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Harley Quinnjust aired its Season 5 finale, and while there is no official announcement for Season 6, the series' showrunner has plans for the future. Harley Quinn's latest season of television shook up the formula by having Harley (Kaley Cuoco) and Poison Ivy (Lake Bell) move to Metropolis in a very Superman-centric season that brought in characters like Lena Luthor, Lois Lane, and Brainiac. However, the season ended with Harley Quinn and Ivy back in their old Gotham City apartment from the beginning of the series, surrounded by their friends and family stronger than ever. The season's final moments don't tease a new threat but instead show Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy jumping out of their apartment to go out in Gotham City.

Following the finale, Harley Quinn showrunner Dean Lorey spoke with Collider about the open-ended finale for Season 5. While he hopes to see it continue, the finale ends on a positive note,...

The Dcu's Sinestro has arrived. In the upcoming series Lanterns, the DC supervillain will be played by Ulrich Thomsen.

Per Deadline, it's been reported that Ulrich Thompsen has taken on the role of the live-action Sinestro in Lanterns, a Dcu series that's in development at HBO. The Sinestro character is a former Green Lantern gone rogue, and in the comics, he served as a mentor to Hal Jordan, played by Kyle Chandler in the TV series. Aaron Pierre is also starring as the John Stewart Green Lantern, picking up as John and Hal investigate a murder mystery. The serise also stars Kelly Macdonald as Sheriff Kerry, Garret Dillahunt as William Macon, and Poorna Jagannathan as Zoe.

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Many big names have been announced for the voice cast of Invincible Season 3. Among them are two of the most beloved stars of Breaking Bad.

Per Amazon, new casting additions include Breaking Bad actors Aaron Paul and Jonathan Banks; the actors are respectively best known for playing Jesse Pinkman and Mike Ehrmantraut in Breaking Bad. Both are also experienced with voice acting animated characters as well. Paul voiced a main character in the hit animated series BoJack Horseman, while Banks voiced Black Mask in Catwoman: Hunted as well as Sean Noonan in the Harley Quinn spinoff series Kite Man: Hell Yeah!.

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Warning: This article contains Spoilers for Harley Quinn season 5, episode 1Harley Quinn season 5 might not have been talked about much before its release due to the focus on James Gunn's DC Universe, but I have to say it will likely turn heads. I'm a fan of the show and the expanded universe it has created, which now includes a Kite Man spinoff series. That kind of worldbuilding, presenting a lived-in world from the start full of established heroes and villains, is exactly what Gunn is going for with the Dcu, and Harley Quinn could teach the franchise some lessons.

Harley Quinn is a 2019 film focusing on the titular character's evolution after severing ties with the Joker. As she seeks to establish herself as an independent force in Gotham City's criminal underworld, the film explores her journey toward becoming Gotham's criminal Queenpin.

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Harley Quinn returns for its fifth season on Max, continuing its unconventional take on DC’s most chaotic anti-hero. Despite DC struggling for over a decade, the unapologetic form of Dr. Harleen Quinzel has thrived, branching out three Margot Robbie movies in the DC Extended Universe and now surpassing even Batman: The Animated Series’ four-season run. Not to mention, it has also gotten a spin-off, Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

While it is devotedly followed by a strong fanbase, early reviews suggest cracks in Harley Quinn’s continued success. Once again voiced by The Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco, the latest season debuted with an 89% score on Rotten Tomatoes—a notable drop from its earlier highs. While 89% seems respectable, it pales compared to the show’s perfect 100% ratings for Seasons 2 and 3. Even Season 4 saw a dip to 96%, making this consecutive decline in critical reception hard to ignore.

Among the slew of exciting movies and shows hitting Max in January, one of the most enticing offerings is the season 5 return of DC's beloved Harley Quinn animated series. The fifth season of Harley Quinn is coming right off the back of 2024's spin-off series, Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, the most recent addition to the new DC Animation timeline. The distinctively foul-mouthed nature of the writing mixed with the sheer joy of DC's worlds and characters fuse perfectly to create something that stands apart from the plethora of comic book adaptations out there, and fans surely can't wait to meet up with this ragtag bunch as they face all-new threats.

Harley Quinn is one of the most interesting offerings DC has ever had. Clearly taking inspiration from both Margot Robbie's version of the character and DC Comics, the TV-ma animated series has no fears, exploring several different corners of the DC Universe. Following Creature Commandos season 1, those wanting another dose of bloody, hilarious adult animation with DC characters should check out Harley Quinn season 5. The new year of the TV show makes a good case for why James Gunn should keep it around for years to come as an Elseworlds project.

Developed by Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker, and Dean Lorey, Harley Quinn is a Max original series focusing on Harley Quinn, the former therapist led astray by the Joker. The show sees Harley learn that the Joker truly doesn't love her and decides to find her place in the world without him - and cause a little mayhem along the way.

Warner Bros. Discovery just made its first move into continuing the new DC Universe. James Gunn’s adult animated series “Creature Commandos” will be returning for Season 2.

The renewal announcement was made ahead of the series’ fifth episode. Season 1’s finale will premiere on Max Jan. 9. The series follows a secret team of incarcerated monsters who are recruited for missions that are too dangerous for humans. When everything else fails, “they’re your last, worst option,” a logline reads.

“Creature Commandos” is far from the first DC adult animated series to exist as Max is also home to “Harley Quinn” and “Kite Man: Hell Yeah!” However, it’s notable in what it means for DC’s onscreen future. The series marks the beginning of Gunn and Peter Safran’s soft reboot of the previous franchise, which was known as the DC Extended Universe. This new take will retain certain select...

The release change for one DC show has made me even more interested in it and the tease of its mysterious spinoff. The main DC Universe release timeline being established has confirmed a number of neat projects are on the horizon for us, with a considerable range of installments - from the Superman movie and Supergirl: The Woman Of Tomorrow film to more unexpected releases starring the likes of Swamp Thing and Booster Gold - set to debut in the upcoming years. However, there's also still a lot outside of the mainline Dcu that holds fascinating potential for DC and its future.

Indeed, with the roster of releases not centered in the main Dcu timeline becoming smaller than before, the movies and shows that still exist as part of the Dcu's Elseworlds banner - that is, releases set in another universe outside of the central Dcu one - have become all the more interesting.

A new Lex Luthor is preparing to debut on the big screen in 2025 with Nicholas Hoult playing the iconic supervillain in James Gunn's Superman. Perhaps this performance will be better received than the last time an actor portrayed a live-action Lex Luthor on the big screen.

In the Dceu, Jesse Eisenberg portrayed Lex Luthor, appearing in Zack Snyder's crossover movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. There were tentative plans to do more with the character in the Dceu, but they never materialized, due in part to Batman v Superman struggling with its reviews. During a recent interview for the Armchair Expert podcast (per The Playlist), Eisenberg addressed the film's poor reception, confessing he felt embarrassed to admit that it negatively impacted his career. While he'd been in other movies that had been bashed by critics, it was worse with Batman v Superman, according to Eisenberg, as there...

Harley Quinn never lets us down, y'all. The brash and outrageous animated iteration of the iconic DC Comics character — starring Kaley Cuoco as the loud-and-foul-mouthed baddie — is one of the most fun superhero offerings happening on screen today (big or small). And in the newly released Season 5 trailer for the unhinged and action-packed Harley Quinn, it seems that Ivy and Harley are taking their monogamous bliss on the road...to Metropolis!

And they will do all that and more when the new set of episodes premiere on Max starting January 16, 2025, as was announced with the release of the trailer, which you can watch below.

Are Harley and Ivy Going to Move to Metropolis and Leave Gotham Behind?

It's a new day for Harley and Ivy, and Gotham's gone even more to sh*t than it was before. So who wouldn't be tempted to leave the rat-infested streets of Batman's domain...

It's about time for Harley Quinn to get a fresh start away from Gotham City. Max has just unveiled the first trailer for Season 5 of the wild animated series, showing our favorite power couple, Harley (Kaley Cuoco) and Ivy (Lake Bell) moving to Metropolis and living the high life. Yet, something bigger awaits them just underneath the city's glossy exterior that threatens everyone across the world. Supervillains, high-flying heroes, and more await the duo in their new life as they bring chaos with them. Building on the finale of Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, the gang's all here to grab the city by the balls starting with the newly-announced premiere on January 16.

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Creature Commandos is more than just an animated series based on a DC Comic airing on Max. This is the beginning of James Gunn and Peter Safran's new Dcu. It has been a long time coming, as the duo was appointed to run DC Studios over two years ago in October 2022, and the slate of projects, which Creature Commandos was confirmed to be part of, was revealed in January 2023. Now, after a series of box office disappointments in 2023 like Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Flash, Aquaman, and the Lost Kingdom, and 2024 mostly being from other corners of DC like Superman & Lois, Kite-Man: Hell Yeah!, and The Penguin; Creature Commandos is the long-awaited start in a new era for DC.

The Dcu is debuting its first animated series and the first entry in the franchise’s new

The DC cinematic universe is hitting the reset button! Fans can check out the first animated series to take place within the new canon of the so-called Dcu in “Creature Commandos,” which makes its debut on Max on Thursday, Dec. 5. The show follows a secret team of incarcerated monsters recruited for missions deemed too dangerous for humans. You can stream “Creature Commandos” exclusively with a subscription to Max starting at $10 per month!

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The hierarchy of power in the DC universe just changed. As the Arrowverse bows out with the ending of “Superman & Lois,” its shared universe is giving way to the next attempt by DC to build a cinematic universe, this time stretching across TV and film. James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios kicks off not with a big-budget theatrical four-quadrant blockbuster, but with a gory, gnarly and irreverent animated TV show. At its core, “Creature Commandos” is essentially a sequel to Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad,” a story of a team of superpowered freaks treated as monsters — who are sent to a foreign country and discover that maybe the authorities should not be entirely trusted, all while becoming a found family that cares for one another because no one has cared about them before — in a project accompanied by plenty of gore, guts, swears and a killer soundtrack.

Creature Commandos might seem like an odd choice to be the first new project of James Gunn’s tenure running DC’s film and TV operations. Why kick off this post-Snyderverse era with a gory and frequently sad animated spinoff of Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, populated largely by DC Z-listers like GI Robot and Dr. Phosphorus, plus public domain characters like Frankenstein’s monster and his Bride? Why not go straight to Gunn’s Superman film, and save the quirky obscurities until after the brand has been more properly rebooted?...

Batman: The Animated Series is so beloved in part because of its broad scope. It told stories of every kind within the framework of its noir-themed Gotham City, encompassing everything from borderline horror to straight-up comedy. That gave it a tremendous amount of creative freedom, which Paul Dini and his colleagues turned into something magical.

The flexibility extended to characters as well, and Batman: The Animated Series introduced a whole rafter of Batman's supporting cast for the first time. The big one is Harley Quinn, of course, but their ranks also include the likes of Renee Montoya, Nora Fries and The Condiment King. Mary Louise Dahl holds an honored place among them, despite appearing in just two episodes. Her introduction, "Baby-Doll," is one of the strangest -- and greatest -- episodes in the entire series. Dini, who wrote the script and created the character, also included an extra wrinkle. The...

A producer behind Max's Harley Quinn officially announced a new spin-off series is in development. 

Harley Quinn fans are eagerly awaiting the Season 5 premiere, which was recently omitted from Max's December release calendar. 

The universe expanded earlier in 2024 with Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, the first spin-off to the flagship series, which is yet to be renewed or canceled for Season 2.

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Fans of Harley Quinn are eagerly awaiting the release of Season 5 on Max, but a new update may have pushed back premiere projections.

Harley Quinn concluded its fourth season over a year ago in September 2023, while the wait has been filled by the Kite Man: Hell Yeah! spin-off which finished up its debut run in September 2024.

Did Max Just Delay Harley Quinn Season 5? Read full article on The Direct.

This week on The Anime Effect: You recommend two light novel series for our hosts to start reading, Leah and LeAlec discuss their favorite and least favorite scenes from My Hero Academia and Creature Commandos showrunner Dean Lorey joins the podcast. In our audio-only episode we fill you in on the latest news in the anime world including the upcoming Solo Leveling and Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! movies, Dr. Stone coming back for Season 4 and more! Episode 41 of The Anime Effect is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else you listen to your podcasts! If you're waiting to watch the video episode, it'll be live on Crunchyroll and YouTube at 7 p.m. Et. Listen or Watch on: Episode 41 Summary In this week's audio-only episode, Leah and LeAlec break down this week’s headlines, including: Donkey Kong Country theme park coming to the U.

Given the success of The Penguin, there seems to be a good chance that another spinoff series will be forthcoming for Matt Reeves' The Batman. The potential series would need to get the approval from DC Studios to move forward, but DC Studios co-ceo James Gunn has hinted that one unique villain would be quick to have a spinoff greenlit.

On the social media platform Threads, Gunn recently debunked a rumor that a new spinoff series for The Batman would follow Barry Keoghan's Joker. A DC fan followed this up by asking Gunn if there might instead be a series in the cards for Condiment King, one of the more obscure but highly memorable villains from Batman's Rogues Gallery. Possibly in jest, Gunn responded, "I'll back a Matt Reeves Condiment King series right now. Ball is in Matt's court."

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Spoiler Alert !!!Warning: Spoilers ahead for Abbott Elementary Season 4, Episode 4, ‘Costume Contest’.

Halloween has come and gone, leaving behind a flurry of costumes, candy, and cherished memories. As families gathered to celebrate, many tuned into their favorite shows, enjoying Halloween-themed episodes that added a touch of festive cheer. And how can we forget about one of the standouts this year, Abbott Elementary, which has delighted audiences for four seasons with its intelligent humor and heartwarming moments?

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With its impressive ratings, it’s clear that Quinta Brunson’s mockumentary sitcom has struck a chord with viewers. But amidst the fun, a moment in the Halloween episode titled Costume Contest sparked a light-hearted conversation about representation and cultural sensitivity. Reginald Hudlin, co-creator of Shuri and the writer of Marvel’s Black Panther comic series, took notice and voiced his thoughts.

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Before stars Billy Crystal as Eli, a child psychiatrist who, after recently losing his wife, Lynn (Judith Light), encounters a troubled young boy, Noah (Jacobi Jupe), who seems to have a haunting connection to Eli’s past. As Eli attempts to help Noah, their mysterious bond deepens, sparking haunting memories and unearthing unsettling secrets about the past.

The ten-episode limited series makes its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Friday, October 25, with one new episode every Friday through December 20.

Last week, we sat down with Light to discuss her spectral role as Lynn; throughout this series, she haunts Eli and provides some shocking insights into both their shared history and the atmospheric and character-driven psychological thriller's wider themes.

During our conversation, we hear from Light on what drew her to this project, why she enjoyed working with Crystal, and what about this story interested her most.

American Horror Stories season 4 story "Backroom" includes a tight cast of television veterans. The horror anthology series, set within the greater universe of American Horror Story, has been largely focused on stand-alone stories that flesh out the frightening setting. This includes "Backroom," which focuses on a grieving father as he begins to disassociate with reality and find himself in a mysterious plane of existence. These "Backrooms" offer a clue to what really happened to his son Roman, a truth that Daniel doesn't realize he is actively avoiding.

This episode of American Horror Stories season 4 keeps the focus entirely on Daniel and his experiences, bringing audiences along with him into the unsettling realm of the "Backrooms." Initially mundane locations like a shopping market or an empty hallway, the true purpose of this space is steadily revealed to not be some random apparition. Here are the stars of "Backroom," and where audiences...

If you're a fan of DC Comics, the past few years have probably been pretty tough for you. A merger at Warner Bros. led to the cancellation of a slew of movies and TV shows set within their cinematic universe, and new owners at The CW also resulted in the cancellations of multiple DC TV shows that had been dominating the network for the past decade.

Yeah, it's been rough out here for DC fans. The good news is that a new DC Universe is coming from Peter Safran and James Gunn, but it's going to take some time before it comes to fruition (animated series Creature Commandos is debuting in December and Gunn's own Superman movie doesn't come out until next year). That means there will still be a prolonged period of time without much DC TV content on our screens - unthinkable this time just three years ago.

Last year, actor Lance Reddick — famous for his roles in the John Wick movies, on The Wire, and much more — died suddenly of heart disease, cutting short a vibrant career. One of this last roles will be as the voice of the villainous dragon Thordak in the upcoming third season of The Legend of Vox Machina, based on the Dungeons & Dragons adventures from Critical Role, and the show has plans to honor him.

"I think after the first episode of the season, there's an 'In Memorium' card for him," star Sam Riegel (Scanlan) told Radio Times. "But it was such a sudden passing, we didn't have a chance to really say goodbye or anything. We've been in touch with his family, and his wife was very gracious and wanted to make sure his voice stayed in the show, and we were happy that it did and it could. It was...

Joaquin Phoenix's Joker gets a partner in both romance and crime in the new movie Joker: Folie Deux. The movie introduces Lady Gaga as a new incarnation of Harley Quinn, though director Todd Phillips is suggesting that fans should not get their hopes up about seeing the character getting her own spinoff film.

Per Variety, the director and stars of the Joker sequel were asked questions while on the red carpet at the movie's Hollywood premiere. Phillips was asked if he would want to develop a standalone movie for Gaga's "Lee," as her version of Harleen Quinzel is referred to in the film. The director suggested that this wasn't an avenue he was looking to go down, feeling like the Joker sequel is already a standalone film in many ways compared to the first movie.

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Harley Quinn creator Justin Halpern confirmed that they initially created an original supervillain for the hit adult-animated DC series. This comes ahead of the show's upcoming fifth season, which is expected to premiere sometime in November.

Speaking with ComicBook.com, Halpern opened up about their scrapped plans to debut an original character called Brownstone in the Harley Quinn series. He revealed that Brownstone would have first been introduced as a superhero, who later became a supervillain due to an embarrassing moment. "We had also created our own superhero that we wanted to have, [a] supervillain that we wanted to have in our crew, who was named Brownstone," he explained. "But everyone called him Brown Stain because during a high profile rescue as a hero, he sh-t his pants on live TV. And so everyone called him Brown Stain, and then that's what turned him into a villain, because he was so upset at that.

Before the formation of DC Studios, Warner Bros. brought many of its characters to television. Some like The Flash and Superman were well known to fans; others - the Doom Patrol and Human Target, for example - were not.

The plan moving forward is for the vast majority of live-action projects to take place in the Dcu, meaning we're likely to see fewer comic book heroes and villains on-screen.

In a recent interview with The Direct, Dean Lorey, the creator of animated TV shows Harley Quinn and Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, revealed that he briefly worked on a Hitman TV series for Syfy based on the little-known but still popular character.

Kite Man: Hell Yeah! has featured appearances from several characters tied to Hitman's world, something which now makes a lot more sense.

"Because we established the bar Noonan's, that sort of naturally led to some Hitman characters," he told the site.

Dean Lorey, the creator of Harley Quinn and Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, revealed that he was once developing a show for DC Comics' Hitman.

Many probably do not know of Hitman aka Tommy Monaghan, a fringe character from DC Comics. The anti-hero was first introduced in 1993 as part of the Bloodlines event.

Tommy is a highly talented assassin from Gotham City who also happens to have a small dash of superpowers, including telepathy and X-ray vision. Due to his powers, he specializes in completing hits targeting metahumans and supernatural beings, which has led him to numerous encounters with Batman, Superman, and other major heroes over the years.

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The following contains spoilers for Kite Man: Hell Yeah Season 1, Episode 10, "Hero Stuff: Hell Yeah!," which debuted Sept. 12 on Max.

When DC Universe and later HBO Max put Harley Quinn out, many fans were intrigued to see how it would stack up with the animated movies and Margot Robbie's live-action Harleen Quinzel. It was way more over-the-top, working in extra comedy and gore. It was so well-received, it created a path for the Kite Man: Hell Yeah! spinoff.

Interestingly, Kite Man (aka Chuck Brown) does crossover with characters from that series. He's in love with Golden Glider now, but he seeks help from Clayface, Frank the Plant,...

Imagine a whacky sitcom starring Vanessa Hudgens, Danny Pudi, Alan Tudyk, and Ron Funches. Sounds like a recipe for success, right? Now... set it in the DC Universe. Powerless was a canceled sitcom, created by Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker, which ran for only 12 episodes before being canceled by NBC. While showrunners Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker have since found major success with the animated shows Harley Quinn and Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, Powerless was considered a major failure by NBC, despite its modest, but dedicated fan base.

Speaking to ComicBook.com, Schumacker and Halpern reminisced about their time as co-showrunners on Powerless. Set in the DC Universe, the series focuses on powerless (so that's where it gets its name from?) employees at Wayne Security, who make products for regular citizens of Gotham and Metropolis to prevent them from becoming collateral damage aftr superheroes fight supervillains. "We were very fortunate to...

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The following contains spoilers for Kite Man: Hell Yeah Season 1, Episode 10, "Hero Stuff: Hell Yeah!," which debuted Sept. 12 on Max.

Throughout Kite Man: Hell Yeah! Season 1, Chuck (aka Kite Man) unraveled a comedy of errors. He just wanted to run Noonan's Bar, make money and marry Golden Glider (aka Lisa Snart). However, he became embroiled in a plot involving the Anti-Life Equation, which was hidden on the establishment.

The nefarious elite business person, Helen Villigan, tried to bring out Kite Man's dark side so that she could get her hands on the equation. It led to a power struggle...

After the “Harley Quinn” animated TV show proved to be such a success that it survived two streaming services, it got the classic sitcom treatment of having popular characters get their own spin-off series. That’s how we got “Kite Man: Hell Yeah!” an animated sitcom in the vein of “Cheers” starring the titular powerless villain buying a bar with his girlfriend, Golden Glider.

After a season of common, everyday issues like moving in together, managing a business, and finding a time-traveling toilet in your apartment, the season finale paid off the big serialized storyline of the season — the hunt for the Anti-Life Equation, which was hidden at Noonan’s Bar by Lex Luthor. Kite Man and Golden Glider realize that this formula gives the holder control over the minds of sentient beings, and in the finale, they come up with a brilliant plan to pull an “Exorcist” and have...

Exclusive: Popular comic and voice actor James Adomian announced on Wednesday that his debut stand-up special, Path of Most Resistance, will premiere on YouTube on Thursday, September 19.

Recorded at The Elysian Theater in Los Angeles, the hour-long special is described as a kinetic ride packed with absurd characters, razor-sharp impressions, boiling wit, and a few wild stories from his lively, queer life. Check out a first-look clip below.

In addition to writing and performing the special, produced by 800 Pound Gorilla, Adomian exec produced alongside Jennie Church-Cooper, Ian Adkins, Ryan Bitzer, Damion Greiman and Anthony Leo, with Matt Schuler producing.

While Path of Resistance marks Adomian’s first filmed hour of stand-up, he’s previously put out an improvised Trump vs. Bernie character debate special with Anthony Atamanuik, as well as the 2012 stand-up Low Hangin Fruit. Currently guest starring regularly on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, his many on-camera appearances include History of the World: Part II,...

After watching a range of Bane's misadventures in Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, I still can't decide if I love or hate the DC show's version of the character. Bane has a unique place in Batman's rogues gallery, being well-known to broad audiences, but with relatively little adaptation onto the big or small screens. With Bane's Knightfall story being one of my first "big" comic reads, and The Dark Knight Rises releasing as my love of superheroes began to truly blossom, I've always had a soft spot for Bane that has made his comparative lack of adaptations feel like a true shame.

As such, Bane becoming a quasi-main character in Kite Man: Hell Yeah is something of a relief, as the DC animated show features the character in a capacity that is really above any series prior. However, this makes its distinct depiction of Bane all the more crucial, and makes...

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The new Harley Quinn spin-off series, Kite Man: Hell Yeah! is now streaming new episodes of its first on Max, and if the response from the fans is anything to go by, it seems like they can't get enough of what the DC Universe has been doing in the realm of adult animation. The series continues to expand its predecessor's unique take on classic villains like Bane and Darkseid. However, it's when it shines the spotlight on the more obscure, lesser-known villains of DC that its humor is arguably at its strongest. While it has managed to get some undeniably hilarious comedy from the way it looks at these characters through a more self-satirical lens,...

Harley and Poison Ivy's relationship developed from colleagues to lovers, showcasing female empowerment and friendship in the comics and TV show. Season 1 of Kite Man: Hell Yeah! shows Harlivy as a solid couple enjoying life, while Kite Man moves on from his heartache. Fans can expect potential future team-ups between Kite Man, Harley, and Ivy, creating quirky situations and drama in the Gotham City Sirens lore.

The following contains spoilers for Kite Man: Hell Yeah! Season 1, now streaming on Max.

One of the most engaging aspects of the Harley Quinn TV series was the dynamic between Harley and her soulmate, Poison Ivy. Of course, they didn't just start out as lovers. They were colleagues and friends before romance bloomed.

Unfortunately, conflict set in, and it left Harley questioning if she and Ivy were meant to be together. Season 4 revealed cracks in the relationship that seemed to be papered over by the time it ended.

Kite Man: Hell Yeah! showrunner Dean Lorey explains why the hit spin-off series suffers from a severe lack of Harley Quinn.

Per TV Line, Lorey responded to the question of whether fan-favorite Harley Quinn will be showing up again on the first season of Kite Man: Hell Yeah! with, "I think she might be in it one more time [this season]." Lorey went on to explain that the creative team on the series "really were trying to carve [Kite Man: Hell Yeah!] out as its own thing in that world, thou we did like the idea of Harley and Ivy having a cameo in the first episode to sort of hand it off to our new folks."

...we did like the idea of Harley and Ivy having a cameo in the first episode to sort of hand it off to our new folks.

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You’ve never seen the Smith family like this! “Rick & Morty: The Anime” is coming to Cartoon Network on Friday, Aug. 16 at 12 midnight Et, and will debut on Max the next day. The show follows each member of the Smith family through a new series of adventures, in a way that audiences have never seen before. In case there is any confusion, the show will debut at 12 a.m. Et on Friday, Aug. 16, but 9 p.m. Pt on Thursday, Aug. 15. You can watch all 10 episodes of the series on-demand with a Max subscription, or with a Get $30+ Off of Directv Stream.

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DC's new Kite Man: Hell Yeah! animated series is already off to a great start. Spinning off from the animated Harley Quinn television series, the new show follows the exploits of supervillains Kite Man/Charles Brown (Matt Oberg) and Golden Glider/Lisa Snart (Stephanie Hsu) as they embark on a new chapter of their lives. The literal partners-in-crime and partners-in-love take up running Noonan's, a dive bar frequented by Gotham's lesser super-criminals. After introducing their relationship in Season 3 of Harley Quinn, Kite Man: Hell Yeah! picks up with Kite Man and Golden Glider still together and completely supportive of one another. In the series premiere, "Pilot, Hell Yeah!," they decide to buy Noonan's to keep it as a safe haven for the dregs of Gotham City's criminal underbelly. What makes Kite Man: Hell Yeah! so refreshing is beginning the story with the main pairing already established right off the bat,...

After the first three episodes of “Kite Man: Hell Yeah!” focused on the acquisition of the bar Noonan’s and Kite Man and Golden Glider’s relationship, the fourth episode of this “Harley Quinn” spin-off takes a bit of a turn. After helping the couple move in together, Bane uses their new bathroom — and finds himself back in the ’80s, accidentally (or very much willingly) changing the future. That’s right, it’s a time-traveling superhero episode, but instead of a hot tub or a DeLorean, it’s a toilet that lets you go back in time.

“We were trying to figure out what could be an interesting way for this to happen that’s not ‘superhero,'” “Kite Man: Hell Yeah!” showrunner Dean Lorey told IndieWire. “We didn’t want to have somebody with a power that can send you back or something like it. It just came down to,...

Lately, in between reviews of swanky limited series and dramas desperate to be “Game of Thrones,” I’ve been using my non-work-related TV time re-watching “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” What a comfort. What a joy. What an escape. The weary modern world is filled with I.P.-driven franchise extensions and comedies that aren’t really comedies, whereas Moore’s iconic ’70s sitcom gets laughs every other sentence from its simple setting in snowy Minnesota. Credit to the phenomenal cast (somehow Ted Knight and Ed Asner’s five Emmy wins in six years weren’t enough), the smartly designed, blessedly humble studio apartment (her new digs in Season 6 are more offensive than the episode where Murray professes his love for Mary), and good jokes elevated by a precise understanding of their punchlines. I can’t tell you how often I’ve burst out laughing because of a clever twist on the expected kicker,...

During the Harley Quinn panel at the recent 2024 San Diego Comic-Con, attendees were treated to exclusive footage from the hit animated shows highly-anticipated fifth season. The unreleased teaser previews whats next for Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and their friends.

Per Collider, the footage confirmed that Harley and Ivy are officially moving out of the crime-ridden Gotham, which is surprising when the Season 3 finale previously teased the formation of the Gotham City Sirens. In Harley Quinn Season 5, the fan-favorite lovebirds will now be moving to sunny Metropolis, along with friends such as King Shark and Bane. Their new location will lead them to meeting some new characters, including Lexs sister Lena Luthor and Brainiac. It also promised more scenes between Harley and Superman, after the anti-hero saved the Man of Steel during the Season 3 finale.

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Max, formerly (and still in some regions) known as HBO Max, is among the top streaming services in the world, thanks to the wide range of programs it offers from libraries of Discovery, HBO, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and many others. Furthermore, the streamer is well-known for producing its own content under the "Max Originals" banner, collaborating with prominent production companies such as BBC Studios.

We've seen some popular movies and TV shows released on Max this year, with anticipated titles like Love Lies Bleeding and Kite Man: Hell Yeah! coming out in July. While no new releases are included, Max offers some of the most popular and highly rated films in the following month. With that in mind, here's a list of every film coming to Max in August 2024.

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Whether it’s DC’s animated comedy “Harley Quinn” or its spinoff series, “Kite Man: Hell Yeah!,” vulgar language and bloody violence are center stage for every episode. Katie Rich, a writer and executive producer on both, relishes that the shows’ villainous protagonists allow her and her team to crank up the “naughtiness” a few notches.

“Because they are bad people… the dirtiness and the funness is organic,” said Rich. “We are not forcing it to be an adult comedy, this is really who these people are.”

Rich was joined by fellow “Harley Quinn” and “Kite Man” writers and executive producers Patrick Schumacker and Justin Halpern, as well as series stars Lake Bell and James Adomian in the Variety Studio, presented by Google TV, at 2024 San Diego Comic-Con to discuss the successes of their two raunchy animated series.

“Harley Quinn” follows the titular villainess (Kaley Cuoco) and her sidekick and...

It’s the beginning of the end for Star Trek: Lower Decks.

Paramount+ has released a teaser trailer for the fifth and final season of the animated series, premiering Thursday, Oct. 24, with two episodes (followed by weekly drops through Dec. 19).

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Star Trek: Lower Decks follows the support crew serving on “one of Starfleet’s least important ships.

“Kite Man: Hell Yeah!” (originally announced as “Noonan’s”) is a spin-off of the adult animated series “Harley Quinn.” Announced on March 11, 2022, it premiered on Max on July 18, 2024. The first season consists of 10 episodes and will conclude on September 12, 2024.

Kite Man is a recurring character on “Harley Quinn.” He is a supervillain who specializes in kites, the ex-fiancé of Poison Ivy, and the current boyfriend of Golden Glider.

When the show was announced, fans were skeptical about giving such an insignificant character his own spinoff. However, “Kite Man: Hell Yeah!” has managed to surprise everyone, boasting high approval ratings on Rotten Tomatoes—currently at 91% from critics and 100% from audiences.

It’s important to note that these scores might change as more reviews come in, considering only three episodes have aired so far and the viewership is still limited.

Nevertheless, fans have found humor in the fact that this “irrelevant” spinoff...

‘Kite Man: Hell Yeah!’ (originally announced as “Noonan’s”) is a spin-off of the adult animated series ‘Harley Quinn.’ Announced on March 11, 2022, it premiered on Max on July 18, 2024. The first season consists of 10 episodes and will conclude on September 12, 2024.

If you’re not familiar with the character, Kite Man is a recurring character on the TV series ‘Harley Quinn’ and is a supervillain who specializes in kites, the ex-fiancé of Poison Ivy, and the current boyfriend of Golden Glider.

Back when the show was announced fans were skeptical since such an insignificant character was getting its own spinoff show, but as it turns out the show managed to surprise just about anyone and it currently boasts extremely high critics and audience approval ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, currently standing at 91% and 100% respectively.

Keep in mind that these scores are bound to go down eventually and the pool for these reviews is...

Harley Quinn stars Lake Bell and James Adomian are costarring again in HBO Max’s Kite Man: Hell Yeah! spinoff and they have one special wish for their characters. No, not for Poison Ivy and Bane, but for the other characters they also voice in the show.

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Oftentimes, actors lend their vocals to more than one character when needed, but in this particular setting, Bell and Adomian want to bring the spotlight to two side characters. The catch is that they do it in the raunchiest way.

Kite Man: Hell Yeah! Actors Want To Bring A Surprise Nsfw Scene

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, actors Lake Bell and James Adomian reveal their favorite characters from the Harley Quinn spinoff series. The former answered, “I have a woman named Cheryl that I am constantly campaigning to have more of,” while adding a guy...