Stop me if you've heard this one before. A TV series based on a comic book series premieres Friday. There have been a lot of them lately, from "Gotham" to "The Flash" (and of course the ratings juggernaut "The Walking Dead"). They've done quite well this season: Both "Gotham" and "Flash" received full-season pickups. NBC's new offering, "Constantine," is a riskier proposition. It's based on the story of cult character John Constantine, the chain-smoking exorcist antihero from the "Hellblazer" comic books. Keanu Reeves played him in a 2005 film version, which got a lukewarm reception. Even so, the show seems well-suited to NBC's Friday night horror lineup, following the sleeper hit "Grimm."
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"Constantine," based on the cult favorite comic book series "Hellblazer," debuts today
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It's the latest of several new comics-based TV series
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Cast and crew say the greatest compliment would be fan approval
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