Matthew Needham, known for “House of the Dragon”, will voice the Joker in the second season of Amazon Prime Video’s animated noir series “Batman: Caped Crusader”. The casting, announced at San Diego Comic-Con, confirms the identity of a villain teased at the end of the first season and adds a prominent new voice to the show’s expanding Batman universe.

The 10-episode season launches on 31 July, with Hamish Linklater returning as Batman and Jamie Chung as Harley Quinn. John DiMaggio, who voices Detective Harvey Bullock, had provided the Joker’s voice in the first-season finale; the series debuted in 2024 and follows Batman’s early campaign against crime in Gotham City.