The CW has hired Eric Kripke to write and executive produce an adapation of Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino’s DC Comics property Deadman [via the live feed | THR]:
Deadman centers on the spirit of a trapeze artist, Boston Brand, who is murdered, and continues to live on by inhabiting other people’s bodies and helping them resolve conflicts and issues in their lives. He first appeared in October 1967. Deadman will be produced by Warner Bros. TV.