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Hasan Minhaj Announces His Return to Gotham City as Star of ‘The Riddler: Secrets in the Dark’

March 8, 2023

The Riddler_Hasan Minhaj_Photo Credit - Eric Hobbs

Photo credit: Eric Hobbs

Today at Spotify Stream On, artists, songwriters, podcasters, and authors from around the world joined for the latest announcements and for hands-on demos of the new tools and resources coming to our platform. Podcast fans in particular enjoyed a big surprise when Hasan Minhaj revealed he’s reprising his role as Gotham City’s most enigmatic Super-Villain in The Riddler: Secrets in the Dark. 

This scripted audio series follows an unexpected adventure from the perspective of one of Gotham City’s most cunning Super-Villains, Edward Nygma. Characters from last year’s global sensation Batman Unburied—including Batman, Barbara Gordon, and Alfred—will return for another gripping installment of our story as Batman begrudgingly teams up with The Riddler to bring down a Super-Villain obsessed with cleansing the streets of Gotham from sinners— including our unlikely duo.

As the latest series to come from the exclusive, multiyear partnership between Spotify, DC, and Warner Bros., The Riddler: Secrets in the Dark follows two previous releases: the aforementioned Batman Unburied, and Harley Quinn and The Joker: Sound Mind. Batman Unburied’s 10-episode first season premiered in May 2022 to global success, receiving adaptations in nine languages and topping the charts in 35 markets. And that success continued earlier this year when all seven episodes of Harley Quinn and The Joker: Sound Mind dropped at once, quickly reaching the top of the charts in six markets.

Does The Riddler: Secrets in the Dark have a release date?

Currently, the series is set to premiere on Spotify later this year. Be sure to check For the Record in the future for the latest updates.

Want a taste of what you can expect when The Riddler: Secrets in the Dark premieres later this year? Listen to all 10 Batman Unburied episodes now.

Get To Know a New Side of Dr. Harleen Quinzel in DC’s ‘Harley Quinn and The Joker: Sound Mind’ Podcast

January 31, 2023

How did everyone’s favorite DC bad girl Harley Quinn get, well, bad? In the new Spotify Original show Harley Quinn and The Joker: Sound Mind, listeners get to travel back in time to learn more about what happened that turned Dr. Harleen Quinzel into a disciple of The Joker.

Brought to you by Spotify, Warner Bros., and DC, this audio series stars Christina Ricci as the voice of Harley Quinn and Billy Magnussen as The Joker.

When listeners first meet Dr. Quinzel, she’s fresh out of grad school and starting her career as a psychologist at Arkham Asylum. She soon learns that her father is sick and in need of an expensive, life-saving operation that she can’t afford. During this time, she also meets Patient J, a magnetic inmate able to manipulate everyone but her. Pushed to her breaking point when searching for ways to help her father, Harleen makes the fateful decision to use her relationship with Patient J to get what she needs. 

Featuring an all-star cast that also includes Justin Hartley as Bruce Wayne and Amy Sedaris as Harleen’s Aunt Rose, the seven-episode series leads the characters down dangerous paths that change them forever.

For the Record is ready to challenge listeners with a quiz based on the show. Give Harley Quinn and The Joker: Sound Mind a listen and then see if you can correctly answer each question below. Listen carefully, because the fate of Gotham City may be in your hands.

1. In episode 1, Dr. Harleen Quinzel is at the drugstore buying what for her father?
2. In episode 2, Dr. Quinzel meets with a jewel thief named:
3. In episode 3, Bruce Wayne’s conversation with Dr. Quinzel is interrupted by a news alert announcing that someone broke into the Gotham Museum of Antiquities and fled the scene in a:
4. In episode 4, Dr. Quinzel meets a woman in the hospital waiting room. What pet does the woman have?
5. In episode 5, which patient saves Dr. Quinzel from one of the released inmates?
6. In episode 6, where does Dr. Quinzel agree to meet The Joker?
7. In episode 7, how does Dr. Quinzel get The Joker out of Blackgate Penitentiary?