 | Syndication | Fiction House | Series based on the comic character Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. | ||
| Witchblade | 2001–02 | 2 | 23 | TNT | Image Comics / Top Cow Productions | Series based on the comic Witchblade. | ||
| The Tick | 1 | 9 | Fox | New England Comics | Series based on the comic character The Tick. | |||
| Mutant X | 2001–2004 | 3 | 66 | Syndication | Marvel Comics | Series loosely inspired by the comic Mutant X. | ||
| Smallville | 2001–2011 | 10 | 217 | The WB (seasons 1–5) The CW (seasons 6–10) |
DC Comics | Adjacent to the Arrowverse. | ||
| Jeremiah | 2002–04 | 2 | 35 | Showtime | Le Lombard / Dupuis | Series based on the comic character Jeremiah. | ||
| Birds of Prey | 2002–03 | 1 | 13 | The WB | DC Comics | |||
| Blade: The Series | 2006 | 1 | 12 | Spike | Marvel Comics | |||
| Painkiller Jane | 2007 | 1 | 22 | Syfy | Event Comics / Marvel Comics / Dynamite Entertainment | Series based on the comic character Painkiller Jane | ||
| Flash Gordon | 2007–08 | 1 | 21 | Syfyh | King Features Syndicate | Series based on the comic character Flash Gordon. | ||
| The Middleman | 2008 | 1 | 12 | ABC Family | Viper Comics | Series based on the comic The Middleman. | ||
| The Phantom | 2009 | 1 | 2 | Syfy | King Features Syndicate | Series featuring the comic charaxter Phantom. | ||
| The Walking Dead | 2010–22 | 11 | 177 | AMC | Image Comics / Skybound Entertainment | Series based on the comic The Walking Dead. | ||
| Human Target | 2010–2011 | 2 | 25 | Fox / CTV | DC Comics | |||
| Arrow | 2012–2020 | 8 | 170 | The CW | Part of the Arrowverse. | |||
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | 2013–2020 | 7 | 136 | ABC | Marvel Comics | Adjacent to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | ||
| Gotham | 2014–2019 | 5 | 100 | Fox | DC Comics | |||
| The Flash | 2014–2023 | 9 | 184 | The CW | Part of the Arrowverse. | |||
| Constantine | 2014–15 | 1 | 13 | NBC | ||||
| Agent Carter | 2015–16 | 2 | 18 | ABC | Marvel Comics | Adjacent to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | ||
| Powers | 2 | 20 | PlayStation Network | Image Comics / Icon Comics / Marvel Comics | ||||
| IZombie | 2015–2019 | 5 | 71 | The CW | DC Comics / Vertigo Comics | |||
| Daredevil | 2015–2018 | 3 | 39 | Netflix | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Defenders Saga. | ||
| Supergirl | 2015–2021 | 6 | 126 | CBS (season 1) The CW (seasons 2–6) |
DC Comics | Part of the Arrowverse. | ||
| Jessica Jones | 2015–2019 | 3 | 39 | Netflix | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Defenders Saga. | ||
| Dark Matter | 2015–17 | 3 | 39 | Syfy | Dark Horse Comics | |||
| Fear the Walking Dead | 2015–23 | 8 | 113 | AMC | Image Comics / Skybound Entertainment | Part of The Walking Dead franchise. | ||
| WHIH Newsfront | 2015–16 | 1 | 10 | YouTube | Marvel Comics | |||
| The Tick | 2016–19 | 2 | 22 | Amazon Prime Video | New England Comics. | Series based on the comic character The Tick. | ||
| Legends of Tomorrow | 2016–2022 | 7 | 110 | The CW | DC Comics | Part of the Arrowverse. | ||
| Lucifer | 2016–2021 | 6 | 93 | Fox (seasons 1–3) Netflix (seasons 4–6) |
DC Comics / Vertigo Comics | |||
| Preacher | 2016–2019 | 4 | 43 | AMC | ||||
| Luke Cage | 2016–2018 | 2 | 26 | Netflix | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Defenders Saga. | ||
| Wynonna Earp | 2016–2021 | 4 | 49 | Syfy | Image Comics / IDW Publishing | Series based on the comic Wynonna Earp | ||
| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot | 2016 | 1 | 6 | ABC.com | Marvel Comics | |||
| Outcast | 2016–18 | 2 | 20 | Cinemax | Image Comics / Skybound Entertainment | Series based on the comic Outcast, | ||
| Van Helsing | 2016–21 | 5 | 65 | Syfy | Zenescope Entertainment | |||
| Powerless | 2017 | 1 | 12 | NBC | DC Comics | |||
| Legion | 2017–2019 | 3 | 27 | FX | Marvel Comics | Adjacent to the X-Men film series. | ||
| Iron Fist | 2017–18 | 2 | 23 | Netflix | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Defenders Saga. | |||
| The Defenders | 2017 | 1 | 8 | Miniseries. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Defenders Saga. | ||||
| Inhumans | 1 | 8 | ABC | |||||
| The Gifted | 2017–2019 | 2 | 29 | Fox | Adjacent to the X-Men film series. | |||
| The Punisher | 2 | 26 | Netflix | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Defenders Saga. | ||||
| Runaways | 3 | 33 | Hulu | |||||
| Happy! | 2 | 18 | Syfy | Image Comics / Shadowline | ||||
| Riverdale | 2017–23 | 7 | 137 | The CW | Archie Comics | Series based on characters from Archie Comics. | ||
| Black Lightning | 2018–2021 | 4 | 58 | The CW | DC Comics | Part of the Arrowverse. | ||
| Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe | 2018 | 1 | 6 | YouTube | Valiant Comics | Series featuring various Valiant characters. | ||
| Chilling Adventures of Sabrina | 2018–20 | 2 | 36 | Netflix | Archie Comics | Series based on the comic Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. | ||
| Krypton | 2018–19 | 2 | 20 | Syfy | DC Comics | |||
| Cloak & Dagger | 2 | 20 | Freeform | Marvel Comics | ||||
| Titans | 2018–2023 | 4 | 49 | DC Universe (seasons 1–2) Max (seasons 3–4) |
DC Comics | Adjacent to the Arrowverse. | ||
| Doom Patrol | 2019–2023 | 4 | 46 | DC Universe (seasons 1–2) Max (seasons 2–4) |
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| Swamp Thing | 2019 | 1 | 10 | DC Universe | ||||
| The Daily Bugle | 2019–22 | 3 | 29 | YouTube | Marvel Comics | |||
| Stumptown | 2019–20 | 1 | 18 | ABC | Oni Press | Series based on the comic Stumptown. | ||
| The Boys | 2019–2026 | 5 | 34 | Prime Video | WildStorm / Dynamite Entertainment | |||
| The Umbrella Academy | 2019–2024 | 4 | 36 | Netflix | Dark Horse Comics | |||
| Raising Dion | 2019–22 | 2 | 17 | Netflix | Traffik Filmworks | |||
| V Wars | 2019 | 1 | 10 | IDW Publishing | ||||
| Deadly Class | 1 | 10 | Syfy | Image Comics | Series based on the comic Deadly Class. | |||
| Daybreak | 1 | 10 | Netflix | Drawn & Quarterly | ||||
| Pennyworth | 2019–2022 | 3 | 30 | Epix (seasons 1–2)Max (season 3) | DC Comics | |||
| Batwoman | 3 | 51 | The CW | Part of the Arrowverse. | ||||
| Watchmen | 2019 | 1 | 9 | HBO | Miniseries. | |||
| Stargirl | 2020–2022 | 3 | 39 | DC Universe (season 1) The CW (seasons 1–3) |
Part of the Arrowverse. | |||
| I Am Not Okay with This | 2020 | 1 | 7 | Netflix | Fantagraphics | |||
| Vagrant Queen | 1 | 10 | Syfy | Vault Comics | ||||
| Warrior Nun | 2020–22 | 2 | 18 | Netflix | Antarctic Press | Series based on comic book character Warrior Nun Areala. | ||
| October Faction | 2020 | 1 | 10 | IDW Publishing | ||||
| Locke & Key | 2020–22 | 3 | 28 | Series based on the comic Locke & Key. | ||||
| Snowpiercer | 2020–24 | 4 | 40 | TNT / AMC | À Suivre | Series based on the graphic novel Snowpiercer | ||
| Cursed | 2020 | 1 | 10 | Netflix | Simon & Schuster | Series based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller and Tom Wheeler. | ||
| The Walking Dead: World Beyond | 2020–21 | 2 | 20 | AMC | Image Comics / Skybound Entertainment | Part of The Walking Dead franchise. | ||
| Helstrom | 2020 | 1 | 10 | Hulu | Marvel Comics | |||
| WandaVision | 2021 | 1 | 9 | Disney+ | Miniseries. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | |||
| Superman & Lois | 2021–2024 | 4 | 53 | The CW | DC Comics | Renewed for a fourth and final season. Adjacent to the Arrowverse. | [1] | |
| The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | 2021 | 1 | 6 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Miniseries. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | ||
| Jupiter's Legacy | 1 | 8 | Netflix | Image Comics / Millarworld | ||||
| Sweet Tooth | 2021–2024 | 3 | 24 | DC Comics / Vertigo Comics | Renewed for a third and final season. | |||
| Loki | 2021–23 | 2 | 12 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | ||
| Resident Alien | 2021–24 | 4 | 44 | Syfy | Dark Horse Comics | Series based on the comic Resident Alien. | ||
| Seven on 7 | 2021–present | 1 | 9 | YouTube / Instagram / Twitter | Dynamite Entertainment / WildStorm | Part of The Boys franchise. | ||
| Y: The Last Man | 2021 | 1 | 10 | FX on Hulu | DC Comics / Vertigo Comics | |||
| Hawkeye | 1 | 6 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Miniseries Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | |||
| Paper Girls | 2022 | 1 | 8 | Amazon Prime Video | Image Comics | Series based on the comic Paper Girls. | ||
| Surfside Girls | 1 | 10 | Apple TV+ | IDW Publishing | ||||
| Wednesday | 2022–present | 2 | 16 | Netflix | Conde Nast | Series featuring the comic character Wednesday Addams. | ||
| Peacemaker | 2 | 16 | Max | DC Comics | Renewed for a second season. Part of the DC Extended Universe / DC Universe. | [2] | ||
| Naomi | 2022 | 1 | 13 | The CW | ||||
| DMZ | 1 | 4 | Max | DC Comics / Vertigo Comics | Miniseries. | |||
| Moon Knight | 1 | 6 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Miniseries. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | |||
| Ms. Marvel | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| The Sandman | 2 | 23 | Netflix | DC Comics / Vertigo Comics | Renewed for a second season. | |||
| She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | 1 | 9 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Miniseries. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | |||
| Tales of the Walking Dead | 1 | 6 | AMC / AMC+ | Image Comics / Skybound Entertainment | Part of The Walking Dead franchise. | |||
| Gotham Knights | 2023 | 1 | 13 | The CW | DC Comics | |||
| Secret Invasion | 1 | 6 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Miniseries. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | |||
| American Born Chinese | 1 | 8 | First Second Books | Series based on the graphic novel American Born Chinese. | ||||
| Gen V | 2023–present | 2 | 13 | Prime Video | WildStorm / Dynamite Entertainment | Renewed for a second season. Set in continuity with The Boys. | ||
| One Piece | 2 | 16 | Netflix | Shueisha | Series based on the manga One Piece. | |||
| Bodies | 2023 | 1 | 8 | DC Comics / Vertigo Comics | ||||
| The Chosen One | 1 | 6 | Image Comics | |||||
| The Walking Dead: Dead City | 2023–present | 2 | 12 | AMC | Image Comics / Skybound Entertainment | Part of The Walking Dead franchise. | ||
| The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon | 3 | 19 | ||||||
| Echo | 2024 | 1 | 5 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Miniseries. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | ||
| The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live | 1 | 6 | AMC | Image Comics / Skybound Entertainment | Part of The Walking Dead franchise. | |||
| The Penguin | 1 | 8 | Max | DC Comics | Set in continuity with The Batman. | [3] | ||
| Agatha All Along | 2024 | 1 | 9 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | ||
| Dead Boy Detectives | 1 | 8 | Netflix | DC Comics / Vertigo Comics | Set in continuity with The Sandman. | |||
| Daredevil: Born Again | 2025–present | 2 | 13 | Diseny+ | Marvel Comics | Follow-up to Daredevl. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | ||
| Ironheart | 2025 | 1 | 6 | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | ||||
| Butterfly | 2025 | 1 | 6 | Amazon Prime Video | Boom! Studios | Series based on the graphic novel of the same name. | ||
| Wonder Man | 2026 | 1 | 8 | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe | ||
| Upcoming | ||||||||
| VisionQuest | 1 | TBA | Disney+ | Marvel Comics | Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | |||
| Untitled Arkham series | TBA | Max | DC Comics | Part of the DC Universe. | [4][5] | |||
| Waller | Spin-off of Peacemaker. Part of DC Universe. | [6][7] | ||||||
| Paradise Lost | Part of DC Universe. | |||||||
| Booster Gold | ||||||||
| Lanterns | ||||||||
| El Gato | 1 | 8 | Amazon Prime Video | Azteca Productions | Series based on the comic El Gato Negro | |||
| Spider-Noir | TBA | TBA | MGM+ | Marvel Comics | ||||
