Riverdale star KJ Apa and 1883 breakout Isabel May will star in live-action DC superhero comedy The Wonder Twins for HBO Max. Apa will play Zan while May will play Jayna.
Black Adam writer Adam Sztykiel is set to write and direct the project.
Temple Hill’s Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey are producing. Details of the project are being kept under wraps. Production is slated to begin this summer in Atlanta.
Wonder Twins centers on an alien sibling duo – Jayna and Zan – who can activate their superpowers by touching their hands and saying their catchphrase: “Wonder twin power, activate!” Jayna can transform into any animal and Zan can turn into water. The duo first appeared in the 1970s Hanna-Barbera animated television series The All-New Super Friends Hour. The super-powered sibling duo have also appeared in the animated series Teen Titans Go! “The Flash” and “Smallville”.
Apa, best known for playing Archie Andrews on hit series Riverdale for the past six seasons, was last seen opposite Sofia Carson in Michael Bay’s pandemic thriller Songbird. Apa is set to star in Rod Lurie’s West Pointer for Lionsgate. Apa’s other credits include “The Last Summer”, “The Hate U Give” and “A Dog’s Purpose”.
May is the breakout star and narrator of the hit Paramount+ Yellowstone spinoff series 1883. May also previously starred as Katie Cooper on the Netflix series Alexa & Katie and had a recurring role as Veronica Duncan on the CBS series Young Sheldon.
Apa is represented by UTA, Matt Luber and Jackoway Austen Tymeran. May is managed by Leanne Coronel and her attorney is Patty Felker.