DC is giving Batman's rogues' gallery a radical new makeover for Batwheels, a new preschool animated series premiering on HBO Max's Cartoonito and Cartoon Network this fall.
Batwheels will see Batman's best villains go bumper-to-bumper with the Dark Knight, who is voiced by Moon Knight's Ethan Hawke, and a number of other heroes. The newly released designs for the characters give an up-close look at Joker, Harley Quinn, Catwoman, Mr. Freeze, Toyman, Riddler and Penguin, along with some of their automobile counterparts. "The evil counterpart to the heroic Batwheels, the Legion of Zoom is a team of sentient vehicles brought to computerized life by Badcomputer, the new ultimate computer of the DC Universe," WarnerMedia said of the series. "They, like the Batwheels, are essentially kids with little to no life experience. However, unlike the Batwheels, 'The Zooms' are under Badcomputer’s malevolent guidance and often don’t make the best decisions. Prank, the Jokermobile, and the rest of the villainous squad wreak havoc on Gotham City alongside The Joker, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, and more of the Caped Crusader’s infamous rogues gallery."
Vocal actors for Batman's rogues' gallery include Gina Rodriguez as Catwoman, Mick Wingert as the Joker, Chandni Parekh as Harley Quinn, SungWon Cho as the Riddler, Jess Harnell as Penguin, Regi Davis as Mr. Freeze and James Arnold Taylor as Toyman. The Legion of Zoom features vocal work from Griffin Burns as Prank, Alexandra Novelle as Jetstah, Josey Montana McCoy as Quizz, Ariyan Kassam as Ducky, Cobra Kai's Xolo Maridueña as Snowy, Cho as Badcomputer and Spongebob Squarepants' Tom Kenny as Crash.
Rounding out the cast is Jacob Bertrand as Bam the Batmobile, AJ Hudson as Duke Thomas/Robin, Madigan Kacmar as Bibi (the Batgirl Cycle), Jordan Reed as Redbird (Robin's sports car), Lilimar as the Batwing, Noah Bentley as the Bat Truck, Leah Lewis as Cassandra Cain/Batgirl, Kimberly D. Brooks as the Batcomputer and Wingert as Batman's robot repairman Mo.
Announced in October, Batwheels is described as a "preschool animated action-adventure comedy series starring the most heroic and iconic vehicles from the DC universe." The synopsis reads, "They are a team of incredible crimefighters who have banded together to oppose evil, combat crime and clean up the streets of Gotham City. They are…okay, they’re NOT Batman and Robin. They’re the Batwheels - an awesome group of sentient super-powered crime-fighting vehicles defending Gotham City alongside Batman, Robin, Batgirl and a host of DC Super Heroes."
Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Batwheels is coming to HBO Max's Cartoonito and Cartoon Network this fall.
Source: WarnerMedia