- Primary Subject: Josh Hutcherson casting in the DCU Mister Miracle animated series
- Key Update: DC Studios co-chairman Peter Safran confirmed Josh Hutcherson's casting as Mister Miracle in the upcoming DCU series.
- Status: Confirmed
- Last Verified: October 15, 2026
- Quick Answer: Josh Hutcherson and Mackenzie Davis will star as Mister Miracle and Big Barda in DC Studios' upcoming eight-episode adult animated series written by Tom King.
Josh Hutcherson has been cast to play Mister Miracle in the DCU animated series centering on the fan-favorite superhero.
DC Studios and Tom King have been working on a new adult animated series that will center on the Scott Free iteration of Mister Miracle. It will be based on King's comic miniseries, and fans have been looking forward to seeing which actor they will cast to play the titular character.
Josh Hutcherson Cast as the DCU's Mister Miracle
In a recent interview with IGN, DC Studios co-chairman Peter Safran revealed that Josh Hutcherson is voicing Mister Miracle in the DCU animated series while giving an update on its production.
In addition, Station Eleven star Mackenzie Davis has also been cast to play Big Barda, Mister Miracle's warrior wife.
"Mister Miracle, I think that Tom King really learned a lot in his season of co-creating and executive producing Lanterns, and he adapted his book Mister Miracle fully on his own, wrote all eight episodes, and I think it's just dynamite. Josh Hutcherson as Scott Free and Mackenzie Davis as Big Barda," Safran said.
"And I just think it's a book that I've always loved, and I remember Tom telling us early on that, every convention he goes to, at least a couple people come up to him and say this book saved my life, and I love that we got to tell that story over eight episodes."
The DC Studios co-chairman added, "And it's just a beautiful story about 'How do we survive in today's world knowing that we're never going to truly know the answers to the big questions in life?' It's a beautiful book, and the adaptation is fantastic, so we're excited about that."
Hutcherson and Davis are also expected to reprise their roles in live-action, if DC Studios decides to bring Mister Miracle and Big Barda to a live-action project.
What to Expect in Mister Miracle DCU Animated Series
According to the logline from The Hollywood Reporter, Mister Miracle follows Scott Free, the world’s greatest escape artist, known to the world as Mister Miracle, whose perfect life with his warrior wife Big Barda falls apart when their two home worlds — Apocalypse and New Genesis — go to war, and Scott’s cruel adoptive father Darkseid appears to have captured the ultimate weapon, the Anti-Life Equation, that will give him total dominance over the universe.
As the mountains of bodies on both sides grow ever higher, only Mister Miracle can stop the slaughter and restore peace. But the terrible power of the Anti-Life Equation may already be at work in his own mind, warping his reality, exposing his long-buried pain, and shattering the fragile happiness he’s found with the woman he loves.
The series is also described as a "harrowing, hilarious, heart-wrenching journey across the pitfalls of the ordinary and extraordinary as the son of God raised by the devil tries to save his family, his world, and maybe even himself."
Aside from Hutcherson and Davis, Nathan Fillion is also expected to reprise the role of Guy Gardner. Tom King serves as showrunner.
So far, no release window has been set yet, and it is unknown whether HBO Max will be its main network. Production is currently ongoing.
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