“Titans” found his Barbara Gordon.
Variety I learned exclusively that Savannah Welch was cast in the role of the next third season of the HBO Max program. In the third season, Gordon is the police commissioner for Gotham City. Uses a wheelchair. She used to be Batgirl until she was shot and paralyzed by the Joker. She has a combative relationship with Bruce Wayne. His life gets more complicated when Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites) returns to Gotham, rekindling his old romance and starting a new crime-fighting partnership.
Welch is known for her role in the History Channel’s military drama, “Six”, in which she played a Marine who suffered an amputation in combat. His other on-screen appearances include the critically acclaimed films “Boyhood” and “Tree of Life”. Welch herself is amputated and lost one leg after an accident in 2016. She has since become a spokesperson for the disabled community.
She is represented by the Collier Talent Agency.
Barbara Gordon has been portrayed on screen at action and animation shows several times over the years. Yvonne Craig played the character on the “Batman” show in the 1960s, opposite Adam West and Burt Ward. Dina Meyer also played the character in the short series “Birds of Prey” for The WB. Most recently, Briana Cuoco voiced the character in the HBO Max animated series “Harley Quinn”.
“Titans” was renewed for a third season at DC Universe in November 2019. However, it was announced in September 2020 that DC Universe was leaving the original series with a script, with its remaining original scripts switching to HBO Max.
“Titans” was the first scripted series to be released in the DC Universe, with the first season opening in October 2018. The series was developed by Akiva Goldsman, Geoff Johns, Greg Berlanti, based on characters from DC. All three serve as executive producers along with Greg Walker and Sarah Schechter. The series is produced by Goldsman’s Weed Road Pictures and Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
Art by: Mark Pennington, Rick Leonardi.