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Season 1 News
November 20, 2017: DC Digital Service has ordered 26 half-hour episodes of a Harley Quinn animated series. It will be an adult action comedy by executive producers Justin Halpern & Patrick Schumacker and Dean Lorey who will also write. Sam Register will also executive produce. Jennifer Coyle producers along with Ehsugadee Productions in association with Warner Bros. Animation. Margot Robbie is rumored to be at the top of the wish list of actors to voice Harley. The series will also feature Poison Ivy and other DC villains and heroes, old and new. The series revolves around Harley trying to make it on her own as the criminal "Queenpin" of Gotham City after breaking things off once and for all with the Joker. It is still a project in the works. A piece of developmental art included. Deadline Article
November 20, 2017: Patrick Schumacker guarantees Poison Ivy will be a huge part of the series. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
November 21, 2017: Paul Dini is not involved in the series and Amanda Connor contributed to development art. CBR Article
January 7, 2018: Alleged character breakdowns reveal series regulars will be the Joker, Poison Ivy, Sy Borgman, Dr. Psycho, Malice Vundabar, King Shark, and Clayface. Hash Tag Show Article
January 7, 2018: Patrick Schumacker confirms the character breakdowns are accurate except Dr. Psycho has telepathy not telekinesis. The series will be like Rick and Morty, Catwoman is likely to appear, and the series is still in very early writing stages. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 2, 2018: New logo released. DC Article
May 2, 2018: Adam Stein, Jordan Weiss, Tom Hyndman, Laura Moran, Jamiesen Borak, and Jess Dweck & Jane Becker are on the writing staff. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 25, 2018: An alleged cast list includes Kaley Cuoco, Alan Tudyk, Tony Hale, and Diedrich Bader. Revenge of the Fans Article
June 28, 2018: New logline reveals Harley's aspiration is to earn a seat at the Legion of Doom. Releases in 2019. ComicBook Article
July 10, 2018: There will be a fan experience at the Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter across from Comic Con, filled with installations. One involves the 'creating mayhem in the Harley Quinn chaos room.' Thursday to Saturday hours are 9:30 AM to 7:00 PM (line closes at 6:00 PM) and Sunday hours are 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM (line closes at 4:00 PM). DC Comics Blog
October 3, 2018: 54 second NYCC teaser featuring Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Batman posted. Kaley Cuoco voices Harley. Warner Bros. TV YouTube
October 3, 2018: The cast is Lake Bell, Alan Tudyk, Ron Funches, JB Smoove, Jason Alexander, Wanda Sykes, Giancarlo Esposito, Natalie Morales, Jim Rash, Diedrich Bader, Tony Hale, and Chris Meloni. ComicBook Article
October 4, 2018: Release timeline for DC Universe shows Harley Quinn set for a late October 2019 release. User: Geek Vibes Nation Tweet
October 6, 2018: Interview with Cuoco. The series will start with Harley and Joker in a "very crazy up and down relationship." Joker takes all the credit for the latest caper and Harley breaks up with him to rule Gotham on her own, become the best villain, and gathers her own team. But she does relapse into hook-ups with the Joker. Poison Ivy is Harley's best friend and gives her "great advice" and is the most "real voice" in her life. IGN Article
October 11, 2018: Rahul Kohli announces he is voicing Scarecrow. Rahul Kohli Tweet
October 24, 2018: Diedrich Bader reveals Alan Tudyk voices the Joker and Chris Meloni voices Jim Gordon. Bader's take on Batman is fairly consistent but Jim will be 'very different'. Batman and Jim will appear in a lot of scenes together and their relationship will be explored. Bader likens the series to an Adult Swim show. Discussing Film YouTube, 7:30 and 8:30 marks
December 14, 2018: October 2019 release date confirmed. ComicBook Article
December 18, 2018: October 11, 2019 release date revealed. GWW Article
January 11, 2019: Shane Glines is the supervising character designer. Shane Glines Tweet
February 12, 2019: Alan Tudyk talks about voicing Joker and Mark Hamill. Tony Hale voices Dr. Psycho. ComicBook Article
February 17, 2019: Amber Blade Jones started on the series as BG Paint, then went to BG Layout and is currently a Revisionist. Amber Blade Jones Tweet
March 7, 2019: New looks at Harley Quinn. Harley Movie News Tweet
March 7, 2019: Kaley Cuoco posts photos from ADR session, with animation of Harley and Joker present. Kaley Cuoco
March 7, 2019: Photo from sound effect spotting session posted. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 8, 2019: Series will be a one episode a week release format. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 8, 2019: Episodes will be 20-something minutes in length. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 8, 2019: Brief footage of Harley in new DC Universe promo. DC Universe Tweet
April 1, 2019: Brief footage of Harley in new DC Universe Mr. Nobody promo. DC YouTube
April 9, 2019: Interview with Christopher Meloni. Bleeding Cool Article
April 17, 2019: Jefferson Friedman will score the series. Film Music Reporter Article
April 24, 2019: Susan Yung is one of the painters. Susan Yung Tweet
May 27, 2019: New promotional image of Harley. We Got This Covered Article
May 30, 2019: The series will air on Adult Swim in Canada fall 2019/winter 2020. Corus Article
June 7, 2019: Diedrich Bader posts a snippet from a script with Batman and Harley. Diedrich Bader Tweet
June 24, 2019: On July 17, the pilot will be screened during preview night 6-10 pm. On July 20 from 7-9 pm there will be DC Universe Series Sneak Previews and a Q&A in the Indigo Ballroom. Deadline Article
July 2, 2019: There will be a special booth activation at San Diego Comic Con that takes immerses fans inside the comically twisted world of the new series with an Arkham interactive tour. Deadline Article
July 15, 2019: First look at Comic Con tote bag. Jim Lee Tweet
July 15, 2019: Brandon McKinney posts animatic from "The Final Joke". Brandon McKinney Vimeo
July 15, 2019: Brandon McKinney posts animatic from "Till Death Do Us Part". Brandon McKinney Vimeo
July 15, 2019: Brandon McKinney posts animatic from "Being Harley Quinn". Brandon McKinney Vimeo
July 15, 2019: Brandon McKinney posts animatic from "The Line". Brandon McKinney Vimeo
July 18, 2019: Excerpt from the TV Guide Comic Con 2019 article. Syd Borgman is voiced by Jason Alexander, Clayface is also voiced by Alan Tudyk, and Ron Funches voices King Shark. Shark is a tech wiz. Wanda Sykes is the evil Queen of Fables and J.B. Smoove is Ivy's "chill, wise-cracking" houseplant. At some point one of Clayface's arms gets cut off during a botched heist and it develops a life of its own. Tom Kenny will voice it. First look at Kite/Charles Brown, Clayface/Basil Karlo, Doctor Psycho/Edgar Cizko, Bane, and King Shark from the WB Booth at Comic Con. Comics Beat Article
July 19, 2019: James Adomian voices Bane. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
July 19, 2019: Pilot will be screened at DC Universe panel on July 20. New Poison Ivy design posted. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
July 20, 2019: 1:13 trailer released. Warner Bros. TV YouTube
July 20, 2019: The series was in development for 3 years, the pilot sets up the whole season, it will be serialized, the screw had full access to the vault of DC characters, Harley is likened to Mary Tyler Moore if she was a killer, Harley's crew will debut by episode 4, the actors recorded together when they could, Harley wants to be the biggest bad, Poison Ivy doesn't see herself as a villain and she's not much of one on the show, Bane is a big part of the show, Bane apparently has someone at Starbucks he hates, the pilot took 6 months to make, the crew was fearful of what Bruce Timm would think so they took their time on the pilot, the writers room started in November 2017, once Harley gets the eye of the Legion of Doom heavy hitters like Lex Luthor and Black Manta will appear, the Legion treats Bane badly, and Timm saw it and liked it. Newsarama Article
July 21, 2019: James Gordon has PTSD, Gordon gets so dark even Batman tells him to settle down, Harley is relentlessly optimistic and sees the fun in the city, and in the last couple of episodes, Ivy and Harley go head-to-head against Joker once and for all. TV Insider Article
July 23, 2019: Where the live action movies lionized the heroes, in the show heroes like Batman are a real buzz kill and Superman tells dad jokes. Smoove's character is named Frank the Plant. Harley learns what real friendship is and how these friends are more of her family than her real family which we find out later in the series. She fights Robin, voiced by Jacob Tremblay, in the show but "she's never going to kill Robin," just those who deserve it. Deadline Article
July 24, 2019: Vanessa Marshall will voice Wonder Woman. Vanessa Marshall instagram
July 25, 2019: TV Guide article reveals Charlie Adler is the voice director. ArkhamHQ16 Tweet
August 9, 2019: Mac Whiting is the animation director. Mac Whiting instagram
August 19, 2019: 1:39 first look released. Brief first looks at Wonder Woman and Killer Croc. Jim Rash voiced Riddler, J.B. Smoove voices Frank the Plant, Giancarlo Esposito voiced Lex Luthor, and the Robin Jacob Tremblay voices is Damian Wayne. Tisha Campbell Martin and Matt Oberg are also in the cast. IGN Article
September 6, 2019: NYCC screening will be on October 6, 1:05-1:30 pm at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden. DC Blog
September 8, 2019: September 8 was director Juan Jose Meza-Leon's last day of work on the show. Juan Jose Meza-Leon instagram
September 27, 2019: September 27 was character designer TJ Collins' last day of work on the show. TJ Collins instagram
October 3, 2019: Series premieres on November 29, 2019. Newsarama Article
October 16, 2019: Interview with Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker from New York Comic Con. io9 Article
October 29, 2019: One month teaser posted. Harley Quinn Tweet
October 30, 2019: 13 episodes will be initally streamed once a week from November 29, 2019 to February 21, 2020. Newsarama Article
November 5, 2019: Storyboard panel of Joker shooting a henchman. Brandon McKinney instagram
November 8, 2019: Kaley Cuoco comments on show during The View. The View Tweet
November 12, 2019: Full trailer released. DC YouTube
November 12, 2019: Episode titles, airdates, and loglines for first 13 episodes released. WF Article
November 12, 2019: More voice cast revealed. Andy Daly voices Two Face, Tony Hale also voices Felix Faust, Phil LaMarr voices Jason Praxis and Black Manta, Vanessa Marshall also voices Giganta, Tisha Campbell Martin voices Tawny Young, Matt Oberg voices Kite Man and KGBeast, Jim Rash voices The Riddler, and Will Sasso voices Maxie Zeus. Animation Magazine Article
November 12, 2019: Storyboard panel of Harleen jumping into a vat of chemicals posted. Brandon McKinney instagram
November 17, 2019: Stills for episode 3 "So You Need A Crew" released. CBM Article
November 25, 2019: Get to Know Harley character spot released. DC YouTube
November 27, 2019: Interview with Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker. Show was pitched in 2016 but they had other commitments. Started on it after powerless and the writer's room began in November 2017. Every episode took about 18 weeks to get back from a locked animatic to the finished color animation. The end of episode 26 sets up the next season if there will be one. CBR Article
November 27, 2019: Get to Know Poison Ivy character spot released. DC YouTube
November 29, 2019: Cuoco comments on finding the voice for Harley. TV Line Article
November 30, 2019: 00:35 promo for episode 2 released. DC YouTube
December 1, 2019: Interview with cast and crew. Jennifer Coyle talks about taking the "DNA" of the Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti version, using the New 52 and Mad Love as touchstones, and incorporating her pink and blue hair from the Suicide Squad run. Shane Glines talks about the mandate not to over-sexualize Harley's design so she went through the most design iterations and making sure her body language wasn't a doll pose. Justin Halpern says the 2016 pitch was like a female version of Ferris Bueller's Day Off with Harley as Ferris and Ivy as Cameron Frye. Rick and Morty and Arrested Development are also cited as comedic influences. There was little restrictions except after 22 F-bombs in the pilot, the studio put a cap of 8 to 9 per episode and the studio was protective of Batman. Coyle recalls a board the show executives nixed because it had Batman with a sign taped to his back with the effs bats joke. The crew was cognizant of violence so Harley only kills universally despised people like bankers and henchmen. There was an excised idea of Harley tearing off someone's head and hitting someone else with the spinal cord. Traditional heroes' color palettes were toned down, the clothing is more muted and their colors are a little bit darker. Gotham's colors pop a little brighter. All 26 episodes were delivered in 24 months. Work was done on multiple episodes simultaneously. Concept art of Harley and King Shark included. Animation Magazine Article
December 2, 2019: Teaser image of a bar mitzvah invite from a Joshua Cobblepot for episode 2 released. Harley Quinn Tweet
December 2, 2019: Show was submitted for an Annie Award for "So You Need A Crew". Variety Article
December 3, 2019: The series premiere will air on TBS on Sunday December 8 at 11 p.m. as part of the network's "DCember" lineup. TV Line Article
December 3, 2019: Get to Know Batman TV spot posted. DC YouTube
December 3, 2019: Early concept art of Poison Ivy posted. Shane Glines Tweet
December 3, 2019: Rough concepts of Clayface posted. Shane Glines Tweet
December 3, 2019: Design exploration of Frank the Plant posted. Shane Glines Tweet
December 3, 2019: Design concepts of Commissioner Gordon and Killer Croc posted. Shane Glines Tweet
December 3, 2019: Early concept art of Clayface posted. Shane Glines Tweet
December 3, 2019: Brian Bolland-inspired concept art of Joker posted. Shane Glines Tweet
December 3, 2019: Early concept art of Riddler posted. Shane Glines Tweet
December 4, 2019: Shane Glines posts Harley experessions. Shane Glines Tweet
December 5, 2019: Preview of episode 2 included in this week's DC Daily. DC YouTube
December 5, 2019: Villain with Man Bat, Killer Croc and KGBeast in Arkham cafeteria scene was Livewire. Another cameo during breakout might have been Killer Frost. Shane Glines did a Frost design. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
December 6, 2019: Shane Glines confirms the Livewire cameo in the pilot and she has been redesigned for a later episode. Shane Glines Tweet
December 6, 2019: Patrick Schumacker confirms Mrs. Cobblepot in "A High Bar" is the Penguin's sister (not sister-in-law). Patrick Schumacker Tweet
December 9, 2019: Get to Know Doctor Psycho character spot released. DC YouTube
December 11, 2019: Censored version of Episode 1 posted online by DC. DC YouTube
December 11, 2019: Get to Know Queen of Fables character spot released. DC YouTube
December 12, 2019: Get to Know Clayface character spot released. DC YouTube
December 14, 2019: Preview of episode 4. DC YouTube
December 19, 2019: Get to Know King Shark character spot released. DC YouTube
December 21, 2019: Preview of episode 5. DC YouTube
December 28, 2019: Preview of episode 6. DC YouTube
January 2, 2020: Get to Know Sy Borgman character spot released. DC YouTube
January 4, 2020: Preview of episode 7. DC YouTube
January 9, 2020: Get to Know Frank the Plant character spot released. DC YouTube
January 11, 2020: Preview of episode 8. DC YouTube
January 17, 2020: Get to Know Bane character spot released. DC YouTube
January 18, 2020: Preview of episode 9. DC YouTube
January 24, 2020: Shane Glines posts design draft of Bane. Shane Glines Tweet
January 25, 2020: Preview of episode 10. DC YouTube
February 1, 2020: Preview of episode 11. DC YouTube
February 8, 2020: Preview of episode 12. DC YouTube
February 14, 2020: 36 second trailer for episode 13 released. EW Article
February 21, 2020: Margot Robbie was involved in meetings just to stay informed of what was being done. It was intentional that Kaley Cuoco does a classic Harley accent when around the Joker, a normal voice on her own, and does a thicker accent back home in Bensonhurst. In addition to Ivy, Lake Bell voiced 50+ characters who had one or two lines. GWW Article
March 27, 2020: A Warner Bros Television representative confirmed there are plans to air the series outside of the U.S., like in the U.K. through E4. ComicBook Article
April 17, 2020: Pilot episode came back from overseas animation in January 2019. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 22, 2020: SyFy will begin airing season 1 starting on May 3 at 11 pm and ending on May 24. Episodes 1 to 4 air on May 3 from 11 pm to 1 am Eastern/Pacific. Episodes 5 to 7 air on May 10 from 11 pm to 12:30 am. Episodes 8 to 10 air on May 17 from 11 pm to 12:30 am. Episodes 11 to 13 air on May 24 from 12 to 1:30 am. SyFy Article
April 22, 2020: Shane Glines posts some of the first Harley drawings done for the show, drawn over Amanda Conner's designs. Because of the emphasis on acting in the show the producers didn't want it to get too stylized. Bruce Timm said they looked like Dave Stevens drawings. Shane Glines Tweet
April 22, 2020: Series airs in the U.K. on E4 on May 7 at 10:30 pm. Geek Town Article
April 23, 2020: Shane Glines posts early Calendar Man designs. Shane Glines Tweet
April 23, 2020: Shane Glines posts early Batman designs. Shane Glines Tweet
April 29, 2020: Shane Glines posts more early Harley Quinn art drawn over Amanda Connor art. Shane Glines Tweet
May 2, 2020: Patrick Schumacker talks about the adult jokes in the series. The one joke they had to cut was from the Queen of Fables' gingerbread man. But with DC characters like Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman, they had to stay within that character's traditional morality. Digital Spy Article
May 4, 2020: Patrick Schumacker joins in an analysis of season one's episodes one to four. Word Balloon Tweet
May 10, 2020: Review of episode 5 with Schumacker. Mr. Freeze's hideout was a nod to Halpern and Schumacker's dead pilot for CW that involved a Chuck-E-Cheese-like locale. The post team really helped fix up the coloring and stuff for Harley's mindscape. Peter Girardi pitched the sky to look like gray matter of a brain but it wasn't working. One of the memories Harley originally stumbled upon was the implication she dressed up as Batman before sex with Joker and Warner was unsure of it so Halpern and Schumacker ended up swapping in a scene of Harley's father being beaten up by the mob. The Married with Children-esque family portrait was re-purposed from episode 10. Wordballoon YouTube
May 10, 2020: Review of episode 6 with Schumacker. Clayface originally walked into the police station with Bruce Springsteen and became a rights issue so it turned into a fake cop mispronouncing Bruce's name. King Shark yelling at the inmates was inspired by a stand up routine done by Ron Funches. Wordballoon YouTube
May 10, 2020: Review of episode 7 with Schumacker. There was a note about the reunion massacre going a little too far. Wordballoon YouTube
May 11, 2020: Q&A with Halpern and Schumacker. The only character they have been rebuffed about using was Booster Gold and the only firm no was the show's original take on Aquaman. DC Universe Community
May 14, 2020: Shane Glines posts King Shark concept. Shane Glines Tweet
May 15, 2020: Crafting Bane for the series took weeks in the writer's room. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 17, 2020: The original name "Luthor's Wayne's Ruth's Chris" couldn't be cleared by legal so the locale became Martha's Bruce Steakhouse. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 17, 2020: Analysis of Season 1 Ep. 8-10 with Patrick Schumacker. Their original take on Aquaman was a macho surfer type not unlike Jason Momoa, some recording was done, and then they got a note back asking if he was too asinine.They looked back and decided to go with the regal Fraiser approach. The Legion of Doom headquarters was based on high end ad firms. Schumacker even worked in some and his parents are in the marketing industry. Justin Halpern did the screeches for Sy's sister but was later replaced by Phil LaMarr. Halpern also does Man Bat's screeches. Aquaman's dolphin Juba is named after a stuffed animal owned by Schumacker's daughter. The still shots of the various acts of terror in the LOD initiation video were supposed to be inspired by classic comic book covers. In an upcoming season 2 episode, they considered doing a recap in the style of William Dozier on Batman '66 but decided it should be Frank the Plant doing the monologue. wordballoon Podcast
May 24, 2020: Analysis of Season Ep. 11-13 with Patrick Schumacker. In episode 11, Clayface ruining Riddler's video threat was inspired by Pee-Wee's over eager movie cameo in Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. Music during reveal of the super toxin was inspired by Breaking Bad. The sequence rewritten the most out of the whole series was the journey into Ivy's mind, it was confusing and jammed with strange metaphors so it evolved over time to confront a Big Bad in the Empire Strikes Back homage. Frank wasn't the Cheshire Cat at first. Originally when Kite Man is incinerated – it is revealed to be Scarecrow but it came off as a muddled image so Death was adopted as a universal symbol. Once the initial animation came back, they decided to reiterate what the sequence looked like to make it scary and add in more VFX like the moving eyeballs, blood from the trees, and the flames from Death. Child Ivy coming back green from overseas animation was a happy accident. The inspiration for the highway was Hot Wheels meets Mario Kart and was the first time a heavy amount of CG was used because of all the angles of the scene. About 90 percent of what was boarded remained for the highway scene. They had to be careful around Sy's transformation for legal reasons not to look like a Transformer. Schumacker may have offended Jefferson Friedman once by bashing Baroque music, which happened to be Friedman's focus in school. Kite Man came up in development because another male villain with 'weak powers' was needed as an example of why men with less skills than women get a lot more credit and support. Once Matt Oberg came aboard to voice Kite Man and more of season 1 was plotted, Kite became a favorite of the crew. War of Jokes and Riddles coming out inspired Schumacker to suggest using Kite Man. In episode 12, Schumacker asked if drool from Ivy and Kite Man making out could be removed. Queen of Fables was really killed off and isn't returning in season 2. Felt safe in offing Ivy in the penultimate episode of season 1. Consciously borrowed the Supergirl death pose from Crisis on Infinite Earths throughout the series up to the end of season 2. The Legion of Doom wasn't killed off, they were off on vacation already. One of the blue sky ideas during development was a team up between Harley and Batman and was used in the finale. Halo jump sequence in a later Mission Impossible movie inspired Batman's drop in the Joker Tower. The montage music is a riff on Goodfellas. One of the writer's long wait for a Tesla inspired Joker's complaint. wordballoon Podcast
May 27, 2020: Shane Glines posts design for Mrs. Calendar Man. Shane Glines Tweet
June 12, 2020: Shane Glines posts designs for age 6, age 10, and teen Harley from "Being Harley Quinn". The script called for them, but ultimately only age 6 was used in the episode. Shane Glines Tweet
June 27, 2020: Rumored to be available on HBO Max soon. ComicBook Article
June 30, 2020: Shane Glines posts a scrapped kid Ivy concept. Shane Glines Tweet
June 30, 2020: Will be on HBO Max later this summer. CBR Article
July 1, 2020: Shane Glines posts early art of Commissioner Gordon and credits writers for suggesting a Nick Nolte inspiration. Shane Glines Tweet
July 20, 2020: Both seasons will stream HBO Max on August 1. CBR Article
September 4, 2020: Brandon McKinney posts animatic from "Finding Mr. Right". Brandon McKinney Vimeo
October 1, 2020: The full color animated pilot was received in January 2019 and post on the 26th episode was finished in April 2020. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
December 13, 2020: Interview with Patrick Schumacker during Mainframe Comic Con. (14:00-21:00) They worked on season 1 without much red tape but DC was there to police their ip, focus groups loved Gordon, Clayface, and Bane, and their original Aquaman Momoa bro idea was rejected by DC so they made him like Gaston from Beauty and the Beast. (21:23) The mandate was to do a version of Tom Hardy's Bane. (26:03) Alan Tudyk was originally thought of for Clayface because of his Juilliard School background it felt like a no brainer for him to come up with a pompous bad actor angle then just for the heck of it, asked him to try out Joker. (38:13) Ivy and Kite Man. (44:00) Queen of Fables and Praxis. (55:34) Bruce Timm's sole contribution to the series was suggesting the dog stop peeing mid-stream when Dr. Psycho says the C-word to Wonder Woman. Word Balloon Comics Podcast
March 10, 2021: Interview with Justin Halpern. Halpern recalls Vanessa Marshall being perplexed when she started recording, being unaware of the adult nature of the series when she signed on. Bader was also shocked when he had to voice the Batman-Robin arch-nemesis talk. Masters of None podcast
May 2, 2021: Charlie Adler reveals a "huge name" actor was pursued to voice Nick, Harley's father, and Adler helped as a place holder but ultimately Dean Lorey offered the role to him. Charlie Adler Tweet
July 12, 2021: The crew wanted to use Joan Jet's cover of Mary Tyler Moore's "Love Is All Around" theme song but for budgetary reasons, they had to use the money elsewhere but used it during edits of the final battle in the pilot. Killer Croc was originally a series regular but he was replaced with King Shark because they wanted Ron Funches for the show. Took around 75 weeks to write the original 26 episodes. Did focus group test, casual fans and diehard fans, two episodes in animatics about a year into writing, the pilot and episode 6, DC agreed to allow the interpretation of Jim Gordon as long as there was a redemption arc even after he tested very well, and around "Bensonhurst" it was decided they should re-record the prior episodes like when Harley flies off the handle in scenes. Geek History Lesson Episode 374
July 13, 2021: There will be a Season 1 marathon on Toonami on August 7/8 from 10:30 pm to 5 am. Swimpedia Tweet
August 20, 2021: Concept art of Scarecrow posted. Shane Glines Tweet
August 23, 2021: Early concept art of Doctor Psycho posted. Shane Glines Tweet
August 23, 2021: Concept art of Parademons posted. Shane Glines Tweet
August 23, 2021: Concept art of Mrs. Cobblepot posted. Shane Glines Tweet
February 2, 2022: TJ Collins posts assorted art from season one. TJ Collins Tweet
August 4, 2022: Interview with Schumacker and Halpern about character designs, casting, adapting storylines, pushing the envelope. Bader and Meloni recorded together for the pilot and Bader had to tell Meloni to stop walking around his microphone. Meloni laughed at his own lines. Collider YouTube
Season 2 News
April 22, 2019: Vinton Heuck is one of the directors. Newsarama Article
April 24, 2019: Christina Sotta is one of the directors. Christina Sotta Tweet
June 17, 2019: Sanaa Lathan voices Catwoman. Black Film Article
July 15, 2019: Brandon McKinney posts animatic from "Thawing Hearts". Brandon McKinney Vimeo
November 12, 2019: Briana Cuoco voices Batgirl. Animation Magazine Article
November 27, 2019: The end of episode 26 sets up the next season if there will be one. CBR Article
December 22, 2019: Patrick Schumacker mentions Alfred Pennyworth's voice actor has been cast. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
February 21, 2020: Interview with Justin Halpern. Catwoman and Batgirl are confirmed to appear. Doctor Trapp will appear and has a big part in an episode. There will be trip off-planet for an episode. The next 13 episodes will deal with Harley and Ivy seeking love. More of Ivy's past will be explored in upcoming episodes. There will be an episode set on Themiscyra. The second batch of 13 episodes are almost done. GWW Article
February 21, 2020: Season 2 starts on April 3. Decider Article
February 21, 2020: Vinton Heuck directed a few episodes for season 2. Vinton Heuck Tweet
February 24, 2020: Alfred Molina voices Mr. Freeze, Gotham's male villains don't take kindly to Harley's ascendancy and conspire against her, and Catwoman will be a recurring character. ComicBook Article
February 27, 2020: TJ Collins posts the special poses he did of Clayface being unable to hold Batman's form in "The Final Joke". TJ Collins Tweet
February 29, 2020: The first episode of season 2 was screened during the DC Universe panel at C2E2. Sam Humphries Tweet
March 9, 2020: 1:05 first look at season two posted. DC YouTube
March 18, 2020: First four episode titles of season 2 revealed. "New Gotham" streams on April 3, "Riddle U" on April 10, "Trapped" on April 17, and "Thawing Hearts" on April 24. Newsarama Article
March 19, 2020: Season 2 trailer released. First look at Mr. Freeze, Batgirl/Barbara, Catwoman, and Parademons. DC YouTube
March 19, 2020: Season 2 art posted. DCU Harley Tweet
March 19, 2020: In season 2, there will be a lot of Two-Face, an original song, and George Lopez will guest star and far better than Howie Mandel. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 19, 2020: Darkseid is coming. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 19, 2020: Catwoman is in about three episodes. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 19, 2020: Barbara Gordon is a college student when she debuts and it is her origin story. She's smart, a fighter, and a shining ray of hope her father lacks and needs. She doesn't see Harley as a pure villain. It is a enemy of my enemy is my friend situation. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 19, 2020: Catwoman is an ally to Harley and Poison Ivy. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 20, 2020: Work on season 2 is done but a few post production things on the last few episodes. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 20, 2020: Catwoman debuts in the third episode of season 2, she is an old friend of Poison Ivy who helps her and Harley with a mission, and she is not the most trustworthy person. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 24, 2020: Season 2 logline teases a conflict between Harley and the newly formed Injustice League over Gotham City. Stills and logline for "New Gotham" included. WF Article
March 27, 2020: Season 2 21 second teaser posted. DCUHarley Quinn Tweet
March 27, 2020: Showrunners and writer's room have a general idea of what a season 3 would be but they have not received a renewal yet. They have submitted a one page set up for what it could be though it could change entirely after a pickup. There might be opportunities for other outlets. ComicBook Article
March 28, 2020: There will be a flashback episode that is a bit of an homage to Batman: The Animated Series, while also retelling and reframing Harley's origin story with both the Joker and her original acquaintance with Poison Ivy. There's a big revelation that a lot of the feelings that Harley had for the Joker maybe shouldn't have been and a lot of those were based on lies. ComicBook Article
March 28, 2020: Jamiesen Borak wrote the flashback episode, it's title is a LOST reference, and is the sixth episode of the season. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 29, 2020: Harley and Ivy will have to assume disguises in an episode with Barbara. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 1, 2020: George Lopez voices himself in a Bane-centric episode. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 1, 2020: Season 2 picks up right where season 1 left off. Gotham is in shambles, sort of inspired by the "No Man's Land" comic book run, and the city has been divvied up by several of the high ranking members of Gotham's rogues' gallery. The season tracks Harley as she makes her way in this new post-apocalyptic world of these territories. Season 2 for Harley is, "What do I want now that I'm not living my life for someone else? What is it that I want?" Episode 2 is the first appearance of Barbara Gordon. The university she attends has been commandeered by the Riddler. She's kind of coping with living under lockdown with The Riddler as the dean of this university and her father, Jim Gordon, is her roommate - kind of against her will. He is spiraling towards his lowest points so, his misery along with the absence of Batman and because of her determination, she ends up becoming Batgirl. Catwoman is the only person in the world that Ivy melts over with admiration towards. The way she is portrayed is that she's just cooler than cool and Ivy gets uncharacteristically giddy when she's around her. Like she's just this icon, she's Ivy's Lady Gaga. Writer Sarah Peters helped forming this show's Catwoman. Harley and Ivy need to extricate a certain weapon, which is under lock and key, at the National History Museum, which has been booby trapped and they need someone who is experienced in being slippery around booby traps so Catwoman is a no-brainer. Jim Gordon even bristles with the fact that there's someone who's acting in Batman’s place. Batgirl and Jim become unwitting partners at one point in the show. He's oblivious to the fact that it's his own daughter. Eventually he gets wise to it. Overall, Barbara is part of his redemption arc. Harley and Ivy's relationship will have a label by the end of the season. Through the season, Harley and Kite Man’s relationship evolves. She begins to understand Kite Man more. There is a respect for him by the end of the season. Season 2 shakes up the crew by the end of it. Bane gets more screentime this season. Episode 22 overall of the series is the Themyscira episode. It's a girl trip to Themyscira with Harley, Ivy, Catwoman, and a couple of other spoilerly friends that has huge ramifications on Harley and Ivy's relationship, while also having a musical number that has been in the works for a very long time that is very ridiculous. Newsarama Article
April 3, 2020: Interview with Schumacker, Halpern, and Lorey. Mr. Freeze, his origin story and his cryogenically frozen wife will be "disrupted" in a comedic way? The Mr. Freeze episode is about Harley becoming a little bit more woke and getting used to learning more about someone before passing judgment. She thinks Mr. Freeze is a straight-up villain, but he's ultimately a sympathetic character yet handles his trauma in unproductive ways, turning his anger and angst into crime. It's a weird episode but oddly really touching. Nora Fries will be introduced in a way that we haven't before and will be voiced by someone. Still included for episode 2. EW Article
April 4, 2020: Season 2 was originally going to air in Fall 2020. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 5, 2020: Man-Bat will appear in season 2. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 6, 2020: Alfred Pennyworth and Lucius Fox will appear in season 2. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 11, 2020: When Alan Tudyk did his first take for "Stephanie" during voice recording for "Riddle U," Dean Lorey did a spit take. George Peters Tweet
April 12, 2020: The flashback episode may be the sixth episode of the season. It comes after an episode focusing on Batman and what he was been up to in all the chaos. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 14, 2020: May episode titles revealed. "All the Best Inmates Have Daddy Issues" airs on May 1, "There's No Place to Go But Down" airs on May 8, "Batman's Back Man" airs on May 15, "Inner (Para) Demons" airs on May 22, and "Bachelorette" airs on May 29. Newsarama Article
April 16, 2020: May episode order revised to be in correct order. "Batman's Back Man" airs on May 1, "All the Best Inmates Have Daddy Issues" airs on May 8, and "There's No Place to Go But Down" airs on May 15. Newsarama Article
April 16, 2020: A sound mix for episode 25 was conducted. The episode has 20 characters in it. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 17, 2020: Bane will fight in "Batman's Back Man" and Joshua will not appear in season 2. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 17, 2020: Interview with Patrick Schumacker. Flashback episode will show Harleen Quinzel's first day at Arkham Asylum and how she met Joker and Poison Ivy. Bruce learns what happened, how Bruce reacts to someone using his symbol without his approval, comedy between Bruce and Alfred - Alfred's an old sourpuss parent telling him he can't go out and party saying he's not ready, and Bruce schemes with his friend Lucius to build him a suit to augment his weakened state. Episode 5 or 6 deals with where Bane's at, we see his new lair, he's providing a "wellness service" to villains like Bane running a spa, huge significant moment at the end for Harl/Ivy shippers. Riddler plays a big role his season leading up to the season finale. Adapting Harley comic by Sam Humphries when she steals Apokoliptian armor. Rachel Dratch will voice someone in Mr. Freeze episode. Gus will return this season. Phil LaMarr sings a song that is a send up to Under The Sea. It'll be "juvenile." In episode 9, in b-story with King Shark. Cecilia Aranovich oversaw the sequence as she's a big Little Mermaid fan. Sarah Peters wrote episode. An important episode in Harley and Ivy's relationship. Show "fell on their lap", Kaley Cuoco was recommended to them, and writer's room was divided on accent or no accent for Harley. Only had more than 1 actor in a room recording when pilot was recorded. They weren't sure if Lake Bell would have time to voice Ivy but were sold when they heard her tape. Word Balloon Interview
April 17, 2020: Michael Ironside voices Darkseid. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 18, 2020: Preview of episode 17. TV Promos YouTube
April 23, 2020: Shane Glines posts early Catwoman design. Shane Glines Tweet
April 24, 2020: Nora will return. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 24, 2020: Tabitha of the Hammerhead Clan will appear. Nora appears in "Bachelorette". Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 24, 2020: George Peters added the Yes Norman "Woof Woof" as Harley's phone's sound in "Thawing Hearts". George Peters Tweet
April 28, 2020: Clip from "Batman's Back, Man" released. ComicBook Article
April 30, 2020: 45 second clip for "Batman's Back, Man" released. EW Article
April 30, 2020: Shane Glines posts design notes for Arkham guards. Shane Glines Tweet
April 30, 2020: Shane Glines posts design notes for Batgirl's cowl. Shane Glines Tweet
May 1, 2020: Diedrich Bader first recorded ADR from his closet starting with "Batman's Back, Man". Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 1, 2020: The Hellbat suit appearing in "Batman's Back, Man" was Juan Meza-Leon's idea. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 1, 2020: Monica in "Batman's Back, Man" was voiced by Tisha Campbell. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 1, 2020: James Adomian may have ad libbed the "Twins" reference in "Batman's Back, Man". Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 1, 2020: Amber Jones posts storyboard revisions of intital meeting between Bane and Two Face in "Batman's Back, Man". Amber Jones Tweet
May 1, 2020: Amber Jones posts storyboard revisions of second meeting between Bane and Two Face in "Batman's Back, Man". Amber Jones Tweet
May 3, 2020: Patrick Schumacker talks about choosing the ethnicity of Catwoman. They had no idea about Zoe Kravitz being casted at the time and this show's Catwoman was influenced by Eartha Kitt and Michelle Pfeiffer. Digital Spy Article
May 4, 2020: Juan Meza-Leon added in the crotch missile gag in the fight in "Batman's Back, Man". It was loved so new lines were written and Christopher Meloni and Diedrich Bader recorded to add in the gag of Bruce getting the idea from him. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 4, 2020: Patrick Schumacker confirms they definitely wanted to focus on others in the Batfamily in "Batman's Back, Man" and they were thinking Robin was out of the country with the Teen Titans and now he's on the outside looking in. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 9, 2020: Joker's girlfriend isn't someone from the comics or has appeared in the show. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 10, 2020: The sound mix for episode 26 was conducted and work on season 2 is completed. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 11, 2020: Q&A with Halpern and Schumacker. Alfred will pop up just bit this season, no Dick Grayson or Jason Todd appearances in season 2, there is a later episode of Frank doing a recap, Lex Luthor will be back in a somewhat significant way, other Legion members will be appearing this season, there will be subtle differences in Batgirl's suit as the show progresses to imply she is always upgrading, and season 2 doesn't delve too much more into Ivy's past. DC Universe Community
May 13, 2020: There will be a watch party of episode 6 and 7 of season 2 with Lorey, Halpern, and Schumacker on May 15 at 9 pm EST. ComicBook Article
May 14, 2020: Titles and airdates for the final four episodes of season 2: June 5: "Dye Hard", June 12: "A Fight Worth Fighting For", June 19: "Lovers' Quarrel", and June 26: "The Runaway Bridesmaid". DC Blog
May 15, 2020: Patrick Schumacker confirms Bane is alive but will be stuck in The Pit for awhile. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: Amber Blade Jones posts storyboard revisions from the sewer scene in "There's No Place to Go But Down". Amber Jones Tweet
May 15, 2020: Patrick Schumacker posts the last page of the "There's No Place to Go But Down" 1/23/19 production draft. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: Professor Pyg was originally going to appear in "Batman's Back, Man" but there were changes. His design was partially done so he was incorporated into the audience in "There's No Place to Go But Down". Talent show scene in script posted. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: Joker's "I hate spunk" is a classic Ed Asner line from The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: Concept art of Bane poster from "There's No Place to Go But Down" posted by Shane Glines. Shane Glines Tweet
May 15, 2020: The Batmobile was redesigned in the flashback to accommodate for Gordon. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: Pit tour page from "All the Best Inmates Have Daddy Issues" 1/23/19 production draft. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: Group therapy page from "All the Best Inmates Have Daddy Issues" 1/23/19 production draft. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: Last page from "All the Best Inmates Have Daddy Issues" 1/9/19 production draft. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: The GCPD battle "There's No Place to Go But Down" was originally 4 pages in the vein of John Wick. Page posted from the 1/23/19 production draft. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: Cheryl survived and will appear in the season 2 finale. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 15, 2020: Amber Jones posts animatic from "There's No Place to Go But Down" of Harley and Ivy being taken to the Pit. Amber Jones Tweet
May 15, 2020: Amber Jones posts animatic from "There's No Place to Go But Down" of Harley and Ivy pushed into the Pit. Amber Jones Tweet
May 16, 2020: Recording was 99% done before quarantine. Any ADR after was done over the phone. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 23, 2020: By the end of season 2, it will be clear where Poison Ivy stands. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 26, 2020: Christina Sotta reveals she directed "Bachelorette". Christina Sotta Tweet
May 27, 2020: Shane Glines posts design for Jim's tattoo. Shane Glines Tweet
May 27, 2020: Shane Glines posts design for Parademons. Shane Glines Tweet
May 27, 2020: TJ Collins posts a Catwoman special pose from "Trapped". TJ Collins Tweet
May 28, 2020: The musical in "Bachelorette" was a 'dumb joke' Schumacker and Halpern have tried to do for years. It was composed by Jefferson Friedman and written by Sarah Peters. Justin Halpern Tweet
May 29, 2020: Eris is half-goddess, half human and died in "Bachelorette". Patrick Schumacker Tweet
June 12, 2020: Shane Glines posts puppy design from "A Fight Worth Fighting For". Shane Glines Tweet
June 12, 2020: Shane Glines posts first pass at Barbara Gordon design. Shane Glines Tweet
June 12, 2020: Amber Jones posts storyboard from "A Fight Worth Fighting For" featuring Batman and Alfred. Amber Jones Vimeo
June 13, 2020: The season 2 finale title is "Something Borrowed, Something Green". "The Runaway Bridesmaid" was a working title that was logged as the final by accident. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
June 13, 2020: Amber Jones posts storyboard from "A Fight Worth Fighting For" featuring Ivy and Kite-Man. Amber Jones Vimeo
June 13, 2020: Shane Glines posts designs for King Shark, Amazons, and Joker. Shane Glines Tweet
June 15, 2020: Zoom interview with Patrick Schumacker and Justin Halpern. The Frank recap was born out of necessity because the cut of the episode came in short so they thought of doing an unorthodox recap. Early into breaking season 2, Dr. Psycho's coup was planned. Darkseid was thought of immediately when they thought of how Harley would go the extreme. A mandate on the show was not to resolve things neat and clean. Scripts were written between November 2017 and February 2019. In the season 2 finale, the characters will make the decision they feel is best for themselves. The question of will the Joker-Bethany relationship survive is answered in finale as well. Justina Machado is Puerto Rican and Bethany's lines were written in Mexican Spanish so she had to retrofit the lines. Swearing in Puerto Rican was a loop hole to the show's swearing cap. They considered an episode about the Justice League in the fairy tale book, they didn't have their super powers because of the magic, things got dark like in Brothers Grimm's stories but they couldn't break the story and discarded the idea. Some things are wrapped up in episode 12, the larger emotional arc will conclude in episode 13, modeled after Breaking Bad's structure of resolving some things in the penultimate episode, there is no cliffhanger, and the 'ultimate couple' will be revealed. DC Daily Episode 436
June 26, 2020: The aria that Clayface sang in "Something Borrowed, Something Green" was "Cielo e Mar". Patrick Schumacker Tweet
June 26, 2020: Shane Glines posts Livewire redesign seen in "Something Borrowed, Something Green". Shane Glines Tweet
June 26, 2020: Shane Glines posts resurrected Poison Ivy design from season 1 finale. Shane Glines Tweet
June 26, 2020: Shane Glines posts Darkseid turnarounds. Shane Glines Tweet
June 27, 2020: Rumored to be available on HBO Max soon. ComicBook Article
June 30, 2020: Will be on HBO Max later this summer. CBR Article
June 30, 2020: Shane Glines posts Harley, Two Face, and Lexie line art. Shane Glines Tweet
June 30, 2020: Shane Glines posts Harley in a special pose. Shane Glines Tweet
June 30, 2020: Shane Glines posts King Shark and Frank in their wedding tuxedos plus the Seinfeld inspiration for them. Shane Glines Tweet
July 1, 2020: Shane Glines posts the rear design of Killer Frost. Shane Glines Tweet
September 28, 2020: Patrick Schumacker reveals in an earlier cut of "All the Best Inmates Have Daddy Issues," the flower Dr. Quinzel gives Ivy becomes her earrings in the present. Because of inconsistencies in continuity, the crew opted for Ivy pulling the flower out of her jacket instead instead of the earrings. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 3, 2021: Patrick Schumacker confirms a King Tut easter egg is in "Trapped". Patrick Schumacker Tweet
July 12, 2021: DC agreed to allow the interpretation of Jim Gordon as long as there was a redemption arc even after he tested very well, Schumacker had to do a scratch track of Darkseid, was convinced by Sabrina Jalees to not do a coming out queer story, and Schumacker drew from his 8 month marriage for Ivy trying to commit to marrying Kite Man. Geek History Lesson Episode 374
August 9, 2021: HBO Max as part of new initiative is offering select episodes of select series for free, including Harley Quinn. Comic Book Article
August 26, 2021: Harley first telling Ivy she loves her was rewritten many times. Wanted to make sure Harley was saying every moment with her was the best moment ever and she felt complete. Lavender You Episode 6, 18:37 mark
February 2, 2022: TJ Collins posts assorted art from season two. TJ Collins Tweet
September 1, 2022: The original choice to voice Alfred was David Sims but he was too posh and they went with Tom Hollander. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
November 30, 2022: TJ Collins posts Clayface art. TJ Collins Tweet
Season 3 News
November 27, 2019: The end of episode 26 sets up the next season if there will be one. CBR Article
September 12, 2020: Harley Quinn has "picked up steam" since its first two seasons arrived on HBO Max early last month. Inside sources say renewal negotiations hinge on a new budget for the series. The process has been stalled by the recent major executive shake-up that saw senior leaders Bob Greenblatt and Kevin Reilly pushed out and oversight of the platform given to HBO's Casey Bloys. THR Article
September 18, 2020: Renewed for a third season, will be on HBO Max. WF Article
September 18, 2020: Patrick Schumacker got the news of the renewal on the night of September 16. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
September 18, 2020: Two things in preliminary discussions about season 3 entails Gotham's low approval of the police department and Poison Ivy's origins and backstory. Comic Book Article
September 25, 2020: Patrick Schumacker confirms there were past discussions to have Harley Quinn join the Suicide Squad. The season 3 writer's room has not started yet. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
September 30, 2020: Interview with Schumacker and Halpern. Before the show was renewed for a third season, they pitched an animated movie as an alternative. They aren't doing 2 seasons back to back and an optimistic guess for when season 3 releases would be end of 2021. Part of Gordon's journey in season 3 is trying to figure out what this new system is that needs to be put in place to effectively police Gotham, is he capable of doing it, and why is Metropolis look like this utopia comparatively. Deadline Article
October 16, 2020: Patrick Schumacker reveals they hope to start the writers room for season 3 in a couple weeks. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
November 3, 2020: Patrick Schumacker reveals the writers room for season 3 started a week ago. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
November 3, 2020: Patrick Schumacker repeats season 3 will be huge for Ivy. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
November 25, 2020: Patrick Schumacker confirms it is a very real goal to for Batman and Catwoman to have screen time together in season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
December 13, 2020: Interview with Patrick Schumacker during Mainframe Comic Con. Season 3 is discussed. (29:54) The writer's room starts on Monday, December 14. (31:37) Many writers are coming back but four new writers were hired. Chrissy Pietrosh and Jessica Goldstein will write. Dean Lorey was unable to return to co-run the series because he's working on a Disney+ show currently in production so Pietrosh and Goldstein will be new co-showrunners, too. LGBT writers were hired as well. (36:40) They are going to try to have cast remotely record together at the same time. (43:28) Schumacker likes the idea that Kite Man is still wounded but he has moved on and is potentially still an ally of Harley and Ivy. They are spitballing on who Kite Man's new partner will be and at one point Golden Glider came up and making her as ditzy as him. (1:00:56) Season 3 will be 10 episodes. They will be writing scripts over the next 25 weeks and have a general idea where they want to take the show. (1:05) The people at HBO Max told them to keep doing what they're doing. Word Balloon Comics Podcast
December 22, 2020: Sari Cooper confirms she is working on the series. Sari Cooper Tweet
February 2, 2021: Patrick Schumacker confirms his Twitter header photo is discarded season 3 concept art. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
February 4, 2021: Patrick Schumacker confirms Tawny will appear in season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
February 5, 2021: Patrick Schumacker hints at an idea to have Batman sing in season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
February 6, 2021: Patrick Schumacker confirms Damian Wayne will appear in season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
February 22, 2021: Patrick Schumacker announces recording has started for season 3 with Diedrich Bader, Jim Rash, and Chris Meloni. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
February 23, 2021: Patrick Schumacker reveals when writing on season 3 went on, they shifted away from the original plan to explore Ivy's origins but it will still be a huge Ivy season. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
February 27, 2021: Patrick Schumacker teases he just saw a new Shane Glines design of Harley in a red carpet gown. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 10, 2021: Interview with Justin Halpern. They haven't started casting or recording new voices for season 3 yet. Halpern would like to cast Nathan Fielder, John Wilson, and Joe Perra for a trio of villains. Mad Hatter appears in one of the episodes. The are going to do something with the Joker that has never been done in any story, a stand alone Joker episode like "Batman's Back, Man". There will also be a trip into someone's brain in season 3 that will be really special for DC fans. Halpern estimates season 3 will start streaming at the very end of 2021 or beginning of 2022. Masters of None podcast
March 22, 2021: Clock King will appear in season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 27, 2021: Patrick Schumacker teases he got to voice a "very special guest star". Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 27, 2021: Patrick Schumacker teases Golden Glider might appear in season 3 episode 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 27, 2021: Patrick Schumacker teases an actor recorded as himself today. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 30, 2021: Sirena Irwin will direct in season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 30, 2021: There will be a homage to the Batman '66 bomb gag. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 30, 2021: There will be a therapy session in season 3 episode 5. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 2, 2021: Catwoman will sing in season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 12, 2021: Diedrich Bader recorded 4 episodes from his wife's closet. Diedrich Bader Tweet
May 20, 2021: Patrick Schumacker confirms season 3 won't stream in 2021. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
May 29, 2021: Patrick Schumacker reveals Sam Richardson has a voice role in season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
June 4, 2021: Katie Lazo joins the storyboard revision crew. Katie Lazo Tweet
June 5, 2021: Season 3 is currently in preproduction. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
June 14, 2021: DC nixed a scene in season 3 of Batman giving Catwoman oral sex. TV Line Article
June 18, 2021: Writing on season 3 is done. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
July 12, 2021: No animatics have shipped overseas for animation yet on season 3 so it is still technically in pre-production. Geek History Lesson Episode 374
July 22, 2021: Diedrich Bader finished recording for season 3. Diedrich Bader Tweet
July 31, 2021: Patrick Schumacker comments he considers The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour comic book as almost an extension to the cold open of season 3 episode 1 but you don't have to read the comic to understand what happens in season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
August 10, 2021: Patrick Schumacker confirms Killer Croc will return in season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
August 10, 2021: Patrick Schumacker reveals Magpie was discussed but won't appear in season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
August 26, 2021: The very first scene of season 3 will turn some heads; possibly a sexual situation and a big joke to open the beginning. Season 3 is looking at an early 2022 release. In season 3, Harley will help Ivy focus on herself and we will learn more about each other now that they're a couple. Harley has bad habits from her toxic relationship with Joker. Ivy still has a hard time to completely always let people in when she's having a tough time. There is "big, crazy, fun stuff" in an episode they were convinced DC and HBO Max wouldn't let them do but they were okay with it. Lavender You Episode 6
August 30, 2021: Vinton Heuck is just finishing up directing on season 3. Vinton Heuck Tweet
August 31, 2021: At DC FanDome, there will be a season 3 sneak peek. DC Blog
October 16, 2021: Season 3 first look posted with storyboards, animatics, and art of Harley and Ivy dressed up. DC Harley Quinn Tweet
October 16, 2021: Patrick Schumacker confirms Frank will have a big role in season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
October 16, 2021: Patrick Schumacker confirms Amanda Waller will appear in season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
October 22, 2021: Andy Young finished his last day of editing on season 3. Andy Young Tweet
October 31, 2021: Patrick Schumacker hints the image from FanDome of Harley and Ivy in dresses comes up in season 3 episode 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
December 6, 2021: Interview with Ron Funches. Pop Culture Article
December 16, 2021: James Adominian recorded and sang Simon & Garfunkel's "The Boxer" as Bane as a vocal warmup. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
December 18, 2021: 10 episodes have been fully recorded along with some bonus stuff. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
February 10, 2022: Completed animation for season three is starting to come back from overseas. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
February 13, 2022: Alan Tudyk had to keep recording a line of the Joker's that involves "the eagle has landed!" because he was watching Peacemaker on HBO Max and kept saying "eagly" instead. Alan Tudyk Tweet
March 1, 2022: Season 3 is on track to premiere on HBO Max sometime in 2022. TV Line Article
March 3, 2022: The first audio mix of season 3 was just completed. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 14, 2022: In season 3, there will be an episode that will serve as a homage to Harley's first appearance in Batman: the Animated Series. It will be a love letter and there are even got some original backgrounds from the show that are used. In another, James Gunn will appear as himself and is directing a movie about Thomas Wayne. Slash Film Article
March 15, 2022: Sex noises were recorded for season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 17, 2022: Harvey Guillen will voice Nightwing in season 3. Deadline Article
March 20, 2022: The episode that is a love letter to Harley's first appearance in Batman: The Animated Series was directed by Vinton Heuck. Vinton Heuck Tweet
April 7, 2022: Season 3 hinted to premiere in the summer. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 13, 2022: Production is hiring for an episodic director. WBA instagram
April 14, 2022: Eddie Mead is starting as a storyboard revisionist on April 18. Eddie Mead Tweet
April 21, 2022: Elden Jules is working on season 3 as a storyboard revisionist. Elden Jules Tweet
April 22, 2022: Jina Noh is a storyboard revisionist for season 3. Jina Noh LinkedIn
April 25, 2022: Comments from Kaley Cuoco. Season 3 gets more and more insane and has brilliant celebrity guest voices. TV Line Article
April 26, 2022: Chris Jones worked on season 3. Chris Jones Tweet
May 3, 2022: Micah Eubanks will work as a Production Intern for the show starting this summer. Micha Eubanks instagram
June 7, 2022: Season 3 streams later this summer. Still of Ivy and Harley relaxing at a beach posted. DC Harley Quinn Tweet
June 15, 2022: At Annecy, Season 3 was presented by Jennifer Coyle. Coyle says it begins where Season 2 pretty well left off: Harley and Ivy are now together and on an unofficial honeymoon. One still released already of them together on a beach. Harley will encounter Batman once again. Will have new characters, "twists and turns,"and take audiences to places and show things you don't see anywhere else. Another image shown took place in a bar, with a man having his bare buttocks smacked. Commissioner Gordon finds himself in a very weird place. Variety Article
June 15, 2022: At Annecy, Harley and Ivy are on their Eat Kill Bang Tour, Swamp Thing and Court of Owls appearing, there is a nod to the iconic Batman: The Animated Series shot of Batman on the roof but with Harley dressed as Robin. user Midou Tweet
June 23, 2022: Season 3 will premiere in July. CBR Article
June 27, 2022: There will be a San Diego Comic Con panel. The first 2 episodes of season 3 will be screened. THR Article
June 27, 2022: There will be an announcement tomorrow. Still of Harley and Ivy among Court of Owls included. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
June 27, 2022: Still of Harley, Ivy, Clayface, and King Shark posted. Hero Mode Tweet
June 27, 2022: Still of Harley and Ivy kissing amid a disaster posted. Harley Quinn Tweet
June 27, 2022: All 10 alleged Season 3 episode titles have been revealed. Spoiler TV Article
June 28, 2022: Trailer for season 3 released. Premieres on July 28. HBO Max YouTube
June 28, 2022: 3 episodes premiere on July 28 then one weekly every Thursday until September 15. Longline confirms Harley and Ivy return to Gotham as DC's new power couple. They strive to become the best version of themselves and work towards Ivy's long desired plan of transforming Gotham into an Eden paradise. Returning cast listed are Kaley Cuoco as Harley, Lake Bell as Ivy, Ron Funches as King Shark, JB Smoove as Frank the Plant, Alan Tudyk as Clayface and Joker, Matt Oberg as Kite Man, Christopher Meloni as Commissioner Gordon, Andy Daly as Two-Face, Diedrich Bader as Batman, James Adomian as Bane, Sanaa Lathan as Catwoman, Briana Cuoco as Batgirl/Barbara Gordon, and new actor listed is Harvey Guillen as Nightiwng. WarnerMedia Press Release
June 28, 2022: Tisha Campbell voices Amanda Waller. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
July 1, 2022: Mixing on season 3 has finished. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
July 3, 2022: Season 3 banner uncovered. Reddit post
July 6, 2022: On Thursday July 7, Patrick Schumacker and Justin Halpern will take over the @DCHarleyQuinn instagram starting at 5 pm PT to talk season 3. DCHarleyQuinn Tweet
July 7, 2022: The Comic Con screening and panel is on July 21 at 10 pm in Room 5AB. DCAUR Tweet
July 7, 2022: 39 minute Q&A with Patrick Schumacker and Justin Halpern. Music Meister will appear. Music Meister has a crucial role in helping Batman and Catwoman's rocky relationship and they express their feelings in song. Meister is voiced by Larry Owens. The song was co-written by Rachel Pegrum and Jefferson Freidman. James Gunn recorded from Vancouver while he was filming Peacemaker. Clayface auditions for Thomas Wayne biopic "A Hard Wayne's Gonna Fall" directed by James Gunn and starring Billy Bob Thornton in the title role. Episode 8 goes inside Bruce Wayne's mind, will explore and poke fun at the different versions of Batman in media over the decades, uses the original background designs from Batman: The Animated Series kept in a temperature controlled mine in Tennessee, it was written by Jamiesen Borak wrote it, Bruce's parents will get murdered around 47 times, and Danny Elfman's original score for Batman: The Animated Series was used. Sam Richardson voices Swamp Thing and Swamp Thing has an interesting storyline with Nora. Kite Man's post-wedding status will be answered right after the season 3 premiere. The orgy episode with the Court of Owls is episode 4 and the producers tried to 2 seasons to figure it out as an episode. There will be songs this season. The standalone Joker episode has a theme song with many references to media versions of the Joker over the decades and is called "Wait til You Get a Load of Us." There was an attempt to use Power Girl in season 1 but they couldn't figure out how to break the story which revolved around Harley designing a new costume for herself, asking Power Girl why she has a boob window in hers, and overall how suits aren't functional for female superheroes. Schumacker would like to explore Red Hood someday. At one point, he was in the background at Noonan's drinking but he was cut out in case they had Jason Todd pre-Red Hood later on. Schumacker would also like to do Black Canary and a riff on Gotham City Sirens. Halpern liked sticking Joker with mundane situations like dealing with stepchildren. Schumacker pitched Harley and Ivy with a baby but not yet. Will see some Suicide Squad early on this season. The Bat Family plays a bigger role this season. Harley will have a bunch of new outfits this season. No Zatanna in season 3. Won't revisit Harley's family this season but would love to in the future. DCHarleyQuinn instagram
July 11, 2022: 2:45 season 3 trailer released. HBO Max YouTube
July 18, 2022: 2:40 red band season 3 trailer released. HBO Max YouTube
July 18, 2022: Griffin Newman is voicing a classic Batman villain in season 3. Griffin Newman Tweet
July 21, 2022: Griffin Newman reveals he is voicing Mad Hatter. First look revealed. Griffin Newman Tweet
July 21, 2022: 1:15 season 3 premiere sneak peek posted. DC Harley Quinn Tweet
July 21, 2022: Limited edition season 3 posters are being given away at Now or Never Comics. Now or Never Tweet
July 22, 2022: 7:49 Q&A with Schumacker and Halpern about season 3. They removed a part where Bruce Wayne goes to the Thomas Wayne biopic and is angered they depict young Bruce pissing himself, Nightwing returns to Gotham from Bludhaven and tries to fit back into the Bat Family, Ivy's social anxiety is dialed up, Kite Man returns in episode 3 with a new love interest, and the big bad becomes clear by mid-season and something not done before. IGN Article
July 22, 2022: 11:00 Q&A with Schumacker and Halpern about season 3. Codpiece confirmed to appear. Bruce and Selina's duet will be a break up song. Bane's season-long arc will be about trying to get revenge on Harley and Ivy because he bought an expensive pasta maker for Ivy and Kite-Man but it wasn't returned to him after the wedding was called off. EW YouTube
July 22, 2022: Zack Snyder was considered but James Gunn was ultimately decided on. Gunn is directing the Thomas Wayne movie for a shot at an award. On the Batcomputer, there will be a Release the Ayer Cut easter egg. Cinema Blend Article
July 26, 2022: There will be a quick nod to the controversial Batnipple from Batman Forever. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
July 27, 2022: Interview with Schumacker and Halpern. Ivy comes into her own as a supervillain, her power set grows, and becomes an overpowered supervillain. TV Insider Article
July 28, 2022: Interview with Patrick Schumacker and Justin Halpern about the season 3 premiere. A key theme of the season is self-discovery. ET Online Article
July 28, 2022: Interview with Patrick Schumacker and Justin Halpern. There will be parallel arcs this season, Harley and Ivy's moral compasses goes different ways, 'jobs' start to conflict, was a cut Thanos line from James Gunn's scene, and the origins of Mouse Bruce Wayne. Den of Geek YouTube
July 28, 2022: The covered in money shot in the season 3 premiere was an homage to Danger: Diabolik. DC Harley Quinn Tweet
July 28, 2022: Nightwings "F the Macaroni" was a nod to Titans' infamous "F Batman" line. DC Harley Quinn Tweet
July 28, 2022: Ivy's pink flower she hides in in "There's No Ivy in Team" is a homage to one seen in the Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life mini-series comic. DC Harley Quinn Tweet
July 28, 2022: When Jefferson Friedman submitted a demo "Like Joker Do" for "The 83rd Annual Villy Awards," Schumacker and Halpern asked him twice to intentionally make it worse. Jefferson Friedmann Tweet
July 29, 2022: There was an attempt to use Polka Dot Man but it didn't work out. Insider Article
July 29, 2022: Jefferson Friedman had Katie Goldin find him the "doofiest" bat sounds she could and he used them for Nightwing's signature sound. Jefferson Friedmann Tweet
July 29, 2022: 2:06 clip from "The 83rd Annual Villy Awards" released. HBO Max YouTube
July 29, 2022: Select easter eggs and references in the first 3 episodes of season 3. DC Blog
July 29, 2022: In "The 83rd Annual Villy Awards," there was a bit cut of Clayface going deep about Kirk in Gilmore Girls. Andy Young Tweet
July 30, 2022: The press screener version of "There Is No Ivy in Team" had Nightwing mentioning Tarantula killing Blockbuster whereas in the version on HBO Max, he mentions Vigilante killed Blockbuster but the subtitles weren't changed to reflect the difference. Matt Morrison Tweet
July 31, 2022: Season 3 ends in an open ended way that sets up season 4 and the Bat Family will be instrumental if it were greenlit. Season 3 will explore where Harley lands on her moral compass either on her on and spending time with Batgirl. Nightwing is integral to Batgirl's arc. Discussing Film Article
August 1, 2022: It was a mutual decision between the producers and DC to change Nightwing's mention of Tarantula to Vigilante in "There's No Ivy in Team". Patrick Schumacker Tweet
August 3, 2022: Harley and Batgirl will grow closer in a sisterly way and find a commonality. Screen Rant Article
August 4, 2022: Interview with Schumacker and Halpern. For season 3, Nora's arc is she wants to party and not deal with her own issues. Jamiesen Borak pitched Court of Owls story back in season 1 but couldn't find a place for it. During casting, they saw lot of people for role of Nightwing. The emo brooding version of Nightwing takes some inspiration from the version seen on the live action Titans series. Collider YouTube
August 5, 2022: Lake Bell improvised Ivy's Mama Macaroni song on the day of recording for "A Thief, A Mole, An Orgy". Jefferson Friedman Tweet
August 5, 2022: Kylie Kryptonite and Britney Bionic concept posted. Shane Glines instagram
August 5, 2022: Harlivy concept posted. Shane Glines instagram
August 6, 2022: There was a bit cut for time in "There's No Ivy in Team" with the bank teller asking Bane what his favorite band is and bane answering, "One of the Daddies, either Big Bad Voodoo or Cherry Poppin. Went through a big swing revival phase!" Andy Young Tweet
August 8, 2022: Season 3 billboard is now up on Warner lot. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
August 8, 2022: Codpiece design posted. Shane Glines instagram
August 11, 2022: Music Meister design posted. Shane Glines instagram
August 11, 2022: Harley's gala dress design posted. Shane Glines instagram
August 12, 2022: Lyn was an off-screen voice in "It's a Swamp Thing" whispering while Ivy accesses the Green. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
August 12, 2022: Matt Ryan reprising Constantine in "It's a Swamp Thing" was suggested by Peter Girardi. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
August 12, 2022: Wayne Manor exterior in "It's a Swamp Thing" was inspired by the version in Batman: The Animated Series. DC Harley Quinn Tweet
August 12, 2022: 2:05 clip from "It's a Swamp Thing" featuring the "I Just Want To Be Alone" song released. HBO Max YouTube
August 13, 2022: Mouse Bruce concept posted. Shane Glines instagram
August 17, 2022: "The Killing Vote" was written by Conner Shin, directed by Joonki Park, and features a new nemesis for Joker voiced by Amy Sedaris. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
August 19, 2022: Jefferson Friedman shares where he got some lyrics from for the "Joker: The Killing Vote" song Wait'll They Get a Load of Us. Jefferson Friedman Tweet
August 31, 2022: Stills from "Batman Begins Forever" released. It was written by Jamiesen Borak and directed by Vinton Heuck. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
August 31, 2022: Still from "Batman Begins Forever" of Harley facing off against Harley. Jefferson Friedman Tweet
September 1, 2022: Jamiesen Borak got the idea to make fun of the overuse of Batman's origin story in "Batman Begins Forever" after he saw "Joker" in 2019. Dr. Psycho becoming a podcaster was a tip of the hat to their sitcom obsession Frasier. DC told Borak to cut back on the amount of memories in the episode. Borak actually drew on his own experiences in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy.
Borak actually drew on his own experiences in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy. Vulture Article
September 1, 2022: In "Batman Begins Forever", the Robin seen in the Bonus Brothers Carnival and Amusement Park was Tim Drake. There was a cut gag of how Batman goes through Robins. Jamiesen Borak Tweet
September 1, 2022: Doctor Psycho's mention of his producer Ben in "Batman Begins Forever" is a nod to Ben Hosley of the Blank Check podcast. Esther Zuckerman Tweet
September 1, 2022: Joe Chill design posted. Shane Glines instagram
September 2, 2022: Patrick Schumacker and Justine Halpern comment on "Batman Begins Forever" as the turning point for Harley deciding on whether or not she's a villain or a hero. There has been talk of doing the show's version of classic Batman: The Animated Series episodes like "Almost Got'Im". TV Line Article
September 2, 2022: Young Bruce concept posted. Shane Glines instagram
September 2, 2022: Mad Hatter design posted. Shane Glines instagram
September 7, 2022: Still from "Climax at Jazzapajizza" released. DC Harley Quinn Tweet
September 8, 2022: Patrick Schumacker voiced the zombies in "Climax at Jazzapijizza" because he did the best moan. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
September 8, 2022: In "Climax at Jazzapijizza," Joey Q and the Centriflugal Force are playing the smooth jazz version of Harlivy. Jefferson Friedman Tweet
September 8, 2022: Patrick Schumacker reveals Joey Q and the Centriflugal Force in "Climax at Jazzapijizza" was in part a small tribute to Joe Quasarano, the father of one of the show writers, Alexis Quasarano. Joe Quasarano also voices the "Delicious!" on their production company's vanity card at the end of every episode. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
September 13, 2022: On September 16 at 5 pm PT, Patrick Schumacker and Lake Bell will do a Q&A on the DCHarleyQuinn instagram account. DC Harley Quinn Tweet
September 15, 2022: For the cast credits of A Hard Wayne's Gonna Fall in "The Horse and The Sparrow," the animation team added in the DC character names after legal shut down their attempt to insert the names of family members. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
September 16, 2022: Interview with Patrick Schumacker and Justin Halpern about the season 3 finale. TVLine Article
September 16, 2022: 42 minute Q&A with Patrick Schumacker and Lake Bell. DCHarleyQuinn instagram
July 29, 2023: Shannon Hallstein did the season 3 painting. Shannon Hallstein Tweet
Valentine's Day Special News
October 7, 2022: A HBO Max Valentine's Day 2023 special has been announced. DCHarleyQuinn Tweet
October 7, 2022: Titled "Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special" on HBO Max. Harlivy spends their first Valentine's Day together. Logline is "The special will feature Harley and Ivy celebrating their very first Valentine's Day together, while also revealing how the rest of the ragtag crew spends the gushiest, mushiest, most romantic day of the year." Cast includes Kaley Cuoco, Lake Bell, Alan Tudyk, Matt Oberg, James Wolk , Natalie Morales, Chris Diamantopoulos, James Adomian, Jim Rash, Vanessa Marshall, Janet Varney, Rachel Dratch, Leila Birch, Tyler James Williams, Josh Helman, Casey Wilson, and Michael Ironside. It is executive produced by Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker, and Dean Lorey. Jennifer Coyle, Cuoco, and Sam Register are also executive produce. Variety Article
October 7, 2022: The Valentine's Day Special was recorded as of December 18, 2021. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
October 26, 2022: The Valentine's Day special is a stand alone story and is 44 minutes. Clock King and Riddler will have a brief appearance in it. The special will give clues as to when Harley and Ivy first started falling for each other. There will be intimate scenes between Harley and Ivy. Some risque visuals got flagged at the animatics stage. There will be more real-life celebrities appearing. Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc, and Enchantress will appear. Boomerang is voiced by Josh Helman. Reddit Q&A with Patrick Schumacker
December 1, 2022: Patrick Schumacker saw the Valentine's Day Special for the first time with Jefferson Friedman's music. He notes new music as well as new interpretations of past ones on the show. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
December 6, 2022: The Valentine's Day Special was onlined today. There a lot more cameos that haven't been announced yet. Daniel Fienberg's hatred of "Begs the question" has been canonized by Bane in the special. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
January 1, 2023: The Valentine's Day Special is about 45 minutes and is basically the length of two episodes. Patrick Schumacker estimates the trailer will be released soon since he just saw it and gave notes on a cut of it. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
January 23, 2023: 1:19 trailer for A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special released. Streams on February 9. HBO Max YouTube
January 23, 2023: Key art for A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special released. DCHarleyQuinn Tweet
January 27, 2023: There will be a panel for A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special at the SCAD TV Fest between February 9 and 11. James Adomian, executive producers Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker, Dean Lorey, and Jennifer Coyle will be the panelists and Peter Girardi will moderate. Awards Daily Article
February 3, 2023: Brett Goldstein will voice himself in the Valentine Day's Special. He will be the star of a one-man show in which he flaunts his plentiful chest hair and reads Lord Byron poems while polishing his Emmy. He is described as a "a walking, talking aphrodisiac." Two stills included. EW Article
February 3, 2023: Still of Ivy and Harley from Valentine Day's Special posted. DCHarleyQuinn Tweet
February 6, 2023: Tyler James Williams and Quinta Brunson voice Hawkman and Hawkgirl in the Valentine's Day Special. Deadline Article
February 6, 2023: Still of Clayface from Valentine Day's Special posted. DCHarleyQuinn Tweet
February 7, 2023: Still of Bane from Valentine Day's Special posted. DCHarleyQuinn Tweet
February 8, 2023: Gif of Harley in Etrigan's store from Valentine Day's Special posted. DCHarleyQuinn Tweet
February 9, 2023: Interview with Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker. They wanted to do a special for a really long time and the chance came with HBO Max's despire to put something on between seasons. They batted around ideas like an anthology in the spirit of "Valentine's Day" or "Love, Actually" focused on different pairings and joke about putting every dumb joke they could not put in season 1 to 3. Halpern reveals Bane's issue in the special was inspired by a 6 foot 9 inch tall friend of his. They landed on what bad habits pop up in a couple's first Valentine's Day together and what the day means to both. Variety Article
February 9, 2023: The screening and panel for the Valentine's Day Special at SCAD TVfest 2023 will be on February 11 starting at 12:30 pm at Bishop Station. DCAUR Tweet
February 22, 2023: Interview with Schumacker and Halpern about the making of the Valentine's Day special. Collider Article
December 5, 2023: While nothing official, there have been talks of doing a winter holiday special many times. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
Season 4
August 5, 2022: 10 episode titles for a season 4 listed for 2023 found in an entertainment registry site: "Getting Ice Dick, Don't Wait Up", "Gotham's Hottest Hotties", "Icons Only", "Il Buffone", "Most Culturally Impactful Film Franchise", "B.I.T.C.H.", "Business Conference Without Chlamydia", "Metamorphosis", "Potato Based Cloning Incident", and "Killer's Block". EIDR
August 9, 2022: The series is reportedly a safe bet for a season 4. TV Line Article
August 31, 2022: Renewed for season 4. Writer and consulting producer Sarah Peters will take over as executive producer and showrunner and Ceci Aranovich will oversee animation production. WF Article
September 1, 2022: Writers for season 4 include Ava Tramer, Sarah Nevada Smith, Amy Hubbs, Tom Hyndman, Jimmy Mosqueda, Jen Chuck, Conner Shin, Alexis Quasarano, Bill Lorusso, and Jewel Chanel. Sarah Peters Tweet
September 7, 2022: Patrick Schumacker and Justin Halpern will act as advisers and facilitators for season four, and will still be weighing in on the season arc, episode outlines, scripts, voice records, and giving feedback on designs, and cuts. They confirm they know what Peters and her team have in store. AV Club Article
September 15, 2022: At the start of season 4, Harley aspires to be a hero but the conflict of whether or not she can make good on that remains to be seen plus she and Ivy will now be in vocations that are diametrically opposed. Bane will have a character-centric episode and it's a riff on the romantic genre. ET Online Article
September 16, 2022: All of season four has been written and most of it has been recorded. DCHarleyQuinn instagram
October 26, 2022: In season four: Nightwing, Robin, and Batgirl will play a big part in, Bane will return, Ivy will go back to her default look, Nora has moved on from Swamp Thing, Flash will appear, there will be more new characters, won't learn how Ivy got her powers, won't see Harley's hyenas, Doctor Psycho will return, and Harley will have a new outfit. Schumacker is interested in introducing other Robins, Bat Cow, and Booster Gold. Reddit Q&A with Patrick Schumacker
January 12, 2023: Patrick Schumacker teases season 4 animation. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
February 22, 2023: In season 4, King Shark will play a significant role, Clayface won't appearing as much as previous seasons, and Bane will be back to looking for love. Collider Article
April 25, 2023: Season 4 is halfway through post production. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 25, 2023: Season 4 is not written as a final season. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
June 15, 2023: Season 4 set to premiere in summer 2023. WBD PR
June 23, 2023: Season 4 will premiere on July 27. WBD Press Release
June 26, 2023: There was a break between writing for season 3 and 4. Writing for season 4 started in 2021. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
June 29, 2023: Season 4 will be previewed at Comic-Con during the "Max Original Animation Presents" panel on July 20 in Ballroom 20 from 11 am to 12:30 pm PT. The Direct Article
July 1, 2023: Several seconds of season 4 footage at 48 second mark previews Harley Quinn's new costume, a new character, the Bat-Family, and Poison Ivy, Frank, and Nora. Max YouTube
July 5, 2023: Still of a Harleysignal. Harley Quinn Tweet
July 10, 2023: Season 4 poster released. Harley Quinn Tweet
July 10, 2023: Season 4 trailer will release around the time of San Diego Comic-Con later this month. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
July 13, 2023: 15 seconds of Season 4 footage released. Harley Quinn Tweet
July 20, 2023: 2:14 Season 4 trailer released. DC YouTube
July 20, 2023: Season 4 premieres on July 27 with 3 episodes then 1 weekly until September 14. Animation Magazine Article
July 20, 2023: Sarah Peters reveals season 4 is "about two formidable women trying to bring themselves to long-standing institutions with mixed results, and ultimately, failure!" Sarah Peters Tweet
July 20, 2023: Nightwing's "phenomenal ass" will be major plot point for season 4. GVN Tweet
July 20, 2023: Steppenwolf will appear at villain convention on the Moon and Lex will be a major fan girl crushing on him. Supergirl will also appear in season 4. GVN Tweet
July 20, 2023: Talia al Ghul will appear in season 4. Grodd, Metallo, and Man-Bat are considered the old guard of the Legion of Doom. King Shark's new job is the Legion's IT guy. Alfred has no purpose now that Bruce is in jail so he finds a new goal of making Harley into a hero. GVN Tweet
July 20, 2023: When designing a Batsuit for Harley, the crew had to come up with so many different designs because the studio kept giving them notes on things to change. GVN Tweet
July 20, 2023: Summary of Harley Quinn portion of Max panel at Comic-Con. IGN Article
July 21, 2023: Sarah Nevada Smith also took over season 4 post-production duties midway through. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
July 22, 2023: A clip show at Comic-Con was of Ivy fighting Wonder Woman atop the truck housing a Time Sphere. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
July 22, 2023: Interview with Cecilia Aranovich Hamilton and Ian Hamilton. For season 4: there is an episode set in Las Vegas where Clayface has his new show and he's a total diva. Bane will go to Italy in the continuing saga of the pasta maker. In an episode, Harley and Ivy steal a time machine and go to the future. Talia comes to Gotham and is a powerful businesswoman that Ivy aspires to be. Weasel, Bouncing Boy, and Doll Man will be in a fight in the Vegas episode. Existing characters are taking on new roles. There is a sex surrogacy sequence and there was a note for more sex to make it more outrageous. Harley learns how to be a hero but she's bad at following the rules which the Bat-Family is not happy about. Collider Article
July 25, 2023: Interview with Cecilia Aranovich Hamilton and Ian Hamilton. Will see Bruce in jail throughout season 4 contemplating who "Bruce Wayne" is, will be a lot of King Shark and he is dealing with being a family man and having to get a job, Lex Luthor will try to be the cool boss but can't help being hands off, they just wrapped on season 4 production, and the Valentine's Day special was a one time thing and there aren't anymore in the works currently. Screen Rant YouTube
July 26, 2023: More footage from season 4 Legion of Doom scenes posted. DCHarleyQuinn Tweet
August 20, 2023: Sarah Peters confirms there were some deleted scenes in "Metamorphosis". Sarah Peters Tweet
October 6, 2023: A "Day in the Life" of supervising producers Cecilia Aranovich Hamilton and Ian Hamilton posted. Animation Magazine Article
October 16, 2023: Season 4 is now available for digital purchase on iTunes, Google TV, Amazon, and Vudu. Animation on Max Tweet
November 2, 2023: Rejected design of Tefe posted. Shane Glines took inspiration from a Swamp Thing: Secret Files cover by Phil Hale. Shane Glines instagram
December 19, 2023: Sarah Peters will do a Reddit AMA on December 20 at 10 am Pacific. Sarah Peters Tweet
December 20, 2023: Sarah Peters reveals: there were other ideas for the Bat-Family arc in season four but without Batman, they pivoted to the Nightwing murder mystery and setting him up as a crazy villain for season 5, Harley and Ivy will eventually have a daughter, there was more planned with the Natural Disasters that got cut, the Valentine's special was written on its own so the season 4 crew didn't really look into it before plotting things out, some connective tissue and breathing room for season 4 was lost in post production, credits her assistant Billy Loruso with much of Jons' dialogue, magazine headlines, screen comments and other little details, and admits to being a bit boxed in to the two different storylines set up at the end of season 3 but enjoyed the challenge. Sarah Peters AMA Reddit
Season 5
June 27, 2023: Kiki Manrique is currently directing. Kiki Manrique Tweet
November 16, 2023: Harley Quinn has been renewed for a fifth season. WF Article
November 16, 2023: Diana Huh is a director for the fifth season. Diana Huh Tweet
December 20, 2023: Sarah Peters reveals: Harley and Ivy will eventually have a daughter, there was talk of using the Natural Disasters as villains in season 5, the only writers from season 4 involved in season 5 are Dean Lorey and Jamisen Borak, ans she is not involved with season 5. Sarah Peters AMA Reddit
January 9, 2024: Kaley Cuoco confirms production on fifth season has already started. Screen Rant Article
Kite Man: Hell Yeah! News
March 14, 2022: A Kite Man spin-off from the Harley Quinn series titled Noonan's is in the works. He tries to run the bar but it's not so easy. It will be like a "Cheers for villains." Harley and Ivy appear in the first episode then it will be a revolving cast of villains and henchmen, including Lex Luthor and Bane. Slash Film Article
March 14, 2022: Patrick Schumacker clarifies the series is in development but has not been picked up to series yet. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
April 27, 2022: Given a series order of 10 episodes. Matt Oberg will reprise Kite Man. Golden Glider is Kite Man's new girlfriend and will commit crimes with him to keep the bar afloat. Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker, Dean Lorey, and Kaley Cuoco are the producers and Lorey will be the showrunner. Variety Article
July 7, 2022: Bane will be heavily featured and have a big role in the series. DCHarleyQuinn instagram
July 29, 2022: Noonan's will lead to pretty far out places, Polka Dot Man might appear, have been talks for changing the title to something like Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, Dean Lorey and Katie Rich are the showrunners while Patrick Schumacker and Justin Hlapern serve as executive producers, Schumacker and Halpern take a hand's off approach, in the middle of writer's room, and Oberg recorded the first episode recently. Insider Article
August 25, 2022: Patrick Schumacker confirms the series is still in production. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
August 26, 2022: Golden Glider is a series regular. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
September 16, 2022: Bat-Family members will appear. DCHarleyQuinn instagram
October 26, 2022: A Bat-Family member appears in the pilot. More underrated DC villains will debut. Reddit Q&A with Patrick Schumacker
June 15, 2023: Renamed Kite Man: Hell Yeah!. WBD PR
July 28, 2023: Chris Jones reveals he worked on the spin-off. Chris Jones Tweet
September 14, 2023: 1:07 teaser released. Premiere will be in 2024. Max YouTube
September 14, 2023: Logline released. Cast includes Matt Oberg stars as Kite Man alongside Stephanie Hsu as Golden Glider, James Adomian as Bane, Natasia Demetriou as Malice, Janelle James as Queen of Fables, Jonathan Banks as Noonan, Keith David as Darkseid, Michael Imperioli as Joe/Moe Dubelz, Rory Scovel as Gus the Goon, Lance Reddick as Lex Luthor and Judith Light as Helen Villigan. Animation Magazine Article
October 19, 2023: Comments from Chris Jones reiterating the show focuses on a different group of core characters but will see familiar faces. The humor and tone is a "little different" and has a "little bit of its own flavor". The Direct Article
Home Entertainment Release News
March 27, 2020: A Warner Bros Television representative confirmed that a complete season one Blu-Ray release is coming soon. ComicBook Article
April 17, 2020: Season 1 DVD set tentatively set to release on June 2. Animesuperhero Post
August 18, 2020: Harley Quinn: The Complete First and Second Seasons Blu-ray will release in September 2020 from Warner Archive. World's Finest Tweet
November 20, 2020: Complete Season 2 DVD set for February 16, 2021. TVShowsonDVD Article
January 12, 2021: Harley Quinn: The Complete First and Second Seasons Blu-ray will release in February 2021 from Warner Archive. Warner Archive Tweet
January 25, 2021: Harley Quinn: The Complete First and Second Seasons Blu-ray will release on February 16, 2021 from Warner Archive. Initial details included. Runtime is in 594 minutes, English SDH subtitles, DTS HD-Master Audio 5.1, in 1.78:1, 16x9 widescreen, and comes in 3 discs. ComicBook Article
June 14, 2023: Season 3 Blu-ray pre-order page has appeared on Amazon. Release date listed is September 5, 2023 and is 2 discs. DCAUR Tweet
June 16, 2023: Front cover for season 3 Blu-ray posted on pre-order page on Amazon. DCAUR Tweet
June 16, 2023: A 4K Blu-ray release of season 1-2 is in the works. DCAUR Tweet
February 8, 2024: Season 4 Blu-ray reportedly releases in late April or early May 2024. Physical Media President Tweet
February 28, 2024: Season 4 Blu-ray releases on April 23, 2024 (editor's note: it did not release on this date). DCAUR Tweet
Merchandise News
November 30, 2019: Merchandise has gone for sale at DC Universe, including a $125 figure of Harley. DCU Tweet
June 2, 2023: There will be Funko Pop! figures. Funko POP News! Tweet
December 9, 2023: First look at upcoming Funko Pop! figures for Harley, Ivy, Doctor Psycho, Frank the Plant, and Joker. thinkerharley Tweet
December 11, 2023: The Funko Pop! figures release on January 29, 2024. There will be an exclusive glowing Ivy figure at Gamestop and an exclusive 2 pack of Harley and Ivy based on their wedding outfits from the season 2 finale. ComicBook Article
December 11, 2023: First look at glow-in-the-dark Poison Ivy Funko Pop! figure. She is wearing the outfit from the end of season 3. Funko Tweet
Comic Book News
February 19, 2021: A "Harley Quinn Animated Series Sequel" comic was announced by DC for 2021. Games Radar Article
February 19, 2021: Patrick Schumacker comments it is "extremely early" to talk about the comic but it does loosely tie into the show and what's in store for season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
June 10, 2021: The comics book series is titled "Harley Quinn: The Animated Series - The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour" and is six issues. It will start on September 14. It picks up after season 2 with Harley and Ivy on the run from Commissioner Gordon and the GCPD. Ivy is still worried about leaving Kite Man at the altar but Harley has a scheme to shake her out of her wedding-day blues. It is written by Tee Franklin and drawn by Max Sarin. Games Radar Article
June 10, 2021: Patrick Schumacker comments it is to be determined if the comic can be considered canon to the streaming series as he still has to read the whole thing. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
June 18, 2021: Harley Quinn: The Animated Series - The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #1 will have a cover by Max Sarin, variant cover by Michael Cho, and a 1:25 variant cover by Davi. CBR Article
July 16, 2021: The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #2 releases on October 12. Variant cover by Babs Tarr, 1:25 cover by Michael Cho, and Card stock variant by Davi. Harley and Ivy go to Catwoman for help and Commissioner Gordon crosses a line he might not be able to come back from. CBR Article
July 30, 2021: The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #1 six page preview posted. DC Article
July 31, 2021: Patrick Schumacker comments he considers The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour comic book as almost an extension to the cold open of season 3 episode 1 but you don't have to read the comic to understand what happens in season 3. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
August 13, 2021: The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #3 releases on November 9. Variant cover by Meghan Hetrick. Harley and Ivy go on a first date but Hush interrupts it. CBR Article
August 13, 2021: A retailer exclusive cover for The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #1 by Carla Cohen for Bird City Comics will go on sale on August 14 at 9 pm EST/6 pm PST. Tee Franklin Tweet
August 19, 2021: A retailer exclusive cover for The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #1 by Natalie Sanders for KRS Comics will go on sale on August 21 at 12 pm EST. KRS Comics instagram
August 21, 2021: A retailer exclusive cover for The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #1 by Shannon Maer for Comic Mint will go on sale on August 22 at 2 pm EST. Shannon Maer Tweet
August 31, 2021: A Harley Quinn #1 variant cover by Ivan Tao goes on sale on September 1 for Comic Mint and 7ate9 Comics. Tee Franklin Tweet
September 1, 2021: Harley Quinn #2 releases first on DC Universe Infinite on September 7. Tee Franklin Tweet
September 2, 2021: Two panels from Harley Quinn #2 teased. Tee Franklin Tweet
September 9, 2021: Summary of roundtable with writer Tee Franklin about her checklist of what she wanted to do with the comic like easter eggs, exploring emotions and trauma like Ivy's depression, and hints there will be new characters that weren't on the show. AIPT Article
September 17, 2021: The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #4 releases on December 14, 2021. Regular cover is by Max Sarin and variant cover by Valentine De Landro. Harley and Ivy are called out by a new supervillain named Mephitic, a toxic sludge, so they head to Detroit but Vixen isn't interested in any chaos in her city. CBR Article
September 17, 2021: The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #5 releases on January 11, 2022. Regular cover is by Max Sarin and variant cover by Mike Hawthorne. Ivy reflects on what happened in the last few months but Mephitic confronts her and Harley at Detroit's Black Cat Lounge. CBR Article
September 17, 2021: Interview with Tee Franklin. Wanted to explore and deal with Harley and Ivy's trauma, stressed no use of labels, kept Vixen appearing a secret since January, Mephitic is a new character created by her and Max Sarin, knows nothing about season 3, and calls it a bridge to the show but leaves it up to Dean Lorey, Justin Halpern, and Patrick Schumacker to confirm it is canon. ComicBook Nation Episode 37
September 19, 2021: Variant cover by Babs Tarr from Harley Quinn #2 revealed. Tee Franklin Tweet
September 22, 2021: Issue #1 will go to second printing and release on October 19. Bleeding Cool Article
September 22, 2021: The cover of Issue #1's second printing was the original cover done by Max Sarin. Tee Franklin Tweet
September 25, 2021: Tee Franklin teases there will be surprise cameos in Issue #3. Tee Franklin Tweet
September 25, 2021: Marissa Louise teases panels from Issue #3. Marissa Louise instagram
October 4, 2021: Tee Franklin posts teases from Issue #3. Tee Franklin Tweet
October 30, 2021: Tee Franklin teases Issue #4 will also have "multiple cameos from Justice Leaguers & villains, a brand new disabled character" and "a lot of sex & murder" in addition to Vixen and a new villain. Tee Franklin Tweet
November 18, 2021: The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #6 releases on February 8, 2022. Regular cover is by Max Sarin and variant cover by Derrick Chew. Ivy seeks out Vixen's help to stop Mephitic and save Harley. Gordon gets a mysterious invitation to Detroit. Tee Franklin Tweet
December 7, 2021: Cover B of The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #5 posted. Tee Franklin Tweet
January 17, 2022: Tee Franklin reveals a direct reference of Vixen's outfit in The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #4 to Justice League Unlimited's "Ancient History". Tee Franklin Tweet
January 18, 2022: Tee Franklin reveals a direct reference to The New Batman Adventures' "Girls' Nite Out" in The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #4. Tee Franklin Tweet
January 19, 2022: The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour has been nominated for a GLAAD award for Outstanding Comic Book. GLAAD blog
January 19, 2022: David Sanchez posts his The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #6 variant cover for Comic Mint. David Sanchez Tweet
February 3, 2022: Tee Franklin posts The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #6 variant cover by Derrick Chew and confirms the print edition releases February 8. Tee Franklin Tweet
April 15, 2022: A hardcover collecting all 6 issues of the comic book releases on August 30. CBR Article
April 15, 2022: Tee Franklin teases another Harley Quinn project. Tee Franklin Tweet
May 20, 2022: There will be a special titled Harley Quinn: The Real Sidekicks of New Gotham Special #1. It is written by Tee Franklin, Alexis Quasarano, Conner Shin, Jimmy Mosqueda, and Jamiesen Borak. Art will be by Max Sarin, Oneill Jones, and Erica Henderson, Logan Faerber, PJ Holden, and more. The regular cover is by Max Sarin. The variant cover is by Dan Hipp. The 1:25 variant cover is by Sergio Acuna. Price will be $9.99 and will be 80 pages total. Releases on August 30, 2022. CBR Article
June 9, 2022: Tee Franklin posts two wips from the Harley Quinn: The Real Sidekicks of New Gotham Special of Harley, Ivy, Vixen, and Elle. Tee Franklin Tweet
June 13, 2022: O'Neill Jones signals she has finished art for the Harley Quinn: The Real Sidekicks of New Gotham Special and posts a wip of Harley, Ivy, Vixen, and Elle taking a photo. O'Neill Jones Tweet
June 13, 2022: O'Neill Jones posts a Harley wip from the Harley Quinn: The Real Sidekicks of New Gotham Special. O'Neill Jones Tweet
June 29, 2022: All 6 issues of the Harley Quinn: The Animated Series - The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour. are free to read on DC Universe Infinite. DC Comics Tweet
July 19, 2022: Tee Franklin posts art from the Harley Quinn: The Real Sidekicks of New Gotham Special and teases "Double Date" will do something that's never been done in a DC comic and it is a tribute to the Justice League Unlimited episode of the same title. Tee Franklin Tweet
July 22, 2022: Starting on October 18, 2022, a new 6 issue comic book titled Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: Legion of Bats begins written by Tee Franklin, art by Shae Beagle, cover by Yoshi Yoshitani, variant cover by Dan Hipp, 1:25 variant cover by Logan Faerber, and 1:50 variant cover by Jess Taylor. #1 logline indicates comic takes lace after season 3: Harley is now part of the Bat-Family, Poison Ivy is the leader of the Legion of Doom, and a ghost from Ivy's part threatens their relationship. CBR Article
July 25, 2022: Uncolored and unlettered 3 page preview for Harley Quinn: Legion of Bats! #1 posted. Tee Franklin Tweet
August 19, 2022: Legion of Bats! #2's physical release will be November 15, 2022. Variant covers by Dan Hipp and 1:25 by Jon Sommariva. Harley and Ivy run into a possible recruit and Clock King and Riddler at the New Gotham Mall while Nightwing and Batgirl follow's up on Harley's lead that sends her reeling, everyone is out to break Harley and Ivy up. CBR Article
August 23, 2022: Alexis Quasarano, Jimmy Mosqueda, Conner Shin, and Jamiesen Borak will be signing copies of The Real Sidekicks of New Gotham at Golden Apple Comics at 12 noon on August 30. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
August 26, 2022: Credits and 4 page preview for The Real Sidekicks of New Gotham. AIPT Article
September 16, 2022: Legion of Bats! #3 releases on December 20, 2022. Covers revealed. Jon Mikel takes over as artist. 1:25 cover by Reilly Brown. Harley and Ivy get stretched thin. CBR Article
October 4, 2022: 3 page preview for Harley Quinn: Legion of Bats! #1 posted. It releases first on DC Universe today, October 4, then in print and in digital everywhere else on October 18. Tee Franklin Tweet
October 20, 2022: Jon Mikel completed work on his first full issue of Legion of Bats!, the third. Jon Mikel Tweet
October 21, 2022: Legion of Bats! Issue #4 releases on January 17, 2023. 1:25 variant cover by Renae De Liz. Ivy becomes increasingly engrossed in her new job and increasingly tempted by an old flame while Harley assists Batgirl on an important mission that goes awry. Clayface and King Shark try to figure out the friend's new allegiances. CBR Article
November 18, 2022: Legion of Bats! Issue #5 releases on February 21, 2023. 1:25 variant cover by Chad Hardin. The Bat-Family, Black Mask, and Lady Marabunta face off while Ivy, Knockout, Bella, Livewire, and Nightfall break Porcelain out of Blackgate Penitentiary and Harley visits Bruce Wayne "for an unscheduled therapy-and-venting session." CBR Article
December 6, 2022: Jon Mikel confirms Lynx and Zebra Man cameos at the end of Legion of Bats! #3. Jon Mikel Tweet
December 16, 2022: Legion of Bats! #6 releases on March 21, 2023. Cover by Yoshi Yoshitani, variant cover by Dan Hipp, and 1:25 variant cover by Dominike "Domo" Stanton. CBR Article
December 18, 2022: Tee Franklin confirms Secret Six nod in Legion of Bats! #3. Tee Franklin Tweet
December 18, 2022: Tee Franklin got back some pages for Legion of Bats! #5 and wrote 7 pages for Legion of Bats! #6. Tee Franklin Tweet
January 3, 2023: Tee Franklin wrote the Batman: The Animated Series/Kevin Conroy nod in Legion of Bats! #4 in September 2022. Tee Franklin Tweet
January 10, 2023: Jon Mikel finished art for Legion of Bats! #5. Jon Mikel Tweet
February 4, 2023: Tee Franklin teases image of Harley dressed as a maid in Legion of Bats! #5. Tee Franklin Tweet
February 13, 2023: Legion of Bats! hardcover set to release on September 12, 2023. It includes the The Real Sidekicks of New Gotham special and Legion of Bats! mini-series. DCAUR Tweet
February 20, 2023: For the last issue of Legion of Bats!, Jon Mikel revealed he was inspired by Will Eisner, Dan Barry, Al Williamson, Milton Caniff, Frank Robbins, and Bernie Wrightson. Jon Mikel Tweet
April 21, 2023: A softcover trade paperback of Harley Quinn: The Eat. Bang! Kill Tour out on August 29. CBR Article
April 21, 2023: Hardcover collection of Harley Quinn: Legion of Bats! out on September 12. CBR Article
Music News
December 15, 2019: Interview with composer Jefferson Freidman. ComicBook Article
August 19, 2020: Season 1 and 2 Soundtrack digital release by Watertower Music and sites like Spotify will be August 20 at 12 am EDT/9 pm PDT. Track listing revealed. TZ Post
September 17, 2020: Interview with Jefferson Friedman. DC Article
General Interview News
April 21, 2020: Interview with sound editor George Peters. No Film School Article
April 29, 2020: Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker will be part of a Q&A on May 11 at 5 pm PST in the community section of DC Universe. Newsarama Article
June 16, 2020: Will be featured at DC's Fandome event on August 22. CBR Article
June 26, 2020: Interview with Schumacker and Halpern. The goal was always to bring Harley and Ivy to a mentally healthy place because season 3 will not be about 'will the relationship last?' They will be a couple. But there could be outside influences that make the relationship tough. Initially, Darkseid was going to pop Lightray's head but DC said no but were okay with swapping in Forager. SyFy Article
June 29, 2020: Interview with Schumacker, Halpern, and Lorey. The Sarah O'Connell Show YouTube
August 14, 2020: There will be a 20 minute panel at DC FanDome at WatchVerse on August 22 at 8:15 pm PST with Kaley Cuoco, Lake Bell, Ron Funches, Matt Oberg Alan Tudyk, Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker, Dean Lorey and supervising producer Jennifer Coyle. They will talk about the most outrageous moments. It will replay on August 23 at 6:45 am. TV Line Article
September 12, 2020: Cuoco comments on voicing Harley and there are no plans to introduce Punchline. CBR Article
September 12, 2020: Summary of DC FanDome panel. SyFy Wire Article
July 12, 2021: Interview with Patrick Schumacker about Poison Ivy. Geek History Lesson Episode 374
January 31, 2023: James Gunn and Peter Safran comment the series will continue on. ComicBook Article
April 23, 2024: Alan Tudyk reveals an anecdote with Tony Hale during a voice record and that he was inspired by his acid reflux for Joker's voice. Variety Tweet
Accolade News
December 2, 2019: Show was submitted for an Annie Award for "So You Need A Crew". Variety Article
November 19, 2020: Nominated by Critic's Choice Awards for Best Animated Show, Kaley Cuoco for Best Voice Actress, and J.B. Smoove for Best Voice Actor. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
January 28, 2021: Series has been nominated for "Outstanding Comedy Series" for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Awards. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
March 3, 2021: The episode "Something Borrowed, Something Green" is nominated for both "Best TV/Media - General Audience" and "Best Writing - TV/Media" at this year's Annie Awards. Variety Article
July 8, 2021: The series is up for "Best Animated Series or Animated Television Movie" at the HCA TV Awards. Deadline Article
August 30, 2021: Harley Quinn won the HCA TV Award for "Best Animated Series". Variety Article
December 6, 2022: Nominated for Best Animated Series at Critics Choice Awards. SpoilerTV Article
January 15, 2023: Season 3 won a Critics Choice Award for Best Animated Series. Warner Bros. TV Tweet
January 17, 2023: The episode "Batman Begins Forever" is nominated at the Annie Awards in the Best TV/Media - Mature category. Animation Magazine Article
January 18, 2023: Nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards. Deadline Article
June 26, 2023: The series won a Dorian Award. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
July 11, 2023: Harley Quinn has been nominated for Best Streaming Animated Series or TV Movie by the HCA TV Awards. HCAcritics Tweet
August 16, 2023: Series has won Best Animated Program at the Gold Derby TV Awards. WBA Tweet
December 5, 2023: Series was nominiated by the Critics Choice Awards for Best Animated Series. Patrick Schumacker Tweet
December 6, 2023: Nominated for Best Animated Television Series or Special by Saturn Awards. Anime News Network Article
