Written by Edwin Francisco
HBO Max has ordered 10 episodes of Noonan’s, Harley Quinn’s Kite Man spin-off.
Noonan’s Pub is Gotham City’s favorite criminal hangout from the animated HBO Max series Harley Quinn.
Somehow Kite Man and Golden Glider bought the pub. But to sustain the business, they do crime. Matt Oberg returns to reprise his role as Kite Man. The show will also feature Poison Ivy (Lake Bell) and Harley Quinn (Kaley Cuoco) in the pilot episode.
Kite Man is a regular character in the show. Furthermore, Kite Man and Poison Ivy are supposedly engaged; in fact, they almost got married.
Harley Quinn’s Kite Man Receives HBO Max Show
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Kite Man is a Batman villain who first appeared in Batman No. 133 in 1960. Writer Bill Finger and artist Dick Sprang co-created Kite Man. Kite Man made a cameo in The LEGO Batman Movie. Moreover, James Gunn’s Peacemaker series briefly mentioned him.
Golden Glider is a Flash villain who first appeared in The Flash No. 250 in 1977. Writer Cary Bates and artist Irv Novick co-created her. She has appeared in the CW’s Arrowverse series The Flash, played by Peyton List.
Executive Vice President of Original Comedy and Adult Animation for HBO Max and Adult Swim, Suzanna Makkos said:
We love the wild and fun world of Harley Quinn so much we just had to make a spin-off and who better to center it around than the outcast Kite Man. Justin, Patrick, and Dean have created the perfect local hangout for Gotham City’s not-so-finest at Noonan’s, where bar patrons can blow off steam after a long day of mayhem.
Executive Vice President of Alternative Programming for Warner Bros. Animation, Peter Girardihas added:
Harley Quinn unlocked a world of hilarious possibilities with the iconic Super Heroes and Super-Villains of the DC Universe. Exploring this world further with our partners at HBO Max and DC is going to be a lot of fun. Plus, after getting dumped by Poison Ivy, the least we could do was give Kite Man his own show.
Harley Quinn’s Kite Man Receives HBO Max Show
Image: HBO Max
Kaley Cuoco herself will be an executive producer of the series. In addition, Dean Lorey will be acting showrunner. Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker and Dead Lorey, co-creators of the Harley Quinn animated series, will also be executive producers.
HBO Max’s premise of Noonan’s is this:
Lovable loser Kite Man and his new squeeze Golden Glider moonlight as criminals to support their foolish purchase of Noonan’s, Gotham’s seediest dive bar, where everybody knows your name, but not necessarily your secret identity!
There’s no release date yet.