Warner Bros. TV and DC Entertainment have officially announced that
Doom Patrol has been renewed for a second season, set to air in 2020. There's also an interesting new wrinkle with its renewal as it will now stream simultaneously on both the DC Universe streaming service and on WarnerMedia's upcoming HBO Max streaming service.
Executive producer Jeremy Carver and star Diane Guerrero (Crazy Jane) were both present at the DC Universe panel earlier tonight to make the long-awaited announcement.
No word on an episode count just yet, but fans should expect, at least, another fifteen installments, if not more.
Ahead of the second season's debut, the first season will also debut on HBO Max when the service makes its grand debut next year. It's also likely some, if not all, of the other DC originals will also ultimately make the transition over to HBO Max once the streamer is up and running.
DOOM PATROL reimagines one of DC’s most beloved groups of Super Heroes: Robotman aka Cliff Steele (BRENDAN FRASER), Negative Man aka Larry Trainor (MATT BOMER), Elasti-Woman aka Rita Farr (APRIL BOWLBY) and Crazy Jane (DIANE GUERRERO), led by modern-day mad scientist Niles Caulder aka The Chief (TIMOTHY DALTON). Each member of the Doom Patrol suffered a horrible accident that gave them superhuman abilities, but also left them scarred and disfigured. Traumatized and downtrodden, the team found their purpose through The Chief, coming together to investigate the weirdest phenomena in existence. Following the mysterious disappearance of The Chief these reluctant heroes will find themselves in a place they never expected to be, called to action by none other than Cyborg (JOIVAN WADE), who comes to them with a mission hard to refuse. Part support group, part Super Hero team, the Doom Patrol is a band of superpowered freaks who fight for a world that wants nothing to do with them.
Doom Patrol features:
Timothy Dalton as Niles Caulder/The Chief
Brendan Fraser as Cliff Steele/Robotman
Matt Bomer as Larry Trainor/Negative Man
April Bowlby as Rita Farr/Elasti-Woman
Joivan Wade as Victor Stone/Cyborg
Diane Guerrero as Kay Challis/Crazy Jane
Phil Morris as Silas Stone
Alan Tudyk as Eric Morden/Mr. Nobody
Doom Patrol returns 2020