The first Joker movie hit HBO on May 16, 2020 and Max on its launch date of May 27, 2020. It was released theatrically on October 4, 2019, so that's a gap of 7 months.

Ultimately, Joker: Folie à Deux demands more thought than it deserves, and it will likely find its audience at the church of people who worship movies that masquerade as deep, thoughtful pieces of work. However, anyone who digs beneath the surface will find nothing but an empty hole of despair, and that is not why we go to the movies.

The story follows Arthur as he awaits trial at Gotham's Arkham State Hospital, where he has become a shadow of himself due to the medication that keeps his imagination at bay, and because of the unspeakable abuses inflicted by the prison guards.