Natalie Gumede joins Titans season 2 as Mercy Graves

There have been rumors that Titans season 2 would be adding Lex Luthor to the mix, but it appears that is a done deal now. Mercy Graves will be there to help threaten the Titans.

Natalie Gumede has been cast as Lex Luthor's bodyguard and right-hand woman, Mercy Graves. Originally introduced in Superman: The Animated Series, Mercy made the leap to the comics in 1999.

The Titans producers describe this iteration as:

Mercy Graves is the ruthless, cunning, right hand and bodyguard to the notorious Lex Luthor – serving her boss with unquestioned loyalty. Her connection to the Luthors runs deep, as Mercy has been a friend of the family and in Lex’s life since they were young.

So it sounds as though she will follow what we know pretty closely.

Gumede is best known globally as playing Ashley in the 2014 Doctor Who Christmas Special. She recently starred in the 10-episode ITV series Jekyll & Hyde, and she also currently stars in Free Rein.

Still no word on who will be playing Lex Luthor, but that information is probably coming sooner rather than later.

With Gumede's addition to the series, it seems this cast knows no bounds in size. Titans season 2 so far is adding Esai Morales as Slade Wilson/Deathstroke, Chella Man will play his son Jericho, and Chelsea T. Zhang will take on the role of Rose Wilson. And, of course, Iain Glen has joined as Bruce Wayne, Joshua Orpin as Connor Kent, and Drew Van Acker as Aqualad.

Not to mention you still have Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites), Koriand'r (Anna Diop), Rachel (Teagan Croft), Gar (Ryan Potter), Jason Todd (Curran Walters), Dawn (Minka Kelly), Hank (Alan Ritchson, and Donna (Conor Leslie) running around.

That is a lot of characters for any show to manage. We love seeing as many DC characters as possible on TV, but it's also a cause for a bit of concern as well.

Titans season 2 will debut this fall on DC Universe in the U.S. and on Netflix in other markets.

SOURCE: Deadline
IMAGE SOURCE: Shutterstock - Natalie Gumede - Featureflash Photo Agency

Correction: The image associated with this post has been updated.

35 comments

Thanasis

June 13, 2019

Are we getting Lex?

Flower & Monster & Golden Calf
June 13, 2019
Lex is tied to Superboy.
1. Thanasis
  June 13, 2019
  I know, I just hadn't heard Lex was gonna be introduced this season.

Anya Uribe

June 13, 2019

That was my first thought too!
She looks like a teenager. Mercy is a Badass adult.
I guess we'll have to wait and see.

mr nobody
June 13, 2019
Look her up
Hunter Zolomon
June 13, 2019
She's in her 30's.

Kaingerc

June 13, 2019

I doubt she'll be any more "Ruthless" than any of the "Titans".

Sassybat
June 13, 2019
yup, the titans are already pretty brutal. Starfire and Beats Boy have already killed people, Dick has been breaking people to near death as well as Jason Todd. Hawk and Dove are all about being brutal. I guess they will make Mercy kill people faster....

Kerk Lastnameless

June 13, 2019

Ruthless and cunning my ass...this girl has the most innocent face imaginable. Not to mention that she is too young.

mr nobody
June 13, 2019
She is 35 years old lol you want a 60 year old or what?
Also, you can be ruthless and cunning without an ugly mean face
1. NinjaGamer13
  June 13, 2019
  MY Mercy Graves is named that because she’s inches FROM the grave! #notmymercy #arthriticsarecooltoo
Hunter Zolomon
June 13, 2019
Batman News posted a pic of different actress. The actual actress played a Husband beater in a UK soap called Coronation Street and she was evil and twisted, she played it insanely well and got awards for it, this is great casting.
1. Kerk Lastnameless
  June 13, 2019
  Uh, I see. Bad Batman-News.
  1. Hunter Zolomon
    June 13, 2019
    Yeah i was confused at first because i knew the name but didn't know the girl in the picture, god i wish Chris never sold this site.

mr nobody

June 13, 2019

Look her up, she doesn't look young. And she's 35

mr nobody

June 13, 2019

@batmannews, @seanpaune You guys posted a picture of Jaylen Barron lol

Thanasis
June 13, 2019
AHAHAHAHAHAHA What a shit show.
1. mr nobody
  June 13, 2019
  Yeah... I don't even know what to think anymore
BatmanUglyCowl
June 13, 2019
Oh man, this site
1. mr nobody
  June 13, 2019
  Yeah, that's embarrassing. I mean how do you mess up googling a name and grabbing a picture?
Hunter Zolomon
June 13, 2019
What's the betting this doesn't get updated, you know i swear they don't actually bother to read the comments on here. Go on the comics side of the site and the writers actually chat and interact with us as well actually being mods as well, it feels like a whole other site compared to the "main" section.
1. mr nobody
  June 13, 2019
  well, they did, but still...
  1. Hunter Zolomon
    June 13, 2019
    Meh doesn't excuse how badly they run this site, feels like Chris sold it to a bunch of amateurs. Its ok doing the odd typo mistake but its frequent, they report rumours too much and act like they are facts, they are late to the party with most things, get stuff wrong (like now) and the lack of any mods on here is annoying. Chris doesn't even own the site now and it still feels like he does more then them on here.
    1. mr nobody
      June 13, 2019
      Oh I'm with you 100% I like Mr Warshaw's toy reviews mostly now. And he's part of the old administration.
      The site is on a downfall.
      "Its ok doing the odd typo mistake but its frequent, they report rumours too much and act like they are facts, they are late to the party with most things, get stuff wrong (like now) and the lack of any mods on here is annoying"
      so much yes
    2. Hunter Zolomon
      June 13, 2019
      I've said this before but i only stick around for the comics side, the community (despite are bitch fights haha) and the fact this is one of the very few comic based sites what uses Disqus.
    3. mr nobody
      June 14, 2019
      I know!! Diqus is a must! that's why screen rant or comic book or those have 0 comments

mr nobody

June 13, 2019

this is Natalie Gumede, not the girl in the article who is Jaylen Barron https://uploads.disquscdn.c...

Hunter Zolomon
June 13, 2019
She's great actress, i'm fine with this casting.
1. mr nobody
  June 13, 2019
  honestly, I don't know her but I'm excited to see what she brings to the show
  1. Hunter Zolomon
    June 13, 2019
    She will be great, Mercy is the type of character she will play well.

ZaQueerdo

June 13, 2019

So is Luthor showing up this season?

Hunter Zolomon

June 13, 2019

She's a British actress who used to star in a UK soap called Coronation Street and she was really good in it, she's a great actress so i'm fine with this casting.

J.K.2019

June 13, 2019

Ok.

Wazzapova

June 13, 2019

Wonderful. Will she also not have any fight scenes and get important lines like “Men’s room upstairs.” like the last live action version of Mercy?

Brett John

June 15, 2019

Cancel all DC shows. Put animation films on hold. FOCUS ON DCEU FILMS. lmao what a disaster deadass

Thanasis
June 13, 2019
Are we getting Lex?
1. Flower & Monster & Golden Calf
  June 13, 2019
  Lex is tied to Superboy.
  1. Thanasis
    June 13, 2019
    I know, I just hadn't heard Lex was gonna be introduced this season.
Anya Uribe
June 13, 2019
That was my first thought too!
She looks like a teenager. Mercy is a Badass adult.
I guess we'll have to wait and see.
1. mr nobody
  June 13, 2019
  Look her up
2. Hunter Zolomon
  June 13, 2019
  She's in her 30's.
Kaingerc
June 13, 2019
I doubt she'll be any more "Ruthless" than any of the "Titans".
1. Sassybat
  June 13, 2019
  yup, the titans are already pretty brutal. Starfire and Beats Boy have already killed people, Dick has been breaking people to near death as well as Jason Todd. Hawk and Dove are all about being brutal. I guess they will make Mercy kill people faster....
Kerk Lastnameless
June 13, 2019
Ruthless and cunning my ass...this girl has the most innocent face imaginable. Not to mention that she is too young.
1. mr nobody
  June 13, 2019
  She is 35 years old lol you want a 60 year old or what?
  Also, you can be ruthless and cunning without an ugly mean face
  1. NinjaGamer13
    June 13, 2019
    MY Mercy Graves is named that because she’s inches FROM the grave! #notmymercy #arthriticsarecooltoo
2. Hunter Zolomon
  June 13, 2019
  Batman News posted a pic of different actress. The actual actress played a Husband beater in a UK soap called Coronation Street and she was evil and twisted, she played it insanely well and got awards for it, this is great casting.
  1. Kerk Lastnameless
    June 13, 2019
    Uh, I see. Bad Batman-News.
    1. Hunter Zolomon
      June 13, 2019
      Yeah i was confused at first because i knew the name but didn't know the girl in the picture, god i wish Chris never sold this site.
mr nobody
June 13, 2019
Look her up, she doesn't look young. And she's 35
mr nobody
June 13, 2019
@batmannews, @seanpaune You guys posted a picture of Jaylen Barron lol
1. Thanasis
  June 13, 2019
  AHAHAHAHAHAHA What a shit show.
  1. mr nobody
    June 13, 2019
    Yeah... I don't even know what to think anymore
2. BatmanUglyCowl
  June 13, 2019
  Oh man, this site
  1. mr nobody
    June 13, 2019
    Yeah, that's embarrassing. I mean how do you mess up googling a name and grabbing a picture?
3. Hunter Zolomon
  June 13, 2019
  What's the betting this doesn't get updated, you know i swear they don't actually bother to read the comments on here. Go on the comics side of the site and the writers actually chat and interact with us as well actually being mods as well, it feels like a whole other site compared to the "main" section.
  1. mr nobody
    June 13, 2019
    well, they did, but still...
    1. Hunter Zolomon
      June 13, 2019
      Meh doesn't excuse how badly they run this site, feels like Chris sold it to a bunch of amateurs. Its ok doing the odd typo mistake but its frequent, they report rumours too much and act like they are facts, they are late to the party with most things, get stuff wrong (like now) and the lack of any mods on here is annoying. Chris doesn't even own the site now and it still feels like he does more then them on here.
      1. mr nobody
        June 13, 2019
        Oh I'm with you 100% I like Mr Warshaw's toy reviews mostly now. And he's part of the old administration.
        The site is on a downfall.
        "Its ok doing the odd typo mistake but its frequent, they report rumours too much and act like they are facts, they are late to the party with most things, get stuff wrong (like now) and the lack of any mods on here is annoying"
        so much yes
      2. Hunter Zolomon
        June 13, 2019
        I've said this before but i only stick around for the comics side, the community (despite are bitch fights haha) and the fact this is one of the very few comic based sites what uses Disqus.
      3. mr nobody
        June 14, 2019
        I know!! Diqus is a must! that's why screen rant or comic book or those have 0 comments
mr nobody
June 13, 2019
this is Natalie Gumede, not the girl in the article who is Jaylen Barron https://uploads.disquscdn.c...
1. Hunter Zolomon
  June 13, 2019
  She's great actress, i'm fine with this casting.
  1. mr nobody
    June 13, 2019
    honestly, I don't know her but I'm excited to see what she brings to the show
    1. Hunter Zolomon
      June 13, 2019
      She will be great, Mercy is the type of character she will play well.
ZaQueerdo
June 13, 2019
So is Luthor showing up this season?
Hunter Zolomon
June 13, 2019
She's a British actress who used to star in a UK soap called Coronation Street and she was really good in it, she's a great actress so i'm fine with this casting.
J.K.2019
June 13, 2019
Ok.
Wazzapova
June 13, 2019
Wonderful. Will she also not have any fight scenes and get important lines like “Men’s room upstairs.” like the last live action version of Mercy?
Brett John
June 15, 2019
Cancel all DC shows. Put animation films on hold. FOCUS ON DCEU FILMS. lmao what a disaster deadass

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