Wednesday-ster is Harley Quinn in new series about The Joker

After thirty years, Christina Ricci returned to the addams family, on the Netflix Original Wednesday. She’ll soon be adding a surprising role as none other than Harley Quinn, opposite The Joker.

Christina Ricci is anything but a newcomer to Hollywood. She made her feature film debut for the general public at the age of nine and since then she has starred in a long list of major films. Especially in the nineties, you could hardly ignore Ricci.

Christina Ricci: Wednesday to DC

The 42-year-old actress has always continued acting, but her role can be seen in megahit Wednesday feel free to call it a comeback, especially with the general public. Tim Burton’s series quickly became one of Netflix’s biggest originals. A second season is already in the works.

Before that, Christina Ricci plays another big role, in another mega-franchise. Namely DC. The world of Batman, Superman and the Joker. The villain whose relationship with Harley Quinn has been the basis for many iconic comics, games, and movies for over half a century.

Harley Quinn and the Joker

And, soon also in the form of audio drama from Spotify and DC. Christina Ricci will play Harley Quinn in Harley Quinn and the Joker: Soundmind, a series that will consist of seven episodes. To be clear: this is purely about audio. Ricci is going to do the voice of Harley.

In the upcoming series, he will play the iconic role opposite Billy Magnussen, who also starred in no time to die. Bruce Wayne, i.e. Batman, also plays a role in the audio drama, voiced by Justin Hartley (We are). The seven episodes of Harley Quinn and the Joker: Soundmind It’s coming to Spotify all at once on January 31, but you can already get a sneak peek via the trailer below.

Family history, new twist

All very well, sounds great, but what is the Spotify Original about? The streaming service comes to our rescue with an eerie synopsis, hinting that this will be a different Harley than you’re used to: “We know the origin story of Harley Quinn, the story in which she was manipulated into becoming the mistress and deranged of the Joker”. become lover But what if there is more? What if there’s a Gotham City where Harley made the Joker believe she loved him, in order to get what he needed?

Big names (and Batman)

Spotify and DC take audio dramas at least as seriously as DC movies and series. Harley Quinn and the Joker: Sane Mind is the second series to come out of a long-standing partnership between the streaming service and Warner Bros. The First Wash batman unburied, written by none other than David S. Goyer. The screenwriter behind Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies, among others.

It should be clear that audio dramas are not cheap feats. In any case, it is not about the names involved. Harley Quinn and the Joker: Sane Mind you can stream on Spotify starting January 31st. Still not familiar with this kind of audio stories? So you can start right now batman unburied.

Variety