DC Studios Announces 'Joker: Laugh Riot' Adult Animated Series at Annecy Festival
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Ray Flook
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DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation announced a new adult animated series called "Joker: Laugh Riot" at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The series features the Joker investigating Batman's death in a "John Wick"-style revenge narrative. The announcement was part of a larger showcase of three new animated projects, presented by DC Studios Co-Chairman Peter Safran and Warner Bros. Animation President Sam Register.
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· 3 pulledBatman's dead and the Joker wants answers in DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation's just-announced adult animated series, Joker: Laugh Riot.
DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation wasted no time making headlines on Thursday, rolling out a trio of new animated projects during 'World's Finest Animation: DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation Showcase,' at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
With Peter Safran (Co‑Chairman and Co‑CEO, DC Studios) and Sam Register (President, Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, and Hanna‑B
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