Warner Bros. is developing a Harley Quinn animated series for its DC Universe streaming service. Harley’s star continues to rise as a character, and Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn was a major factor in the success of the Suicide Squad movie. The Big Bang Theory‘s Kaley Cuoco will voice Harley in the new series.
Harley Quinn is, of course, perfect for animation. She made her debut on Batman: The Animated Series, and her antics on the page and screen are akin to a supervillainous Bugs Bunny at times. The animated series comes from the executive producers behind last year’s NBC short-lived DC superhero comedy, Powerless, Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker, and Dean Lorey. Hopefully, Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner will get to contribute in some fashion, too, as they’ve been steering Harley’s comic book adventures to ongoing success for years now.
Harley Quinn Release Date
The Harley Quinn animated series will arrive on November 29. DC Universe made the announcement at New York Comic Con 2019.
Harley Quinn Trailer
And check out the teaser, which was unveiled during the Titans premiere at NYCC 2018…
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Harley Quinn Cast
Here’s the official synopsis and voice cast:
The adult animated comedy series follows Harley’s adventures, where alongside ragtag crew of DC castoffs, she tries to earn a seat at the biggest table in villainy: the Legion of the Doom. The strong voice cast for Harley Quinn also includes comedic talents such as Lake Bell (In a World…, Wet Hot American Summer series, Childrens Hospital), Alan Tudyk (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Ron Funches (Powerless), JB Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld), Wanda Sykes (Black-ish), Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), Natalie Morales (Bojack Horseman), Jim Rash (Mike Tyson Mysteries), Diedrich Bader (Veep), Tony Hale (Arrested Development, Veep), Chris Meloni (Happy!, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit).
Kaley Cuoco is voicing Harley Quinn, of course, and we’ve also learned that Meloni voices Commissioner Gordon while Tudyk takes on the Joker.
It was revealed during Preview Night at SDCC 2019 (via Comics Beat) that Clayface will be voiced by Tudyk as well. Alexander lends his voice to Syd Borgman, “an octogenarian cyborg”; Hale is Doctor Psycho; Funches is King Shark; Sykes is Queen of Fables; Smoove voices Ivy’s “chill, wise-cracking houseplant”; SpongeBob himself, Tom Kenny, voices Clayface’s severed arm…
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