Bruce Timm’s Batman: Caped Crusader animated collection strikes to Amazon Prime with two-season order

After its departure from HBO Max, Bruce Timm’s Batman: Caped Crusader has been picked up by Amazon Prime for a two-season order.

The collection has had a turbulent improvement historical past, with it being scrapped by Warner Bros. Discovery and just lately revived by Amazon.

Bruce Timm, who co-created the Nineteen Nineties hit Batman: The Animated Collection, returns as government producer on the collection, together with J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Pressure Awakens) and Matt Reeves (The Batman).

This will even be Abrams and Reeves’ second undertaking since their collaboration on Felicity. Famed Batman comedian author Ed Brubaker is heading the writers’ room on the undertaking together with Timm.

However what precisely is Batman: Caped Crusader about?

“The collection shall be thrilling, cinematic and evocative of Batman’s noir roots, whereas diving deeper into the psychology of those iconic characters,” stated Abrams and Reeves in a joint assertion when the undertaking was first introduced at DC FanDome in 2021. 

The collection shall be a Batman origin story initially of his vigilante profession, as Batman navigates the gritty world of Gotham, designs the Batmobile, grapples along with his twin personas, and tells “an extremely complicated psychological story about somebody who in a approach, must be redeemed.”

For a have a look at what the collection will really feel like, Timm’s Batman: Unusual Days quick captures the noir vibe Caped Crusader goes for with an genuine 40s’ really feel, however extra inclusive and numerous within the themes it portrays. 

Iconic characters like Commissioner Gordon, the Joker, and Catwoman will even seem within the collection, with a brand new spin on them because the characters develop with the collection’ development, exploring the relationships Batman will construct along with his allies or enemies. 

There was no information on casting or a launch date on Amazon Prime, however extra particulars on the collection are quickly to comply with because it progresses in improvement. 

“We’re past excited to be working collectively to convey this character again, to inform engrossing new tales in Gotham Metropolis,” stated Abrams and Reeves, because the collection’ revival shapes as much as be a promising entry into the Batman animated universe.

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This text was first printed in Geek Tradition.