Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

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. 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
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.

Main

 * Matt Oberg as Charles "Chuck" Brown / Kite Man
 * Stephanie Hsu as Lisa Snart / Golden Glider, Stephanie Brown / Spoiler
 * James Adomian as Bane

Supporting

 * Jonathan Banks as Noonan
 * Lance Reddick as Lex Luthor (season 1)
 * Michael Imperioli as Joe/Moe Dubelz
 * Natasia Demetriou as Malice Vundabar
 * Judith Light as Helen Villigan
 * Janelle James as Queen of Fables
 * Rory Scovel as Gus the Goon
 * Keith David as Darkseid
 * Maria Bamford as Baby Doll
 * Phil LaMarr as Detective Chimp, DeSaad, Black Manta
 * Andy Daly as Darryl Brown, Sinestro
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Chessure

Guest voices

 * Kaley Cuoco as Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn
 * Lake Bell as Poison Ivy, Barbara Ann Minerva / Cheetah
 * Jim Rash as Riddler
 * Tisha Campbell as Tawny Young

Development
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.

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

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!.

Casting
After the show was announced with a series order, Matt Oberg was announced to be reprising the role of Kite Man. 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. Reddick recorded all his dialogue before his passing in 2023.

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

Marketing
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.

Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 89% approval rating with an average rating of 7.3/10, based on 9 critic reviews. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 71 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".