Love makes people do unpredictable things, but what is amour without a touch of madness to keep things interesting? In partnership with DC and Warner Bros., Spotify announced today that the all-new audio series Harley Quinn and The Joker: Sound Mind starring Christina Ricci and Billy Magnussen, premieres on January 31, 2023, exclusively on Spotify. The 7-episode series, written and directed by Eli Horowitz (Homecoming, Kajillionaire), is the latest audio project bat-swinging out of Spotify’s multi-year deal with DC and Warner Bros. following the success of Batman Unburied. By the way, Batman Unburied is outstanding! You should all check it out immediately.
Here’s the official synopsis for Spotify’s Harley Quinn and The Joker podcast:
Starring Christina Ricci (Yellowjackets, Wednesday, The Matrix Resurrections, The Addams Family) and Billy Magnussen (No Time To Die, Made for Love) as our titular characters, Harleen Quinzel and The Joker, the series tells a new story from the perspective of one of Gotham City’s most iconic villains. When we meet Dr. Harleen Quinzel, she’s fresh out of grad school, a new psychologist at Arkham Asylum, and determined to help the patients her colleagues have written off. But her dad is sick and in need of an expensive, life-saving operation she can’t afford. Pushed to her breaking point, Harleen is tired of playing by the rules. So when she meets “Patient J,” a magnetic inmate able to manipulate everyone but her, Harleen makes a fateful decision: to use her relationship with The Joker to get what she wants, leading both of them down a dangerous path that will change them, Bruce Wayne (Justin Hartley), and Gotham City forever.
The cast for this thrilling new audio adventure rounds out with Amy Sedaris (The Mandalorian, At Home with Amy Sedaris) as Harleen’s Aunt Rose, Andre Royo (Empire, The Spectacular Now) as Arnold Wesker aka The Ventriloquist, Stephen Root (Barry, King Of The Hill) as Harleen’s boss Grunfeld, Fred Melamed (Barry, WandaVision) as Harleen’s co-worker Bob, Mary Holland (Senior Year) as Margaret Pye aka Magpie, and Elias Koteas (Goliath, Chicago PD) as Harleen’s father Nicky Quinzel.
In addition to announcing the premiere date for Spotify’s Harley Quinn and The Joker: Sound Mind podcast, the audio streaming service shared new art for the upcoming presentation.
All seven episodes of Harley Quinn and The Joker: Sound Mind will be available to stream on Spotify on January 31, 2023. Are you prepared to follow Harley and Mr. J down another rabbit hole of mania and warped devotion? Let us know in the comments.