Suicide Squad

Worst. Heroes. Ever.

RELEASED 3 Aug 20162h 2m★ 5.9 TMDB

From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.

Why it matters in DC

Task Force X shows the shared universe from the perspective of imprisoned villains recruited by the state. Its missions introduce a different relationship between power and responsibility: these characters are not simply volunteering to help, and the government can deny responsibility for their actions.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Suicide Squad is title 5 of 16 in our DC Extended Universe viewing sequence. Suicide Squad introduces the DCEU's government-run villain team and supplies early context for this Harley Quinn. Birds of Prey later follows Harley in a different kind of partnership. The Suicide Squad returns to the team concept with a new mission; it should not be mistaken for a remake simply because its title is similar.

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