The new series, based on the comic strip of the same name and its adaptations, add a character called Baylin (Karen Cliche), a bounty hunter from the planet Mongo. She finds herself trapped on Earth and becomes a comrade of Flash (Johnson); his former girlfriend, Dale Arden (Gina Holden); and scientist Dr. Hans Zarkov (Jody Racicot), who are able to travel back and forth through a "portal between the two worlds." In a more subtle change, Ming will not be called "the Merciless" and will exhibit the traits of modern, media-savvy dictators like Saddam Hussein.