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So for this hypothetical 10 episode lineup would focus on Animal-Man (Buddy Baker) as a husband and father first and a animal rights activist hero second as he balances the daily struggles of life while managing he’s power of borrow animal abilities.

Inspired by the Rotworld arc, the show would explore dark, horror-themed storylines, involving the "Red" (the force of animal life) and its battle against the "Rot" (death and decay) which majorly ties in with Buddy and Ellen’s daughter Maxine. Off and on Buddy can embrace breaking the fourth wall in a Charlie Kaufman-esque awareness, not as goofy like Deadpool but in the sense of a Frank Underwood or Ferris Bueller kind of 4th wall breaking.

Main Villains: Anton Arcane as the Avatar of The Rot, The Three Hunters as Anton’s minions disguised as Bounty hunters going after Buddy’s family, Simon Stagg as a animal experimenting BioTech CEO, BioWulf and (The Big Four) Mr. Brumley, Mr. Elson, Mr. Shaver And Senator Eagleton (running for President) as Simon’s investors

Now into casting:
Aaron Paul as Animal Man, Jane Levy as Ellen, Ewan McGregor as Mirror Master (Evan McCulloch, as Animal-Man’s frenemy), Naomi Scott as Starfire, Ben Mendelsohn as Anton Arcane, Don Johnson as Simon Stagg, Eddie Marsan as Biowulf and Bradley Whitford as Senator Eagleton.

Cameos/easter eggs: Either by backdoor pilots or via dialogue to introduce Teen Titans, Justice League Dark and The Flash for future shows. As a post credit for Episode 10 seeing the defeat of Anton, The King of Limbs gets in contact with Sebeastian Blood as a new champion.