Doom Patrol
All good things are doomed.
The Doom Patrol’s members each suffered horrible accidents that gave them superhuman abilities — but also left them scarred and disfigured. Traumatized and downtrodden, the team found purpose through The Chief, who brought them together to investigate the weirdest phenomena in existence — and to protect Earth from what they find.
Why it matters in DC
The team's powers are inseparable from experiences that have left its members hurt and isolated. That makes finding purpose together central to Doom Patrol's identity, offering a superhero story in which extraordinary abilities do not simply solve the problems of ordinary life.
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- The Death of SupermanOptional background1h 21m
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Where it fits in the DC universe
Doom Patrol is title 14 of 24 in our Live-action Elseworlds viewing sequence. Doom Patrol develops its own screen version of the unusual team and its relationships. Familiar characters appearing elsewhere do not mean another series' entire history can be carried into it. Its own opening season is the useful starting point, with the catalogue treating it as a distinct television path rather than an obligatory crossover branch.
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Seasons & episode progress
Season 1 · 15 episodes
Season 2 · 9 episodes
Season 3 · 10 episodes
Season 4 · 12 episodes
Characters
Cast
Diane GuerreroCrazy Jane
April BowlbyRita Farr / Elasti-Woman
Joivan WadeVictor Stone / Cyborg
Skye RobertsKay Challis
Riley ShanahanCliff Steele / Robotman
Matthew ZukLarry Trainor / Negative Man
Matt BomerLarry Trainor / Negative Man (voice)
Brendan FraserCliff Steele / Robotman (voice)
Michelle GomezLaura De Mille / Madame RougeRelated titles
The Death of Superman
Reign of the Supermen
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Justice League
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Injustice
Justice League vs. Teen Titans
DC League of Super-Pets
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Justice League: War
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Justice League: Doom
Teen Titans
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