Titans: Season 3 Adds Red Hood, Batgirl and Scarecrow

DC Universe's Titans is returning for a third season, and fans got their first taste of what the future holds for the series at DC FanDome. Titans will undergo a major shift in location for Season 3, as the team heads to Gotham City and encounters several major Batman characters. Curran Walters will return as Jason Todd in Season 3, though he won't be wearing the Robin costume this time around. Instead, Jason will become Red Hood, suggesting he'll have had his fateful run-in with the Joker at some point between Seasons 2 and 3. Season 2 already flirted with the possibility of killing Jason, even invoking the infamous 1-900 poll that led to Jason's death in the comics, but the character was ultimately spared and returned to his normal duties as Batman's sidekick at the end of the season. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2018/11/16/titans-jason-todd-actor-on-robins-f-bombs-and-batman-relationship"] Season 3 will also introduce Barbara Gordon, though the role has yet to be cast. In this universe Barbara has given up the mantle of Batgirl in favor of replacing her father as Commissioner of the GCPD. Needless to say, she's not thrilled about being reunited with Dick Grayson and having the Titans stirring up trouble in the city. Speaking of trouble, it appears that Scarecrow will be one of the major villains of Season 2. This role is also yet to be cast, but we know Dr. Jonathan Crane will take on a Hannibal Lecter-esque role as an Arkham Asylum inmate who consults on difficult cases for the GCPD. It's probably safe to assume Crane will escape and resume tormenting the city with fear gas before Season 3 ends. And we wouldn't be surprised to see Iain Glen reprise his role as Bruce Wayne in Season 3, either. Season 3 will also deal heavily with the rivalry between Starfire and her sister Blackfire. Blackfire actress Damaris Lewis has been promoted to series regular status for Season 3. Unfortunately, we don't know when exactly Season 3 will actually debut. As evidenced by the fact that neither Barbara Gordon nor Scarecrow have been cast, the new season hasn't yet entered production and likely won't return until well into 2021 at least. And based on comments from DC Publisher Jim Lee, by that point the series may find its home on HBO Max rather than DC Universe. Still, these new character reveals will give fans plenty to stew on while we wait for more news. And if you're not familiar with the original Death in the Family storyline that led to Jason's death, DC will soon be turning it into an interactive, animated movie. Both Red Hood and Batgirl will also play central roles in the newly revealed Batman: Gotham Knights game. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=titans-bruce-wayne-gallery&captions=true"] Thanks to an overall stronger second season, Titans was among IGN's nominees for the best comic book TV series of 2019. To help tide you over until Titans: Season 3 begins, why not check out our retrospective on the history of Robin? [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.