Girls Rule

Girls Rule is an American animated television series created by Chris McKay that is streaming on HBO Max. Based on the Gotham City Sirens comic books, Mckay serve as showrunner and executive producer along with Dan Lin, Roy Lee and Sam Register. The series follows the group of Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and Catwoman, as they survive in the criminal underworld after being kicked out of the Joker's gang. The series stars the voices of Jenny Slate, Zoë Kravitz and Riki Lindhome.

The series premiered on October 29, 2022 and was met with generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the animation, voice acting, and soundtrack, but criticized it for being overstuffed and for its plot. The series has built up a dedicated fan base since its relase. In December 17, 2022, the series was renewed for a second season.

Premise
Harley Quinn, after her break with the Joker, only has the option of living with Poyson Ivi and Catwoman, who were also kicked out of the gang. As certain events unfold, the three of them begin to strengthen a friendship and watch their backs, becoming the Gotham City Sirens.

Main

 * Jenny Slate as Harley Quinn, the Joker's ex-girlfriend. She was abandoned and expelled by the mafia after betraying them in a strange event.
 * Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, Joker's former smuggler and hacker. She, like many other henchmen, were also kicked out of the mob. Now it is limited and stealing in the streets with a knife.
 * Riki Lindhome as Poison Ivy, an expert doctor in silver. After directly attacking the Joker, she was forced to escape and hide. Later in the season he accepts a job at STAR Labs.
 * Rosario Dawson as Barbara Gordon / Batgirl, the newly-elected police commissioner of Gotham.
 * Will Arnett as Batman, a billionaire by day and superhero by night, who defends Gotham City from crime.

Recurring

 * Nolan North as Thomas Elliot, also known as Hush, he is a supervillain hoping to take down Batman due to a childhood trauma.
 * David Hayter as Boneblaster, a new supervillain from Gotham. He gets to have a few run-ins with the girls and develops a grudge against Catwoman before she defeats him.
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 * David Hayter as Boneblaster, a new supervillain from Gotham. He gets to have a few run-ins with the girls and develops a grudge against Catwoman before she defeats him.
 * Conan O'Brien as Riddler, a Gotham City criminal mastermind, he colludes with Hush in his plan until he betrays him. He ends up in Arkham Asylium after a confrontation.
 * Will Friedle as Maxwell Burton, a STAR Labs doctor who discovers Poison Ivy by investigating hidden files. After passing some incidents, both become boyfriends.
 * Héctor Elizondo as James Gordon, the retired police commissioner of Gotham and Barbara's father.
 * Jason Liebrecht as William, a bank manager who was robbed by Harley Quinn. Later he is one of those kidnapped by Elliot.
 * Griffin Burns as Tony, a bodyguard of the Joker.
 * Fred Stoller as Harold Allnut, a genius partner of Batman's for a long time. He is manipulated with pheromones to betray Batman, then redeems himself.
 * Kate Micucci as Clayface, one of Batman's villains, he is mind-controlled by Hush and joins as one of his henchmen, before escaping.
 * Billy Dee Williams as Two-Face, he briefly appears as a controlled ally of Hush.

Episodes
Girls Rule consists of a season with 7 episodes with a duration of 35 to 57 minutes. The complete series was released in HBO Max on October 29, 2022.

Season 2
Before the premiere of the first season, Chris Mckay revealed base titles that he would like for a second season, to "provide enthusiasm to continue the story, reveal that we want to go where a second season without really revealing anything". Following the widespread success of the series, Mckay revealed that a second season had been greenlit, stated that "it will be an extension of all the underlying themes, plots and characters that have been finished or are still loose in the first season."

Taking place around the holiday season, approximately a year and a half after the events of the first season, the story will explore the final loose ends of the Gotham City mystery while new villains are revealed, an organic progression in the story according to producer Dan Lin. Parts of the season will also take place outside of Gotham and it is expected to connect directly with the theatrical films.

Production
In May 2020, the development of some spin-off series of the LEGO and Chris Mckay movies began to be rumored, an announcement shortly after that it was working on a spin-off television series of The Lego Batman Movie.

In January 2021, Warner Bros. officially announced that the series would be titled LEGO's Girls Rule, (named after the merchandise for The Lego Batman Movie) that it would focus on the DC Comics group of villains "Gotham City Sirens" and it was expected that CGI bricks were used as in theatrical movies to animate the series.

The first poster of the series was released in July 2022 with a trailer the same month.}

During New York Comic-Con 2022, an exclusive trailer for the series' first season was unveiled.

Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 81% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 6.90/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "...." Metacritic gave it a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 based on reviews from 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Post-credits scenes
Main Article: List of Post-credits scenes