25 Superheroes That Deserve Their Own Television Show

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2. Red Hood 

The best thing to happen to Jason Todd in the comics was dying at the hands of the Joker so he could be brought back to life as the Red Hood. While he might not believe that, fans were quick to fall in love with the former Robin once he became his own character rather than a follow-up to his older brother, Dick Grayson.

Angry at the world, he becomes a violent vigilante who believes in killing criminals rather than handing them over to a corrupt police agency. His inner struggle between finding the balance between light and dark while trying to control some of his unsavory impulses (a side-effect of being brought back to life), Jason is the perfect protagonist of an anti-hero story.

Yet, he doesn’t have to be a solo act on a television show, because he’s actually in charge of his own superhero team: The Red Hood and the Outlaws. While one of the members, Starfire, will be off on her own show Titans, another character could join the team for her own redemption arc. Arrow fans will know the name Artemis as the young hero who betrayed the team and whose whereabouts are currently unknown.

Other members of the Outlaws include Arsenal and Bizarro, both who have already been introduced in the Arrowverse. Roy Harper warrants his own show, but Bizarro could be a fun way to see Superman back on screen without actually having the hero. A story about redemption and vengeance, the Red Hood could easily fit into the noir comic book world that Netflix has already built.