In a hail of hellfire, DC’s own Hellblazer hits the small screen. And the geekiest of the geeks can only ask, where is Constantine’s nicotine? The trailer gives us fireball hands, a demon straight from the bluest part of Hell, and other decent-looking spectacle, but I was hoping for something a bit heavier, grubbier. Less Supernatural and more Dexter. Of course NBC isn’t going to put a Dexter-ish show on primetime: a show of that intensity would probably go too far past what the station views as “appealing to the masses,” but a guy can dream. Based on the trailer, the first few episodes will introduce us to John Constantine’s occult world through Liv (Lucy Griffiths), which, if I’m right, will bear a striking resemblance to Keanu Reeves’ Constantine as far as character tropes are concerned. The plot will likely deviate severely from the film, as the only thing our newest Hellblazer will be lighting up are runed demons. The Constantine of Vertigo/DC Comics fame was a notorious chain smoker, which led to more than a few plot lines concerning his waning health. NBC’s TV show doesn’t appear to be chasing those stories, however, and will stick instead to monster murdering and amputations.

DC Comics shifted Constantine away from their more mature publishing label, Vertigo, and into the New 52 with Justice League Dark. Constantine is just as jaded, tricky, and disreputable as ever in the New 52, but now he has the opportunity to muck it up with Wonder Woman. Which won’t happen, so don’t get your hopes up.

Unless it does happen.

Okay, if it happens, you heard it at Point of Geeks first! (Probably)

Check the trailer out below courtesy of Screenrant.com.