Max's animated DC series "Harley Quinn" is back with more adventures for beloved villains turned anti-heroes Harley (Kaley Cuoco) and Ivy (Lake Bell), but this season, they're shaking things up a little bit.

Season 5 of Harley Quinn is exclusive to streaming service Max in the US, with its first episode debuting on Thursday, Jan. 16. New episodes will release every Thursday from then on until the season finale on March 20. Seasons 1-4 of Harley Quinn, plus a Valentine's Day special are already available to watch on demand on the streamer.

Harley and Ivy have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Catwoman, as they stayed in her apartment during Season 3 but were double-crossed by her in Season 2 — and that's not even getting into Ivy and Catwoman's past relationship.

The Batman spinoff starring the Joker's love interest debuted on DC Universe, a streaming service that has since been phased out. After Season 2, Harley Quinn moved to MAX where it has continued to earn rave reviews. The series also spawned its first spin-off series Kite Man: Hell Yeah! in 2024. Now Harley and co. are returning for a fifth season.

In "The Mess is the Point," Harley and Ivy have two very different roads. Ivy confronts the scientist that lead to her powers. Harley babysits sharks.

Anyone hoping for abundant nods to James Gunn’s Superman probably wasn’t fulfilled, but plenty of fun Man of Steel nods were still on display, as well as a particularly stellar “Martha” joke that was all-too-reminiscent of The Penguin ’s finale. Let’s take a quick run through my personal favorite highlights.

The second episode of Harley Quinn season 5 showed us how Pamela Isley became Poison Ivy. Like most villain origins, it started with tragedy and the betrayal of a loved one. In Ivy’s case, it was by her professor and lover,