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- Disney Television Animation has officially ordered a Darkwing Duck reboot to series for Disney+, with Mark Hamill voicing the masked crimefighter and Seth Rogen playing Launchpad McQuack.
- Disney Television Animation gave the long-rumored Darkwing Duck reboot a full series order on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, ending years of on-and-off development.
- Original series creator Tad Stones is consulting on the new show and gave it his blessing in a statement: "Like every other fan of the original show, I'm excited to see Darkwing getting dangerous again in a whole new series."
Disney Television Animation has officially ordered a Darkwing Duck reboot to series for Disney+, with Mark Hamill voicing the masked crimefighter and Seth Rogen playing Launchpad McQuack. Announced September 22, 2026, the new show strands Darkwing in a world that never knew he was a hero, then drags him back into the fight.
What Disney Just Confirmed
Disney Television Animation gave the long-rumored Darkwing Duck reboot a full series order on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, ending years of on-and-off development. Mark Hamill takes over as Darkwing Duck himself, with Seth Rogen as sidekick Launchpad McQuack and Lizzy Caplan voicing his adopted daughter, Gosalyn Mallard. No premiere date or window has been set. It’s the latest in a string of Disney legacy revivals, following the studio’s Gargoyles reboot and its Kane Chronicles series order.
Original series creator Tad Stones is consulting on the new show and gave it his blessing in a statement: “Like every other fan of the original show, I’m excited to see Darkwing getting dangerous again in a whole new series.”
Who’s Voicing Who
| Character | Voice Actor |
|---|---|
| Darkwing Duck / Drake Mallard | Mark Hamill |
| Launchpad McQuack | Seth Rogen |
| Gosalyn Mallard | Lizzy Caplan |
| Duckie (new character) | Lilimar |
| Glade McTowers | Dan Stevens |
| Firecracker | Kathryn Newton |
| Rosa | Tiffany Shepis |
The Story: A Hero Nobody Remembers
The official logline leans into a mid-life-crisis premise instead of a straight legacy sequel: “For the last 35 years, Darkwing Duck has been trapped in his worst nightmare: an alternate world that’s never heard of his superhero exploits.” A teenager named Duckie, who somehow knows all about his forgotten heroics, shows up to drag him back into costume to fight old enemies like Negaduck and Megavolt, alongside returning allies Launchpad, Gosalyn and Morgana.
Why This One Actually Feels Different
The original series was a short burst by modern standards — 91 episodes in just 15 months, premiering in September 1991 and wrapping in December 1992 — which is part of why a proper continuation has been asked for on fan forums for over three decades.
Disney has floated a Darkwing revival for years without it going anywhere, and the closest comparison point, DuckTales’ 2017 reboot, quietly proved there was an audience: that reboot ran three seasons (2017-2021) and pulled in a new generation of fans who’d never seen the original 1991 series. Darkwing was a supporting player on that show before this deal gave him his own series again — a promotion, not a spin-off.
The character never fully left comics, either: Darkwing Duck ran as an ongoing ongoing comic book series from 2010 to 2011 that continued the animated series’ story past its 1992 finale, which is part of why the fanbase pushing for this show never really went quiet. Casting Point Grey Pictures — Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s studio, which also produced the Preacher adaptation — signals Disney wants the same willingness to get weird and a little mean that made the original show’s villains work.
When Can You Watch It
Disney has not announced a release date, casting for every role, or an episode count. Given the show just received its series order, a 2027 premiere is the realistic floor — we’ll update this piece the moment Disney sets a date.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Darkwing Duck getting a new show?
Yes. Disney Television Animation officially ordered a Darkwing Duck reboot to series on September 22, 2026, with Mark Hamill voicing the title hero.
Who plays Darkwing Duck in the reboot?
Mark Hamill voices Darkwing Duck / Drake Mallard. Seth Rogen plays Launchpad McQuack and Lizzy Caplan voices Gosalyn Mallard.
When does the Darkwing Duck reboot come out?
Disney has not announced a release date or window as of this article’s publication.
Is this a sequel or a full reboot?
It’s framed as a continuation rather than a clean reboot: the logline has Darkwing still existing as a character 35 years later, just trapped in a world that forgot his heroics, with original allies like Launchpad, Gosalyn and Morgana returning.
