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Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Genre
Based on
Developed by
Showrunners
  • Dave Lorey
  • Katie Rich
Voices of
Music by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producers
ProducerJoann Estoesta
Editors
  • Dave Courter
  • Annie De Brock
Production companies
Original release
NetworkMax
ReleaseJuly 18, 2024 (2024-07-18) –
present (present)
Related
Harley Quinn

Kite Man: Hell Yeah! is an American adult animated black comedy superhero television series based on the DC Comics character Kite Man created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang. The series stars Matt Oberg, Stephanie Hsu and James Adomian, and follows the adventures of Kite Man and his current girlfriend Golden Glider who have supported the purchase of a local bar named Noonan's.

The series serves as a spin-off of Harley Quinn, where Kite Man was featured as a supporting character and ex-fiancé to Poison Ivy.[1][2] The first season will consist of ten episodes, with Matt Oberg returning to voice Kite Man. Much of the voice cast were revealed in September 2023.

Kite Man: Hell Yeah! premiered on July 18, 2024.

Premise

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Kite Man: Hell Yeah! follows the saucy adventures of Kite Man and his girlfriend Golden Glider who live together in Noonan's, Gotham's seediest dive bar. They take their relationship to the next level by opening a bar in the shadow of Lex Luthor's Legion of Doom.

Cast and characters

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Main

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Supporting

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Guest voices

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Episodes

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No.Title [4]Directed byWritten byOriginal release date [5]
1"Pilot, Hell Yeah!"Yoriaki Mochizuki
July 18, 2024 (2024-07-18)
With the Anti-Life Equation in his possession, Lex Luthor reluctantly hires Kite Man as an aerial spy to guard the Legion of Doom against the Justice League, as all of the resident flying villains are at a gala. Kite Man fails at his task, but states that he feels more at home at Noonan's. Out of revenge, Luthor decides to buy the bar for $10 million. Kite Man and the Golden Glider strive to raise the money first, but are unable to borrow it from anyone. Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy advise the two to rob from bad guys worse than them. With help from Bane, who has been booted from the Legion, the crew attacks Darryl's mansion, who willingly surrenders the money as a reward for finally standing up to him. Luthor reveals that he merely lied about Superman stealing the Anti-Life Equation and hides it away in the back of Noonan's, unaware that Darkseid is also on the hunt for it.
2"Grand Reopening, Hell Yeah!"Jeff WamesterConner ShinJuly 18, 2024 (2024-07-18)
While hiring new staff and preparing for Noonan's grand reopening, Kite Man hires Darkseid's entitled goddaughter, Malice, as a server despite Golden Glider wanting to hire Bane for the role. All the while Kite Man is desperate for his father to respond to his invite to the event. Fed up with Malice's attitude, Glider invites Lex Luthor and the Legion of Doom's big wigs to the party, but is unaware that Luthor is throwing his own party to make sure Noonan's stays irrelevant. The latter event is subsequently ruined by Malice's cat, Chessure, who escapes and temporarily becomes kaiju-sized after eating some civilians, unintentionally drawing some attention to Noonan's. After realizing that he should focus more on impressing people who actually like him, Kite Man decides to fire Malice, but Glider promotes her to social media manager to make Darkseid happy, while Bane takes a job as bouncer. Meanwhile, Gus takes the Queen of Fables' head in as his kindergarten class pet, where she is forced to entertain the kids. She ultimately steals the body of one boy's mother after being taken home.

Production

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Development

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Harley Quinn showrunner Patrick Schumacker revealed at South by Southwest in March 2022, during the "Not Kidding Around: Warner Bros. Animation and the Reimagining of Iconic Characters for an Adult Audience" panel that development was underway for a spin-off featuring the character of Kite Man in the lead role.[1]

In April 2022, HBO Max announced that it had given a series order, which would be titled Noonan's.[2] That July, it was reported that Harley Quinn co-developer Dave Lorey and Katie Rich would serve as showrunners.[6]

In June 2023, at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, it was announced that the series would be re-titled as Kite Man: Hell Yeah!.[7]

Casting

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After the show was announced with a series order, Matt Oberg was announced to be reprising the role of Kite Man.[2] In September 2023, alongside the release of the teaser trailer, Stephanie Hsu, James Adomian, Jonathan Banks, Lance Reddick, Michael Imperioli, Natasia Demetriou, Judith Light, Janelle James, Rory Scovel, Keith David had all been cast, with Kaley Cuoco and Lake Bell guest starring in it as well.[8] Reddick recorded all his dialogue before his passing in 2023.

Release

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Kite Man: Hell Yeah! premiered on Max on July 18, 2024.[9]

Marketing

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The official teaser for the series was released on September 14, 2023, the same day as the release of the season 4 finale of Harley Quinn. The teaser shows scenes of Kite Man saying the words, the Queen of Fables, all the Legion of Doom characters during the quote "Take to Wing it", and finally a few clips of the first episode that was seen that ends with the title card saying the show's title.[10]

Reception

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The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 83% approval rating with an average rating of 6.7/10, based on 6 critic reviews.[4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 71 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[11]

Notes

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  1. ^ Hsu replaces Cathy Ang, who previously voiced her in the Harley Quinn series.
  2. ^ Reddick replaces Giancarlo Esposito, who previously voiced him in the Harley Quinn series.
  3. ^ James replaces Wanda Sykes, who previously voiced her in the Harley Quinn series.
  4. ^ David replaces Michael Ironside, who previously voiced him in the Harley Quinn series.

References

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  1. ^ a b Motamayor, Rafael (March 14, 2022). "Harley Quinn Spin-Off Series in the Works at HBO Max [SXSW]". slashfilm.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Flook, Ray (April 27, 2022). "Harley Quinn: Kite Man Spinoff "Noonan's" Gets HBO Max Green Light". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  3. ^ Nelson, Samantha (July 11, 2024). "Kite Man: Hell Yeah! Season 1 Review". IGN. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Kite Man: Hell Yeah!: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Shows A-Z – Kite Man: Hell Yeah! on Mac". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  6. ^ Acuna, Kirsten. "'Harley Quinn' creators say the Kite Man spin-off will feature Bane and tease that the current show title, 'Noonan's,' may change". Business Insider. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "Max Reveals Preview of Its Original Adult Animation Slate at Annecy International Animation Film Festival". Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc Press (Press release). June 15, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (September 15, 2023). "'Kite Man: Hell Yeah' Teaser: First Look At Max's 'Harley Quinn' Spinoff Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  9. ^ Flook, Ray (June 21, 2024). "Kite Man: Hell Yeah!: Harley Quinn Spinoff Series Hits Max This July". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  10. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (September 14, 2023). "'Harley Quinn' Spin-Off 'Kite Man: Hell Yeah!' Ready to Soar with New Teaser". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on September 15, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "Kite Man: Hell Yeah!: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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