Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

When the world needs the best, they call on the worst.

RELEASED 23 Mar 20181h 26m★ 7.1 TMDB

Amanda Waller's top-secret "Task Force X" — consisting of Deadshot, Bronze Tiger, Killer Frost, Captain Boomerang, Harley Quinn, and Copperhead — is on a mission to retrieve a mystical object so powerful that they're willing to risk their lives to steal it. However, the Suicide Squad isn't the only group of villains seeking to possess the object. It's a race for the golden prize, and second place isn't an option if they want to stay alive.

Why it matters in DC

Task Force X's pursuit of a mystical object brings the criminal and supernatural sides of DC into the same mission. Competing groups seeking the prize make the squad's survival depend on more than completing an assignment for Amanda Waller.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay is title 10 of 16 in our DC Animated Movie Universe viewing sequence. Hell to Pay brings Task Force X into the connected animated film universe and includes links relevant to its altered-history strand. The Flashpoint Paradox offers useful wider context. The live-action Suicide Squad films use another team history, so their shared characters do not establish the events leading into this mission.

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