DC (Spotify podcasts)

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Since 2022, Spotify has produced a series of scripted podcasts based on the characters and worlds of DC Comics. [1]

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Production

In June 2020, it was announced that Spotify had signed a deal with DC and Warner Bros. to produce scripted podcasts set in the DC Universe. [2] [3]

In September, the first podcast was revealed to be David S. Goyer's Batman Unburied , which released in 2022. [4] [5] The podcast, which stars Winston Duke as the titular Batman, peaked as the No. 1 podcast on Spotify in the U.S. [6] The second podcast, Harley Quinn and The Joker: Sound Mind , was released in early 2023, starring Christina Ricci as Harley Quinn and Billy Magnussen as The Joker. [7] [8]

A season two of Batman Unburied, later titled Batman Unburied: Fallen City, was announced in 2022. [9] The podcast was released in 2024, with Colman Domingo taking over as the voice of Batman. [10] [11] In 2023, a spinoff of the show titled The Riddler: Secrets in the Dark was released. The show focuses on the villain The Riddler, with Hasan Minhaj reprising his role from Batman Unburied. [12] [13]

Future installments are intended to focus on such characters as Superman, Lois Lane, Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Katana, and Batgirl. [14] [15]

Lists of podcasts

References

  1. ↑ White, Peter (June 18, 2020). "Warner Bros, DC To Develop Original Podcasts With Spotify". Deadline. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Spotify Signs Deal With Warner Bros., DC for Slate of Exclusive Scripted Podcasts". Variety. June 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ White, Peter (June 18, 2020). "Warner Bros, DC To Develop Original Podcasts With Spotify". Deadline. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  4. ↑ "'Batman Unburied': David Goyer Creates Podcast For Spotify". Deadline Hollywood. September 29, 2020.
  5. ↑ "How 'Batman Unburied' reinvented the Dark Knight for a global audio audience". Los Angeles Times. May 31, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  6. ↑ Yeo, Amanda (May 9, 2022). "Joe Rogan lost the top spot on Spotify to a Batman podcast". Mashable. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  7. ↑ Chan, J. Clara (March 8, 2023). "Behind Spotify's Growing DC Comics Audioverse". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  8. ↑ Spangler, Todd (January 12, 2023). "'Harley Quinn and The Joker' Podcast Starring Christina Ricci, Billy Magnussen Sets Premiere Date on Spotify". Variety. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  9. ↑ "'Batman Unburied' Podcast Renewed for Season 2 at Spotify". Variety. June 22, 2022.
  10. ↑ Spangler, Todd (November 19, 2024). "'Batman Unburied: Fallen City,' Starring Colman Domingo as the Dark Knight, Sets Premiere Date on Spotify". Variety. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  11. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (November 19, 2024). "Colman Domingo Promises "Emotional New Discovery" in 'Batman Unburied' Second Season". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  12. ↑ Spangler, Todd (March 8, 2023). "Hasan Minhaj to Reprise Role as The Riddler in New DC Podcast Series for Spotify". Variety. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  13. ↑ Chan, J. Clara (March 8, 2023). "Hasan Minhaj to Return as The Riddler for 'Batman Unburied' Spinoff From Spotify, DC". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  14. ↑ "DC Expands Deal With Spotify, Plans Superhero Audio Series Including Superman, Wonder Woman & Joker". Deadline Hollywood. February 22, 2021.
  15. ↑ Alexander, Julia (February 22, 2021). "DC Comics is launching a podcast universe on Spotify". The Verge. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
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