The Valentine’s Day special for the Harley Quinn animated series was announced in October. The special is titled Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special. Patrick Schumacker (Powerless, Abbott Elementary), showrunner for the series for the first three seasons, posted two tweets on his Twitter account last week, teasing the anticipated special, according to ComicBook.
Sarah Peters (Ghosted, Making History), who has written on the series since the first season and also serves as a consulting producer, has been promoted to executive producer and taken over as the showrunner for the fourth season of Harley Quinn.
“Fans can anticipate a smooth changeover with Sarah as showrunner”, Schumacker said in an interview with The A.V. Club, according to UpsideMelon. “As the head of an incredibly talented season four writing staff, she now has the opportunity to spread her wings. We are fortunate to have a real comedy queen in such a crucial position.”
Schumacker also told The A.V. Club about the behind-the-scenes changes and explained that part of the reason Peters is taking over is so he and Justin Halpern (Abbott Elementary, Powerless) can expand the Harley Quinn series into spin-offs, according to ComicBook.
The first three seasons of Harley Quinn can be streamed on HBO Max. Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special will debut in February 2023.