Disney+ has greenlit an all-new Darkwing Duck series. It will bring back Drake Mallard as the masked crime fighter Darkwing Duck. This will be a continuation of the series that many remember being included as part of the popular Disney Afternoon. It comes from Sean Tretta (Star Trek: Picard) and Borja Peña Gorostegui (Lost & Crowned), who are both serving as executive producers. They are being joined by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Alex McAtee, and Gabby Grantham, who are producing for Point Grey Pictures.
“Disney said ‘Let’s get dangerous and we said “hell yeah”” shared the Point Grey team.
Original Darkwing Duck series creator, Tad Stones, consulted on the development of this series. “Like every other fan of the original show, I’m excited to see Darkwing getting dangerous again in a whole new series,” said Tad Stones. The new creative team has certainly amped up the action and comedy without forgetting the Disney heart. This series places DW in the literary tradition of Robin Hood, Zorro, and Sherlock Holmes, heroes whose lore has been reinterpreted by multiple creators in multiple mediums. They explored the core of those characters by tossing them into new eras, new relationships, and even new universes. No matter when or where, Darkwing Duck will appear in a cloud of blue smoke to grab the spotlight.”
This new version of Darkwing Duck has a star-studded cast that includes the following:
- Mark Hamill – Drake Mallard/Darkwing Duck
- Seth Rogen – Launchpad McQuack
- Lizzy Caplan – Gosalyn Mallard
- Lilimar – Duckie
- Dan Stevens – Glade McTowers
- Tiffany Shepis – Rosa
- Kathryn Newton – Firecracker
- Teo Briones – Timb
- Tyler Dean Flores – Pondsy
- Katie Rich – Officer Shanks
- Nat Faxon – Officer Webb
Disney+ released the following description about the upcoming Darkwing Duck series:
For the last 35 years, Darkwing Duck has been trapped in his worst nightmare: an alternate world that’s never heard of his superhero exploits. Now a rebellious teen named Duckie who knows all about his heroic past shows up to pull this ego-fueled vigilante back into battle. Together, this unlikely duo will get dangerous to fight old enemies like Negaduck and Megavolt and reunite with allies Launchpad, Gosalyn and Morgana to save the entire universe.
The lead cast includes Mark Hamill (“Batman: The Animated Series,” “Batman: Arkham Asylum”) as Drake Mallard aka Darkwing Duck, Seth Rogen (“The Muppet Show”) as Launchpad McQuack, Lizzy Caplan (“Party Down”) as Gosalyn Mallard, Lilimar (“Inside Out 2”) as Duckie, Dan Stevens (“Onslaught”) as Glade McTowers, Tiffany Shepis (“Star Trek: Picard”) as Rosa, Kathryn Newton (“Avengers: Doomsday”) as Firecracker, Teo Briones (“Final Destination Bloodlines”) as Timb, Tyler Dean Flores (“Neon”) as Pondsy, Katie Rich (“Saturday Night Live”) as Officer Shanks, and Nat Faxon (“The Descendants”) as Officer Webb.
The original Darkwing Duck ran for 91 episodes, originally appearing on the Disney Channel before airing on ABC and in syndication starting in 1991. It concluded this run in 1993, and syndication ended in 1995. It returned to syndication from 1996 to 1997. Darkwing Duck had a much greater influence on the world than just through television. The character also appeared in video games, with the first game of the same name being released in 1992 on Nintendo NES and then a year later on Game Boy. Darkwing also appeared in comic books in November 1994 as part of the Disney Afternoon Fun-Filled 1st Issue! Darkwing appeared along other Disney characters, including Bonkers, the Goof Troop, and TaleSpin in Volume 1, No.1. Recent years saw the character return with the remount of DuckTales. The original series, Darkwing Duck, can currently be watched in its entirety on Disney+.
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