An aging Bruce Wayne, despite suffering from health complications continues to fight crime as Batman in a new high-tech Batsuit, although he has increased difficulty in handling criminals he once subdued with finesse. The prologue initially begins in 2019 (set about 20 years after The New Batman Adventures, 17 years after Justice League, and 15 years after Justice League Unlimited). 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. It is also the first Batman series to portray the hero as a teenager. 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. In addition, due to the titular character is a high school student, it explores issues that plague teenagers like substance abuses, gang initiations and violence, child abuses and neglects, consequences of bullying, peer pressures, and violent attacks on school properties. The show is said to explore the darker side of many Batman projects, playing on key elements such as emotions, personal relations, fear of the unknown, as well as cyberpunk and sci-fi themes such as the issues and dilemmas of innovation and technological and scientific progress affecting society, and the psychology of the character of Bruce Wayne. Though the initial announcement of the series drew mixed reactions, Batman Beyond went on to receive critical acclaim and a cult following. ĭepicting a teenaged Batman in a futuristic Gotham City under the tutelage of an elderly Bruce Wayne, Batman Beyond is chronologically the final series of the DC Animated Universe (despite being released before Static Shock, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited), and serves as a continuation of both Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures. After 52 episodes spanning three seasons and one direct-to-video feature film, the series was brought to an end in favor of the Justice League animated series, and plans for a fourth season were cancelled. In the United Kingdom, it began airing on September 4, 2000. The series began airing on January 10, 1999, and ended its run on December 18, 2001. Animation in collaboration with DC Comics and is the fourth series in the DC Animated Universe. Batman Beyond (known as Batman of the Future in Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia) is an American superhero animated television series developed by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Alan Burnett.

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