Kite Man: Hell Yeah! (originally announced under the title Noonan's) is a spin-off series of the adult animated web television series Harley Quinn. It was announced on March 11, 2022 and premiered on Max on July 18, 2024. The First Season consists of 10 episodes and concluded on September 12, 2024.[5]
Plot[]
Kite Man and Golden Glider take their relationship to the next level by opening a bar in the shadow of Lex Luthor’s Legion of Doom. Nobody said serving cold ones to the most dangerous rogues outside of Arkham Asylum would be easy, but sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name, and how to hide a body.[2]
Episodes[]
- Main article: List of Episodes#Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | Network | ||
| 1 | 10 | July 18, 2024 | September 12, 2024 | Max |
Cast and characters[]
Main cast[]
Supporting cast[]
- Kaley Cuoco as Harley Quinn[6]
- Lake Bell as Poison Ivy,[6] Cheetah
- Lance Reddick[2] (1 - 8) & Amuche Chukudebulu (9 - 10) as Lex Luthor[6]
- Natasia Demetriou as Malice Vundabar[2]
- Margaret Cho as Rebecca Chen
- Janelle James as Queen of Fables[2]
- Jonathan Banks as Sean Noonan[2]
- Keith David as Darkseid[2]
- Michael Imperioli as Moe and Joe Dubelz[2]
- Rory Scovel as Gus the Goon[2]
- Judith Light as Helen Villigan[2]
- Andy Daly as Darryl Brown[8]
- J.B. Smoove as Frank the Plant[8]
Production[]
At the SXSW festival in March 2022, Harley Quinn show-runner Patrick Schumacker announced during the "Not Kidding Around: Warner Bros. Animation and the Reimagining of Iconic Characters for an Adult Audience" panel that development was underway for a spin-off featuring the character of Kite Man in the lead role.[9]
According to Schumacker, Noonan's will follow Kite Man as he buys Noonan's Bar, the infamous hangout spot for hitmen and henchmen in Gotham which has appeared in a few episodes of Harley Quinn. "He tries to run the bar by himself but it doesn't turn out so easy," Schumacker revealed. "We have Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy appear in the first episode, but after that we have with different goons and villains appearing every episode like Lex Luthor and Bane. It will be kind of like 'Cheers' for supervillains."[6] It was later revealed that the series would follow Kite Man as he teamed up with and bought the bar alongside new love interest Golden Glider as the two would run the bar together while funding their venture by taking part in criminal activities.[10]
Harley Quinn co-creators Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker has confirmed that while they helped write the pilot episode, they will take a step down from the show, overseeing things solely from an executive producer role while other Harley Quinn con-creator Dean Lorey joined by Saturday Night Live!" writer Katie Rich will serve as showrunners. They also confirmed that the title of the show may change as things develop and that Bane will serve as a series regular on the show.[7] This was proved to be right as in June 2023 it was announced that she title of the show had changed to Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, paying homage to his catch-phrase.[11]
On September 14, 2023, the same day as the release of the Harley Quinn Season 4 finale, the official teaser was released.[2]
On July 1, 2024, the official trailer was released.[5]
Gallery[]
Promotional[]
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ‘Harley Quinn’ Spinoff ‘Noonan’s Gets Series Order At HBO Max Denise Petski, Deadline (April 27, 2022).
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 ‘Harley Quinn’ Spin-Off ‘Kite Man: Hell Yeah!’ Ready to Soar with New Teaser Mercedes Milligan, Animation Magazine (September 14, 2023).
- ↑ Kite Man: Hell Yeah!: Harley Quinn Spinoff Series Hits Max This July Ray Flook, Bleeding Cool (June 21, 2024).
- ↑ What’s New on Max This July Max, Pressroom, WBD (June 25, 2024).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Trailer: ‘Kite Man: Hell Yeah!’ Makes Soaring Max Premiere July 18 Mercedes Milligan, Animation Magazine (July 1, 2024).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Harley Quinn Spin-Off Series In The Works At HBO Max [SXSW] Rafael Motamayor, Slashfilm (March 14, 2022).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 'Harley Quinn' creators say the Kite Man spin-off will feature Bane and tease that the current show title, 'Noonan's,' may change Kirsten Acuna, Insider (July 29, 2022).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Kite Man: Hell Yeah! | Official Trailer | Max Max, YouTube (July 1, 2024).
- ↑ Harley Quinn: Kite Man Spinoff "Noonan's" Reportedly In Development Ray Flock, BleedingCool (March 14, 2022).
- ↑ Harley Quinn Universe: New Spin-off Show Receives Promising Update Tom Drew, The Direct (April 27, 2022).
- ↑ Warner Bros. Just Changed the Title of Harley Quinn's TV Spin-off Show Richard Nebens, The Direct (June 15, 2023).