Fans who want to see Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy become an item in the new animated series Harley Quinn may have to wait past Season 1.
In an interview with CBR, show co-creators Patrick Schumacker and Justin Halpern (Powerless, iZombie) laid out their vision for the series and its iconic anti-hero. Halpern admitted that a romantic relationship between Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn is "something we wanted to explore."
However, Halpern continued to say that the first season will focus on Harley's "self-discovery" rather than her finding love with someone other than the Joker. "It was important for us in Season 1 to not get her out of relationship and then suddenly get her into another one," Halpern explained. "In the first season, we sort of stay away from too much of her being romantically involved in anything."
The two Batman villains first became close in the 1993 Batman: The Animated Series episode "Harley & Ivy." The friendship became a recurring part of the show's canon for the rest of the animated series' run and was soon adapted into comics continuity. While a romantic and sexual relationship between the two was long implied in various stories, it was finally confirmed in 2015 by then Harley Quinn ongoing series writers Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti on DC Comics' official Twitter account. Harley Quinn's creator, Paul Dini, also made Harley and Poison Ivy being involved "official" in Batgirl Adventures #1.
Harley Quinn is set to premiere on DC Universe on November 29.