This is the new Batman series that will arrive at Amazon from the hand of JJ Abrams and Matt Reeves

HBO Max cutbacks and cancellations have caused the new batman series find a new home in the competition. ‘Batman: Caped Crusader‘, the animated series developed by JJ Abrams, Matt Reeves and Bruce Timm, will finally premiere on Amazon Prime Video.

‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ will take as reference the mythical ‘Batman: The Animated Series‘ (one of the best superhero series in history), created by Timm in the 90s, and counts comic book writer Ed Brubaker among the creative team of the 10 episodes of the first of the two seasons that the streaming platform has commissioned.

“We are beyond excited to work together to bring this character back, to tell Fascinating new stories in Gotham City”Abrams (‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’) and Reeves (‘The Batman’) said in a joint statement when ‘Caped Crusader’ was first announced back in 2021. “The series will be exciting, cinematic and evocative of Batman’s film noir roots., while delving into the psychology of these iconic characters. We can’t wait to share this new world.” Well, they had to wait a bit.

The new Batman series, yes, it will be independent and will not have to do with the new interconnected universe of James Gunn and Peter Safran for DC, in which they will hire a new actor to play the Dark Knight, nor with the alternative universe of The Batman by Matt Reeves, which has already confirmed its continuation with the series of ‘The Penguin’ starring Colin Farrell. , and with the sequel ‘The Batman 2’ that will bring back Robert Pattinson’s Batman.

On Amazon, ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ will join other successful animated series such as ‘Invincible’, ‘The Legend of Vox Machina’ and ‘The Boys: Diabolical.