Titans season 3 is officially introducing Barbara Gordon as well as evolving Jason Todd from Robin to Red Hood. The second season took the DC Universe drama to the next level as the series fleshed out its cast with new characters as well as progress the arcs of the original main players. Dick Grayson officially left his title as Robin behind him for good as the season finale saw his transformation into Nightwing. Titans season 2 also focused heavily on Starfire and her complicated battle with her villainous sister Blackfire, who will be a series regular in the next season.
While the new season was originally set to come out this fall, the Coronavirus pandemic caused production to be delayed. As the scripts have been written, filming is looking to start sometime this fall as new safety guidelines are beginning to allow several TV shows to resume production. While most of the DC TV shows were moved to September for DC FanDome, Titans were one of the shows to still air their panel as part of the Hall of Heroes coverage.
During their panel, it was announced that Barbara Gordon will be making her debut in Titans season 3, but as the commissioner of GCPD. A villain is also making it into the series from Batman’s rogue’s gallery as Jonathan Crane, a.k.a. Scarecrow, was also announced to appear. When viewers first meet him, he will be seen as an inmate of Arkham Asylum who will be offering to consult for the GCPD. The introduction of the characters comes into play as the team will be heading to Gotham City in Titans season 3.
Despite having previously operated from San Francisco, something will be pulling the team into Gotham, which is Dick Grayson and Bruce Wayne's home city. It might have to do with the fact that Jason Todd will be ditching the Robin title to officially become Red Hood. How the iconic DC anti-hero plays into the overall arc of Blackfire coming for Starfire remains to be seen. There are also a few plot threads of Titans season 2 that still need to be resolved, including the havoc that Mercy Graves and Project Cadmus caused.
It will be intriguing to follow the new season, especially as it has been confirmed that Titans will be moving to HBO Max as DC Universe won't be the primary platform anymore for DC TV. What it might entail is an increase in both the budget as well as the overall commitment. It won't be surprising if the episode commitment changes too, as Doom Patrol only had ten episodes in season 2 when airing on both DC Universe and HBO Max. Despite not having any footage to show, given that production has been held off, Titans came through with some amazing announcements that make season 3 something to look forward to.
Source: DC FanDome