Colman Domingo Tapped To Be The Batman In Spotify’s ‘Batman Unburied: Fallen City’

Source: Maya Dehlin Spach / Getty

For a minute, it seemed like Colman Domingo was set to become the new Kang the Conqueror in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While that may not be the case anymore, having Domingo take on the Dark Knight isn’t a bad consolation prize.

According to Variety, the Fear The Walking Dead star will be the voice of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Spotify’s second season to Batman Unburied: Fallen City, which is set to premiere Nov. 26. Taking over voicing duties from Winston Duke, who was the caped crusader in its first season, Colman Domingo’s deep baritone voice seems to perfectly fit that of the Dark Knight. We all know Kevin Conroy will forever be Batman’s voice GOAT (RIP, sir).

Coming in at eight episodes deep, Batman Unburied: Fallen City is the brainchild of filmmaker and comic book writer David S. Goyer, who reimagined Bruce Wayne as a Black man born in Gotham City as opposed to the privileged rich white man who decided to take justice into his own hands. We’re low-key surprised MAGA nation wasn’t in an uproar about this. They must not have discovered Spotify yet or something. Just sayin’.

Per Variety:

“This story, one that explores Bruce losing a friend and an emotional new discovery about his parents’ death, was exciting and challenging,” Domingo said in a statement. “I can’t wait for listeners to experience the twists and turns awaiting them.”

Here’s the description for “Batman Unburied: Fallen City”: As Gotham City is plagued by seismic tremors, Bruce Wayne and Harvey Dent launch a social program that rattles the city’s elites yet earns praise from the city’s newest masked figure: the Oracle of Gotham. But when Harvey goes missing, Batman is forced to descend into the city’s labyrinthian underground, uncovering a horrific conspiracy by a secret society that has ruled Gotham for ages, one that has ties to his parents’ tragic murder. While Two-Face works to puppeteer the strings of law and order, Batman must defend his life — and his city — before everything he knows and loves turns to rubble.

We’re not gonna lie, we wish this was a live-action film or at least an animated one. But then MAGA nation would definitely take notice, and social media would be chaotic over it, as that’s their thing.

Listen to the trailer for the second season of Batman Unburied: Fallen City, and let us know if you’ll be lending it your ear when it premiers on Spotify on Nov. 26 in the comments section below.