A Batman Animated Series Will Bring Unlikely DC Villain Into The Mix

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For decades, Batman has been a popular figure in animated series, and over the years, there have been many different versions of Bruce Wayne. Shows like Batman: The Animated Series, Batman: Brave And The Bold, and Batman: Caped Crusader generally follow the character’s comic book origins. However, one of the most unusual takes is Batwheels, a show aimed at younger viewers that portrays Batman’s vehicles as living, thinking characters. The third season of Batwheels, which premiered last year, will feature a surprising new villain.

During a panel at last year’s New York Comic Con, the creator of Batwheels revealed some exciting news about the show’s future. Simon J. Smith, the executive producer, confirmed that the animated series will feature Professor Zoom, a notorious villain from The Flash, in its current third season. The show premiered on HBO Max late last year, and more episodes are planned for 2026. Zoom’s appearance will be a major ten-episode arc. While this version of the character won’t be as grim as some others, he’s expected to create plenty of trouble in Gotham.

Zoom vs. Batwheels

I was at the panel and learned some exciting news about season three of Batwheels. Not only will Zoom be a major villain, but a well-known actor will be playing him! It’s Dan Stevens – you might know him from The Guest, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, or Legion. Apparently, there’s a ten-episode arc centered around racing against Professor Zoom, who is also known as the Reverse-Flash. The producer, Simon, said Stevens really embraced the character and did fantastic work. Good news for fans – Ethan Hawke is still voicing Batman! Everyone involved seems confident that season three will be the best one yet.

I was really interested in what Simon Smith had to say on the panel about reimagining classic Gotham villains as vehicles. He explained it wasn’t simple; a lot of those characters are complex, with troubled backgrounds and their own twisted justifications. But that doesn’t really work for this project. We’re building a fun, playful world, almost like a theme park, so the villains aren’t about serious crime. Instead, they’re more about causing playful humiliation. He used Banebuggy as an example – all that villain wants is to be bigger, because he’s actually quite small, and wants to live up to the imposing figure of a traditional Bane. It’s about his personal ambition, not about hurting anyone.

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2026-01-08 18:41