HBO's Doom Patrol And Titans Canceled, Wasn't James Gunn's Decision - Report

Both HBO Max-DC live-action series Titans and Doom Patrol will end with their current fourth seasons at the streaming service, Variety is reporting. According to the report, their source stated that the two programs were aware that these would be their final seasons for a while now. Both series will have definitive proper endings.

Season 4 of the DC Comics adaptations will consist of 12 episodes, which will be split into two six-episode blocks. The same source said that the endings were not part of the cost-cutting measurements that have been going on for almost a year since the Warner Bros.-Discovery merger under David Zaslav.

Both series debuted on the now-defunct DC Universe streaming service and switched over to HBO Max for their third seasons along with the Harley Quinn adult animated series. The latter was renewed for Season 4 last August.

Director James Gunn, who now co-leads DC Studios along with Peter Safran, said on Twitter that the shows ending had nothing to do with the DC Universe that the two creatives are at-work restructuring since their promotion last fall.

"The decision to end the series precedes us," Gunn posted. "But I certainly wish the best for the talented group of creators, actors, and the rest of the crew that produced both shows."

When Titans premiered, it wasn't immediately loved by fans--you can read our review here of the first episode--and fell under harsh critiques, but eventually found an audience. On the other hand, Doom Patrol found almost instant acclaim even earning an Emmy nomination for its stuntwork.

Titans starred Brenton Thwaites, Anna Diop, Teagan Croft, and Ryan Potter as the titular leads. Doom Patrol stars recent Oscar nominee Brendan Fraser, Matt Bomer, April Bowlby, Diane Guerrero, Joivan Wade, and Michelle Gomez. Timothy Dalton also starred in the series for its first three seasons as their leader and founder, The Chief.