Disney+ has officially greenlit an all-new “Darkwing Duck” animated series, and Mark Hamill is putting on the purple cape as Drake Mallard. Seth Rogen voices Launchpad McQuack, Lizzy Caplan plays Gosalyn Mallard and Lilimar joins as a brand new teen hero named Duckie, Disney announced on September 22, 2026.
The new show picks up with Darkwing in a rough spot. For the last 35 years, he has been trapped in his worst nightmare, an alternate world where nobody has ever heard of his superhero career. Then a rebellious teen named Duckie shows up. She knows all about his heroic past, and she is determined to drag this ego-fueled vigilante back into the fight.
Together, the two will take on old enemies like Negaduck and Megavolt and reunite with Launchpad, Gosalyn and Morgana to save the entire universe.
That 35-year gap lines up with real life. The original show premiered in 1991, so the series is treating all that time away as part of the story. It also explains why Gosalyn is all grown up now, something fans first heard about back in March when Jim Cummings shared a major Darkwing Duck reboot update.
Full Darkwing Duck Voice Cast and Creative Team
Mark Hamill, known to animation fans as the Joker in “Batman: The Animated Series” and the “Batman: Arkham” games, leads the cast as Drake Mallard aka Darkwing Duck. Seth Rogen voices Launchpad McQuack, and Lizzy Caplan of “Party Down” plays Gosalyn Mallard. Lilimar, who was part of the “Inside Out 2” cast, voices newcomer Duckie.
The rest of the lineup includes Dan Stevens as Glade McTowers, Tiffany Shepis as Rosa, Kathryn Newton as Firecracker, Teo Briones as Timb, Tyler Dean Flores as Pondsy, Katie Rich of “Saturday Night Live” as Officer Shanks and Nat Faxon as Officer Webb. Newton is having a busy year, with a role in “Avengers: Doomsday” arriving in theaters this December.
The series comes from Sean Tretta, a writer on “Star Trek: Picard,” and Borja Peña Gorostegui, the creator of “Lost & Crowned.” Both serve as executive producers. Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Alex McAtee and Gabby Grantham are producing for Point Grey Pictures.
The Point Grey team kept their statement short. “Disney said ‘Let’s get dangerous’ and we said ‘hell yeah,'” they shared.
Tad Stones, who created the original “Darkwing Duck,” consulted on the new show. “Like every other fan of the original show, I’m excited to see Darkwing getting dangerous again in a whole new series,” Stones said. “The new creative team has certainly amped up the action and comedy without forgetting the Disney heart. This series places DW in the literary tradition of Robin Hood, Zorro, and Sherlock Holmes, heroes whose lore has been reinterpreted by multiple creators in multiple mediums. They explored the core of those characters by tossing them into new eras, new relationships, and even new universes. No matter when or where, Darkwing Duck will appear in a cloud of blue smoke to grab the spotlight.”
A Quick Look Back at Darkwing Duck
Produced by Disney Television Animation, the Emmy-nominated original ran for 91 episodes. It premiered on Disney Channel before airing on ABC and in syndication starting in 1991. The ABC run ended in 1993, syndication wrapped in 1995, and the show made a short return to syndication from 1996 to 1997.
Darkwing also made his mark outside of TV. He starred in his own games for the Nintendo NES in 1992 and Game Boy in 1993, and he appeared in the Disney Afternoon comic book’s first issue in November 1994 alongside Bonkers, the Goof Troop and TaleSpin. More recently, he showed up in the “DuckTales” reboot, and he joined the Disney Lorcana card game this year when the Winterspell set added Darkwing Duck.
He is still a rare find in the parks too. We got to meet Darkwing and Launchpad in person at a Typhoon Lagoon after-hours cast member event, and a new series could mean more chances to see them around Walt Disney World.
What About Jim Cummings?
This is the question a lot of longtime fans are going to ask first. Jim Cummings has voiced Darkwing Duck since 1991, and in March he told fans he had already recorded material connected to the reboot.
Disney’s announcement lists Mark Hamill as Drake Mallard and does not mention Cummings at all. Disney has not said whether Cummings is part of the series in another role, so for now that is an open question. We will update this story if Disney shares more.
Mark Hamill is a smart pick for a hero whose ego is bigger than his cape. He is one of the most respected voices in animation, and he knows how to play big and funny without losing the heart. The 35-year exile idea is clever too, because it lets the show speak to fans who grew up with Darkwing while giving new viewers a way in through Duckie. The honest catch is that for a whole generation, Jim Cummings is Darkwing. Until Disney says more about his involvement, expect that to be the part of this news fans talk about most.
No premiere date has been announced yet. Until then, the original “Darkwing Duck” series is streaming now on Disney+. For more Disney entertainment news, visit Fantasy Land News.
