Harley Quinn Renewed for Season 4 at HBO Max, New Showrunner Named
On the heels of TVLine assuring you that Harley Quinn Season 4 was a “very safe bet,” HBO Max has officially announced its renewal of the Kaley Cuoco-led adult animated comedy.
The good news arrives not long before the Season 3 finale, which begins streaming on Thursday, Sept. 15.
It was also announced that Sarah Peters — who has written for Harley Quinn since Season 1 and currently serves as consulting producer, and whose previous TV credits include Nathan for You — has been promoted to executive producer and showrunner for Season 4. She thus succeeds Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker, who have run the show since its debut and now are doing same for the hit ABC comedy Abbott Elementary.
“We are ecstatic that HBO Max wants the story of Harley and Ivy to continue,” Halpern and Schumacker said in a statement. “And we are equally thrilled that this next season will be in great hands with Sarah Peters as our showrunner and Ceci Aranovich overseeing animation production, as they have both greatly influenced the show with their brilliance since the beginning.”
The good news for Harley & Co. of course follows a bunch of less-good news for other animated fare on HBO Max. Batman: Caped Crusader — an animated reimagining of the Batman mythology by way of Batman: The Animated Series‘ own Bruce Timm, with J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves and Ed Brubaker also exec-producing — is no longer headed for the streamer (but is continuing production).
Other animated series no longer bound for HBO Max and now seeking new homes include the family action comedy Merry Little Batman, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (starring Porky and Daffy), Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical, the animated musical holiday special Did I Do That to the Holidays? A Steve Urkel Story, and The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie.
And as TVLine previously reported, there will be no fifth season of Young Justice, since HBO Max had only ordered one season of the superhero team-up series and that original plan remains unchanged.
Season 3 of Harley Quinn thus far has revolved around the nascent #Harlivy romance, the search for kidnapped Frank the Plant, the occasional masked orgy, Clayface playing Billy Bob Thornton playing Thomas Wayne in a James Gunn-directed biopic, Selina Kyle’s rebuffing of clingy hook-up Bruce Wayne, and Bane’s collection of Sex and the City memorabilia.
The voice cast includes Cuoco, Lake Bell (as Poison Ivy), Ron Funches (King Shark), JB Smoove (Frank the Plant), Alan Tudyk (Clayface/The Joker), Matt Oberg (Kite Man), Christopher Meloni (Commissioner Gordon), Andy Daly (Two-Face), Diedrich Bader (Batman/Bruce Wayne), James Adomian (Bane), Sanaa Lathan (Selina Kyle), Briana Cuoco (Batgirl/Barbara Gordon) and Harvey Guillen (Nightwing).
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so glad to hear of a season 4 renewal of Harley Quinn, i know this site has claimed it was a “very safe bet”, but nothing at HBOMax is a “for sure” thing anymore LOL
they should axe this and bring back Young Justice instead
It took years, but we finally got seasons 3&4 of Young Justice. I would love a S5, but season 4 seemed to function as a finale with Miss Martian and Conner getting married.
They left multiple storylines unfinished. The last scene with Supergirl and the female furies was particularly open ended.
Why does it have to be one or the other?
If they wanted to make more Young Justice, they would.
I really don’t understand what this repeated Young Justice comment about only one season is supposed to mean.
Networks almost always order one season at a time.
It’s clear the creative team was not alerted to any plan by the old regime to make season four any kind of final season.
Of the new regime has decided to cancel it, why aren’t we saying that?
It’s also wrong. They ordered two seasons
Incorrect.
It’s incorrect that they ordered two seasons but my comment is correct: this “only ordered one season”/”original plan” explanation does not make sense.
Awesome… I’d also love a movie that blended live action with the animation.
Nothing appears to be a “sure thing” at HBO Max these days. Discovery is ruining an excellent streaming service. I won’t be subscribing to the new service next year.
Good news it’s been renewed, now I just need to know when E4 are gonna show it in the UK. Took ages for S2 to appear.
(Not expecting an answer BTW, I know UK airdates aren’t published on this site)
This is the only good move HBO Max has made of late.