Batman Beyond
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| Genre |
Superhero fiction Action/Adventure Mystery Drama Suspense |
| Created by |
Batman by DC Comics Bob Kane Bill Finger |
| Developed by |
Bruce Timm Paul Dini Alan Burnett |
| Voices of |
Will Friedle Kevin Conroy Cree Summer Lauren Tom Angie Harmon |
| Composer(s) |
Shirley Walker Lolita Ritmanis Michael McCuistion Kristopher Carter |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Jean MacCurdy Shaun McLaughlin Tom Ruegger |
| Producer(s) | Alan Burnett Paul Dini Glen Murakami Bruce Timm |
| Running time | 21–22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Warner Bros. Animation |
| Release | |
| Original network | Kids' WB |
| Original release | January 10, 1999 – December 18, 2001 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by |
Batman: The Animated Series The New Batman Adventures |
| Followed by | The Batman |
| Related shows |
Superman: The Animated Series The Zeta Project Static Shock Justice League Justice League Unlimited |
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| Soundtrack album by Shirley Walker, Kristopher Carter, Lolita Ritmanis, Michael McCuistion | |
| Released | August 31, 1999 |
| Length | 39:58 |
| Label | Rhino Entertainment |
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Batman Beyond (known as Batman of the Future in Europe, Latin America, Australia, and Asia) is an American animated television series developed by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Alan Burnett and produced by Warner Bros. Animation in collaboration with DC Comics as a continuation of the Batman legacy. Depicting a teenaged Batman in a futuristic Gotham City under the tutelage of an elderly Bruce Wayne, the series began airing on January 10, 1999, and ended its run on December 18, 2001. After 52 episodes spanning three seasons and one direct-to-video film, the series was put on hold for the Justice League animated series, despite the network having announced plans for a fourth season.
Batman Beyond is set in the chronological future of the DC animated universe (despite being released before Static Shock, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited), and serves as a continuance of both Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures.
Batman Beyond is said to explore the darker side of many Batman projects, playing on key elements such as emotions, personal relations, fear of the unknown, to cyberpunk and sci-fi themed elements such as issues and dilemmas of innovation and technological and scientific progress affecting society, and to the disturbing psychological elements of the character of Bruce Wayne. As such, it was considerably darker than most other children's programs at the time, although producer Bruce Timm recalls it was conceived as a kid-friendly Batman cartoon. It is also the first Batman series to portray the hero as a teenager. IGN named the show 40th on their list of "Top 100 Animated TV Series." The premise of Batman Beyond has been used in various comic book stories published by DC Comics, including an ongoing series beginning in 2011.
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