Disney+ is getting dangerous: The streamer is bringing back the classic ’90s cartoon “Darkwing Duck” with an all-new animated series, TVLine has learned.
The all-star voice cast is led by “Star Wars” icon Mark Hamill, who will play Drake Mallard, aka the masked crimefighter known as Darkwing Duck. Seth Rogen (“Platonic”) will play Launchpad McQuack, with Lizzy Caplan (“Party Down”) as Gosalyn Mallard, Lilimar (“Bella and the Bulldogs”) as Duckie, Dan Stevens (“Legion”) as Glade McTowers, Tiffany Shepis (“Star Trek: Picard”) as Rosa, and Kathryn Newton (“Big Little Lies”) as Firecracker.
“For the last 35 years, Darkwing Duck has been trapped in his worst nightmare: an alternate world that’s never heard of his superhero exploits,” according to the official synopsis. “Now a rebellious teen named Duckie who knows all about his heroic past shows up to pull this ego-fueled vigilante back into battle. Together, this unlikely duo will get dangerous to fight old enemies like Negaduck and Megavolt and reunite with allies Launchpad, Gosalyn and Morgana to save the entire universe.”
“Darkwing Duck” first aired in 1991 in syndication and on Saturday mornings on ABC and followed Drake Mallard, a suburban dad who fights crime as Darkwing Duck in a parody of superhero stories. (The character of Launchpad McQuack came over from Disney’s earlier animated series “DuckTales.”) The series ran for a total of three seasons and 91 episodes.
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