Gotham producers detailed their plans for their scrapped Metropolis series and why the plug was pulled on the series. Hot off their run on the Batman villain-focused DC series, showrunners John Stephens and Danny Cannon began developing a Metropolis show similar to their previous work. It would have explored the city most commonly linked to Superman before he arrived on the scene, instead focusing on Lois Lane and Lex Luthor. DC officially announced the project in January 2018, but they pulled the plug on it by 2019.