CAPED CRUSADER: Cancelled BATMAN Animated Series Finds New Home At Prime Video

CAPED CRUSADER: Cancelled BATMAN Animated Series Finds New Home At Prime Video

Some great news to take us into the weekend here, as the recently cancelled Batman: Caped Crusader animated series that was being developed for HBO Max has found a new home at Amazon...

By MarkCassidy - Mar 09, 2023 06:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Batman
Source: Via Toonado.com

Some great news for Bat-fans here!

We were all devastated when the Caped Crusader animated series that was being developed for HBO Max was shelved, but we're very pleased to report that the project has now found a new home!

According to THR, the J.J. Abrams/Matt Reeves/Bruce Timm-produced animated show that has Ed Brubaker on board as writer has been picked up at Amazon for the Prime Video streaming service for a two-season order.

Details on The Dark Knight's 10-episode animated series are still few and far between, but it is expected to be inspired by the classic '90s Batman: The Animated Series, even though it won't be a direct continuation.

The goal of the show is to “once again reinvent Batman and his iconic rogue’s gallery with sophisticated storytelling, nuanced characters and intense action sequences all set in a visually striking world.”

“We are beyond excited to be working together to bring this character back, to tell engrossing new stories in Gotham City,” Abrams and Reeves said in a joint statement back when the show was first announced. “The series will be thrilling, cinematic and evocative of Batman’s noir roots, while diving deeper into the psychology of these iconic characters. We cannot wait to share this new world.”

This news follows the recent DCU slate announcement, where James Gunn and Peter Safran confirmed that their 10-year plan will incorporate film, TV and animation. Can we assume Caped Crusader will be officially DCU-canon?

Hopefully, we'll get some official updates soon, but we'd say it's a pretty safe bet.

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regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 3/9/2023, 6:16 PM
The show was never cancelled, the trades always reported it was being shopped at other streaming services.
GeneralChaos
GeneralChaos - 3/9/2023, 6:38 PM
@regularmovieguy - it was cancelled for HBO Max though. Plenty of cancelled shows over the years have been shopped to other networks/services. Most don't get picked up.
Scripturepoetic
Scripturepoetic - 3/9/2023, 6:45 PM
@regularmovieguy -

dracula
dracula - 3/9/2023, 6:47 PM
@GeneralChaos - although cancelled shows dont continue production.

even after the hbomax "cancelation", it was reported that production did continue
Scripturepoetic
Scripturepoetic - 3/9/2023, 6:47 PM
@GeneralChaos -

Never bet against Vengeance
Scripturepoetic
Scripturepoetic - 3/9/2023, 6:48 PM
@dracula -

This gives me hope about those NETFLIX ❌ cancellations
GeneralChaos
GeneralChaos - 3/9/2023, 8:24 PM
@dracula - I imagine because of the high profile names involved and because it was already paid for, they decided to just finish what was started so as to not burn any bridges and see if they got lucky with another service.
Scripturepoetic
Scripturepoetic - 3/9/2023, 8:55 PM
@GeneralChaos -

This
is

BATMAN

Scripturepoetic
Scripturepoetic - 3/9/2023, 9:14 PM
@GeneralChaos -

PLUS

Bruce Timm
is
Producing



it
was
going to be picked up



AMAZON

makes sense
MotherFuckerJon
MotherFuckerJon - 3/9/2023, 6:23 PM
I was just wondering about this 3 days ago.
dracula
dracula - 3/9/2023, 6:23 PM




been a long time coming

hope this leads to a retro style superman show (maybe finally give wonder woman a show as well)

to make it different maybe give superman more of a retro world of the future type look (like the world of the future atraction in mask of the phantsm)
FlixMentallo21
FlixMentallo21 - 3/9/2023, 6:48 PM
@dracula - I know just the artist with a retro style that could work for a Superman show like that:
https://www.deviantart.com/despop/gallery/all
dracula
dracula - 3/9/2023, 6:56 PM
@FlixMentallo21 - nice although would want the flescher suit
tmp3
tmp3 - 3/9/2023, 7:07 PM
@dracula - there's a superman cartoon coming on hbo max, which will likely be moved over to amazon thanks to this deal, but it's not anything like a retro style show lol
dracula
dracula - 3/9/2023, 7:11 PM
@tmp3 - yeah I remember that, who knows might be good and surprise, but really the first image of Caped Crusader got people even more excited than they previously were. the first image for My Adventures With Superman, may have actually made people less excited
Scripturepoetic
Scripturepoetic - 3/9/2023, 7:36 PM
@dracula -

Think this is the man for the job

Scripturepoetic
Scripturepoetic - 3/9/2023, 7:37 PM
@FlixMentallo21 -

That is a killer gallery
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 3/9/2023, 6:24 PM
GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/9/2023, 6:30 PM
Brubaker still running that writers room
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 3/9/2023, 6:31 PM
I know I just spoke out against accuracy a moment ago and feel free to win a little moral victory and pointing it out if you'd like but whenever he's depicted with the longer ear cowl I always wish for this:

More weird Batsurdity, please and thank you.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/9/2023, 6:55 PM
@Reeds2Much - long ears just look cooler too if we’re being honest. More menacing
Scripturepoetic
Scripturepoetic - 3/9/2023, 8:14 PM
@GhostDog -

Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 3/9/2023, 9:31 PM
@GhostDog - If we're really being honest then any furry popping out of the shadows would be menacing. After a short monologue about justice I'd drop a load whether it were a guy dressed as a bat or a pink bunny stepping out of the shadows.
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