Creature Commandos Review: DCU Debut Earns High Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic Scores

Creature Commandos is off to a fantastic start with impressive scores on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. The show is gearing up for its premiere on Max on December 5, 2024, marking the beginning of the rebooted DC Universe, Chapter One: Gods and Monsters.

According to the early reviews, Creature Commandos is receiving high praise from critics, who have given it a solid 94% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 17 reviews and a score of 79 on Metacritic based on six reviews.

Critics have been particularly fond of the show’s attention to detail in world-building and its overall enjoyable and dark nature. The hype surrounding Creature Commandos as the first project in the DCU is palpable, with director James Gunn sharing his excitement in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly.

Gunn expressed that Creature Commandos is a perfect entry point into the DC Universe, offering viewers a taste of what’s to come with fun references to other DC content and hints of future developments. He likened the show to his work on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, citing the similarities in dealing with eccentric characters.

The show is set to premiere with two episodes on December 5, promising an exciting start to the new DCU.