"It Punched Him in the Heart": Batman Beyond Fully Rejects Bruce Wayne’s Ultimate Flaw
Batman is a symbol larger than Bruce Wayne, yet Terry McGinnis continues to grapple with moving beyond his legacy of distrust, control, and secrecy.
Batman Beyond (1999)
Batman Beyond is an animated action-adventure television series set twenty years after the events of Batman: The Animated series. Bruce Wayne, now in his twilight years, continues to fight crime with new gadgets, suits, and tech - but his old age has revealed that even the Caped Crusader has limits. Enter Terry McGinnis, a teenager with athletic prowess and a strong sense of justice. When pursued by a gang one night, Terry is helped by the elderly Bruce Wayne - an event that leads to Terry's training as the new generation Batman.
Batman Beyond
- Cast
- Will Friedle , Kevin Conroy , Cree Summer , Lauren Tom , Frank Welker , Stockard Channing , Angie Harmon
- Release Date
- January 10, 1999
- Seasons
- 3
- Network
- The WB
- Streaming Sevice
- Max
- Franchise(s)
- DC Animated Universe
- Writers
- Alan Burnett , Paul Dini , Stan Berkowitz , Rich Fogel , Hilary Bader , Bob Goodman , Gerry Conway
- Story By
- Bob Kane, Bill Finger
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Batman Beyond Exposes the Dark Knight's Most Evil Contingency Plan
Batman is never short on plans, but leaving Killer Croc locked away as a forgotten guard dog takes things to an unexpectedly cruel level.
Batman Beyond's New Sidekick Fixes the Bat-Family's Biggest Weakness
As they venture deeper into the layers beneath Old Gotham, Terry discovers that his companion Catboi has one tool Bruce Wayne never used...magic.
Batman Beyond Turned Bruce's Darkest Plan into Nightwing's Living Hell
Bruce Wayne’s plan to perpetuate his Batman legacy is flawed — and he knows it — but that doesn't stop him from hurting one of his loved ones.
Why Nightwing Didn't Replace Bruce in the Batman Beyond Timeline
Fans of Batman Beyond have often wondered what happened to Dick Grayson in this universe. Here's the answer — along with why he never became Batman.
Batman Beyond Debuts the Stunning Final Form of an Iconic Gotham Villain
Batman Beyond has a habit of expanding on the ideas and characters that originated in the original Batman, including and especially 1 classic villain.
"The Most Terrifying Court to Ever Exist": Batman Beyond Is Introducing the Court of Owls' Twisted Final Form
Batman Beyond is set to face the Court of Owls, but they have assumed a new and twisted form, with a literal army of Talons buried beneath Neo-Gotham.
"The Gotham Deep:" Batman Beyond Unveils Gotham's Final Form Without Bruce Wayne
Bruce Wayne dedicated his life to protecting Gotham. But without Batman in the picture, the darkest parts of the city's underbelly have become "Hell."
Batman Beyond Gave Hush the Death He Deserves
In the near future of Batman Beyond, Gotham villain Hush gets the death he deserves, as the master planner faces a fate he never saw coming.
Batman Beyond's Future Had 2 Jokers Return From the Dead
Batman Beyond introduced fans to the Jokerz gang, but it wasn't without the original Clown Prince of Crime--in fact, 2 Jokers returned from the dead.
Bad News, Keaton's Batman Beyond Movie Depends On The Flash, Claims Kevin Smith
It turns out that The Flash could have led to a Batman Beyond movie with Michael Keaton if the DCEU installment had been a box-office success.
Batman Beyond & Spider-Man 2099 Unite in Fanart Marvel & DC Shouldn't Ignore
Batman Beyond and Spider-Man 2099 are fan-favorite iterations of their present day counterparts, with new fanart putting them on the same team!
Batman Beyond Villains Get Their Own Movie Posters in Must-See Fanart
Batman Beyond introduced more than a few villains that instantly became iconic, with this new fanart giving four of them their own character posters!
Batman Beyond Cosplay Proves Terry's Scarier Than Bruce (& It's Not Close)
Batman Beyond gets an even more futuristic upgrade thanks to this incredible cosplayer showing him in a future where he's the true Dark Knight.
Batman Beyond's Future Batsuit Origin Is Finally Revealed
DC Comics has revealed new details about how Terry McGinnis' incredibly powerful costume from Batman Beyond was first developed in the DCAU.
Batman Beyond is Back in An All-New Noir Horror Series
Batman Beyond is back in an all-new limited series that amps up the noir and horror in Neo-Gotham, dragging Terry McGinnis into its dark depths.
Batman Beyond Art Finally Gives Fans a Live-Action Terry McGinnis
Terry McGinnis holds the mantle of Batman in DC Comics' far future, with new art giving him a real world redesign that needs to be used in the DCU!
Animated Batman Beyond Movie Rumored To Have Been In the Works At Warner Bros
According to a new report, an animated Batman Beyond movie was in development prior to new DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran.
Why Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker 2 Never Happened
Return of the Joker was an epic Batman Beyond movie, and there were plans for a sequel with Catwoman as the villain, but it ultimately never happened.
DC's Canceled Batman Beyond Movie Continued A Post-Justice League Problem
DC Studios has canceled a planned Batman Beyond movie with Michael Keaton, and it is a byproduct of the damage of the 2017 version of Justice League.
Canceled Batman Movie Rumors Make Keaton's DCU Fate Far More Tragic
In the midst of all the DC movie shakeups, the rumors of a canceled Batman Beyond film starring Michael Keaton's Dark Knight are truly devastating.