Matthew Needham to voice Joker in Batman: Caped Crusader S2

Actor Matthew Needham, known for his role in "House of the Dragon," has been cast as the Joker in the upcoming second season of the animated series "Batman: Caped Crusader." The casting was announced on Thursday, July 23, during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, where Needham joined executive producers and fellow cast members.

The series, which reimagines Batman's earliest years in a noir-inspired style, will release its entire ten-episode second season on Friday, July 31, on Prime Video. The streaming platform confirmed the date alongside the casting news. At the Comic-Con event, attendees were treated to a world premiere screening of the season's opening episode and a first-look image of Needham's version of the iconic villain.

Needham will also voice the Joker in the companion video game "Batman: Caped Crusader Chronicles," which is set to launch on Amazon Luna on the same date, July 31. He joins returning voice actors Hamish Linklater, who voices Batman, and Michelle C. Bonilla in the game.

The creative team behind the series includes executive producers J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves, and legendary Batman animator Bruce Timm. James Tucker and Geoffrey Thorne, who also serve as...