DC Studios chief James Gunn is disputing multiple reports that have percolated across the internet that the studio has been pursuing a TV series starring Barry Keoghan as the Joker, a character the actor originated in a brief cameo in 2022's "The Batman.

The Penguin comes to a close this weekend, and folks are wondering what’s next for Oz Cobb—as well as which baddie in Batman’s rogues’ gallery will get a show of their own next. Matt Reeves has hinted that could happen, and since this is an Epic Crime Saga, there’s plenty more viable villains to build a series around.

James Gunn is shutting down rumors that a Joker series starring Barry Keoghan is in the works. “Turn on threads and everyone is asking me about this. No there is absolutely no truth to this. A Joker series is not being discussed nor has even come up at this time,” Gunn shared on Threads.

DC Studios' James Gunn has responded to recent reports that Matt Reeves is developing a TV series revolving around The Joker which would lead directly into the events of The Batman Part III. Check it out!

Barry Keoghan’s Joker could be the next Batman villain to get his own spinoff series set between The Batman Part II and Part III

Following the success of The Penguin on Max, a new report suggests that Barry Keoghan will get his own Joker series set in Matt Reeves’ The Batman Universe. The villain had a brief scene in the first Batman movie but isn’t confirmed to have a major role in The Batman Part II.