Disney+ has greenlit a new Darkwing Duck animated series led by Mark Hamill and a multi-name voice cast. The TVLine casting roundup also notes additions to Hulu’s All’s Fair and several other casting developments.
Disney+ has ordered an all-new Darkwing Duck animated series featuring Mark Hamill as Drake Mallard/Darkwing Duck and a high-profile voice cast.
The reboot’s premise: Darkwing has been trapped for 35 years in an alternate world until a teen, Duckie, who knows his past, pulls him back into action.
Disney+ has officially ordered a new animated Darkwing Duck series. TVLine reports the project is a fresh continuation of the 1990s cartoon and includes a notable voice cast headlined by Mark Hamill as Drake Mallard, the masked crimefighter known as Darkwing Duck.
The announced voice cast for the Disney+ revival includes:
According to the series synopsis shared in the report, Darkwing Duck has spent 35 years trapped in an alternate world that has never heard of his superhero exploits. A rebellious teen called Duckie, who is aware of Darkwing's heroic past, arrives and pulls him back into action. The two will confront classic villains like Negaduck and Megavolt and reunite with allies to try to save the universe.
The original Darkwing Duck premiered in 1991, ran three seasons for a total of 91 episodes, and presented Drake Mallard as a suburban dad who becomes a parody-styled superhero. Launchpad McQuack was a character that also appeared in DuckTales. The new series positions itself as a continuation that brings the character back into a modern animated context.
This Darkwing Duck announcement signals Disney+ continuing to revive or extend legacy animated IP with contemporary production teams and casted celebrities. The presentation positions the show as a continuity-based revival with a built-in villain and ally set, and it reintroduces the character to audiences who remember the original while aiming to draw new viewers with updated story hooks.
Darkwing Duck is headed back to the small screen. Disney+ has ordered a new version of the popular 1990s animated series. The streaming service has been developing this reboot since 2020. Mark Hamill, Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan, and Lilimar are featured as the voice cast for the series, which follows the new adventures o
Disney announced that the long-rumored, all-new “Darkwing Duck” series has been greenlit for Disney+, bringing back Drake Mallard, plus his friends and foes. While we don’t typically report on streaming, we wanted to draw your attention to this news for a couple of reasons. Before we cover that in the commentary, let’s
From EPs Sean Tretta and Borja Peña Gorostegui, Seth Rogen's Point Grey Pictures produces the ‘continuation’ of the original show, which finds the hero trapped for 35 years in a world that has never heard of him; Mark Hamill, Lizzy Caplan, and Lilimar lead the cast.
'Darkwing Duck' is making a comeback.
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