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Titans may have lost its original home on the DC Universe streaming service, which shut down last year, but the show has found a new one on HBO Max, where it will debut its third season. The cast of classic DC Comics characters, reimagined in the gritty world of the show, is continuing to grow as Variety reports the addition of Barbara Gordon, played by Savannah Welch (Six).
Barbara, the daughter of police commissioner James Gordon, was famously paralyzed by The Joker in The Killing Joke, which ended her career as Batgirl but set her on a new course: Gotham’s very own information broker and hacker extraordinaire, Oracle. As Oracle, Barbara became the central point of contact for all vigilantes in Gotham, as well as the leader of her own team, the Birds of Prey. She also helped train the new Batgirl, Cassandra Cain, who took over in her stead. Cain–as well as the Birds, sans Barbara–recently appeared in the DCEU’s Harley Quinn-focused Birds of Prey film. Before that, Barbara was played by Dina Meyer in the short-lived Birds of Prey TV show and Yvonne Craig in the cult-classic Batman ’66 TV show.
Recently in the comics, thanks to a continuity reboot, Barbara was returned to her role as Batgirl with mobility in her legs regained by experimental surgery.
According to Variety, Titan’s take on the character will have a “combative relationship” with Bruce Wayne and a complicated, old romance that may be rekindled with Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites). She’ll be returning to Gotham from parts unknown.
Welch, an amputee, has become a spokesperson for the disability community in addition to her career as an actor and musician.
Titans Season 3 resumed production after a temporary COVID-19 related shut down in October of 2020 and is set to wrap filming in June of 2021. No premiere date has been set.
