The New Batman Adventures
| The New Batman Adventures | |
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| Genre |
Superhero fiction Action/adventure Mystery Suspense Thriller Drama |
| Created by |
Bruce Timm Paul Dini |
| Based on | Batman by Bob Kane and Bill Finger |
| Voices of |
Kevin Conroy Mathew Valencia Tara Strong Loren Lester |
| Composer(s) |
Danny Elfman Shirley Walker Lolita Ritmanis Michael McCuistion Kristopher Carter |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 (by production order) 2 (by original airdates) |
| No. of episodes | 24 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jean MacCurdy |
| Producer(s) |
Alan Burnett Paul Dini Bruce Timm |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | The WB |
| Picture format | SDTV (480i) |
| Audio format |
Dolby Digital 5.1 SDTV (480i) HDTV (1080i) |
| Original release | September 13, 1997 – January 16, 1999 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Batman: The Animated Series |
| Followed by | Batman Beyond |
| Related shows | Superman: The Animated Series |
The New Batman Adventures (often shortened as TNBA) is an American animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, and is a continuation of the 1990s Batman: The Animated Series. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on The WB from September 13, 1997 to January 16, 1999. According to the reference book Batman Animated, series writer Paul Dini originally wanted the new show to be titled Batman: Gotham Knights, but this idea was rejected by the other producers. To better adhere with the prior DVD sets of the original series, the DVD release of this series was titled Batman: The Animated Series – Volume 4 (from The New Batman Adventures) and was given the opening theme from the prior series.
Stories in this series tend to give more focus to Batman's supporting cast, which include fellow crimefighters Robin, Nightwing and Batgirl, among others. The show also features guest stars such as Supergirl, Etrigan and The Creeper; characters who would later appear with Batman in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. In addition, the series takes place around the same time as Superman: The Animated Series. The 2001 video game Batman: Vengeance and its follow-up Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu are based on this series.
The New Batman Adventures premiered on The WB just two years after Batman: The Animated Series ended its original run on Fox. The animation style was changed significantly from BTAS due to budgetary issues. The animators decided to make the show look more compatible with the smoother Superman: The Animated Series with which TNBA would air in tandem as part of The New Batman/Superman Adventures on The WB.TNBA was later given the same opening theme of BTAS when aired in syndication.
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