Joker Anime Series ‘Laugh Riot’ Announced at Annecy Festival
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At the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation announced three new greenlit DC series, including Joker: Laugh Riot, an original adult animated project described as DC's first-ever anime series. The series is a collaboration between Warner Bros. Animation, DC Studios, and SOLA Entertainment. According to the announcement, the story takes place after Batman is murdered, and the Joker becomes a detective seeking to learn who killed his nemesis, gradually becoming more like the vigilante he fought. Yasuhuro Aoki, a veteran from The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim animation department and director of the 2025 film ChaO, is directing the series, with Jim Krieg serving as executive producer. No premiere date or network has been announced for the project.
What’s reported
Joker: Laugh Riot was announced as greenlit during a DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation joint presentation at Annecy on Thursday.
The series is described as DC's first-ever anime series and is an adult animated project.
It is a collaboration between Warner Bros. Animation, DC Studios, and SOLA Entertainment.
The story takes place after Batman is murdered; the Joker plays detective to learn who killed him and becomes more like Batman.
Yasuhuro Aoki is directing the series; Jim Krieg is executive producer.
No premiere date or network has been set.
Open questions
No premiere date or network has been announced for Joker: Laugh Riot.
Key figures
Yasuhuro Aoki (director)
Jim Krieg (executive producer)
Peter Safran (mentioned as part of DC Studios presentation)
Sam Register (mentioned as part of Warner Bros. Animation presentation)
Sources: collider.com
