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The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal that 'Boardwalk Empire' creator Terence Winter, who was poised to write and serve as showrunner on 'The Batman' TV spinoff, has departed the series.

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00:00We know a TV spinoff of the forthcoming film The Batman is in the works at HBO Max,

00:04but now there's already been a switch-up behind the scenes.

00:08The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal that Boardwalk Empire creator Terrence Winter,

00:12who was poised to write and serve as showrunner on the Batman TV spinoff,

00:16has departed the series.

00:18Sources say creative differences are to blame for the split,

00:20as Winter's vision for the drama did not match what Matt Reeves and other producers had in mind.

00:25A search is underway for a new showrunner for the still-untitled drama

00:28that has been going by the working title of Gotham Central.

00:31HBO Max and studio Warner Bros. Television declined to comment.

00:34The drama set in the world Reeves created for the Batman feature film

00:37was picked up straight to series in July

00:39and designed as a companion show to go alongside the movie.

00:42The show will build upon the film's examination of corruption in Gotham City

00:46and ultimately launch a new Batman universe across multiple platforms.

00:50It's unclear if The Batman stars Robert Pattinson and Jeffrey Wright

00:53will appear in the HBO Max offshoot.

00:55The Batman is currently slated for a theatrical bow on March 4, 2022.

00:59If you are justice, please do not lie.

01:06For more on this story, head to THR.com.

01:09For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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