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"The CW has made a pilot commitment to The Graysons, a series based around DC Comics superhero Robin&amp;#039;s early years, says Variety. Smallville executive producers Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson will steer the show, along with Supernatural&amp;#039;s McG. The CW views The Graysons as companion show for Smallville, or a direct replacement should the Superman prequel end next year. In Robin&amp;#039;s comic book origin, Dick Grayson is a circus acrobat who witnesses his parents die when a gangster sabotages their trapeze equipment. He subsequently assumes the superhero identity of Robin and becomes Batman&amp;#039;s sidekick. Burt Ward and Chris O&amp;#039;Donnell have previously portrayed Robin on screen. &amp;gt; Click here to read our review of recent Batman movie The Dark Knight "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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