DMZ the show was created by and showrun by Roberto Patino (Westworld, Sons of Anarchy) and produced by Oscar nominee Ava DuVernay. It’s set during a time when a second Civil War divides America; during the fallout, a medic named Alma Ortega (Dawson) loses her son. She thinks he’s in Manhattan, which had been evacuated and turned into a demilitarized zone. To find and save him, she decides to go full Snake Plissken and head to the DMZ. On the way, she runs into a crime boss, played by Benjamin Bratt, who is taking advantage of the situation.
And, yes, in that trailer we see footage of a character dressed as Batman. So it seems like maybe it’s set in some version of the DC Multiverse. But as you can tell from the intense trailer, that’s very far from the point. “DMZ offers up an explosive playground which, more than anything else, exalts the resilience of community and the human spirit,” Patino said back in 2020 when the show was greenlit. “I can’t wait to welcome the die-hard fans of the comic books and new viewers alike to this intoxicating, haunting, and inspiring world.”
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