Aquaman: King of Atlantis

Aquaman: King of Atlantis
Genre
Based on
Developed by
  • Victor Courtright
  • Marly Halpern-Graser
Directed byKeith Pakiz
Starring
ComposerMatthew Janszen[1]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producers
Running time45 min.
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseOctober 14 (2021-10-14) –
October 28, 2021 (2021-10-28)
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Aquaman: King of Atlantis is an American animated television miniseries produced by James Wan for the streaming service HBO Max (now Max), based on the DC Comics character Aquaman.[2] The series is produced by DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation and Atomic Monster. It is set after the events of Wan's 2018 DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film Aquaman,[3][4] but is not canonical to the DCEU.[5]

The miniseries began on October 14, 2021, and subsequent episodes were released on a weekly basis.[6] It also aired as a feature-length film on Cartoon Network on May 14, 2022;[7] the movie version was later released on DVD on June 21.[8][9] It was originally set to air as part of the ACME Night block.

The miniseries was removed from HBO Max in August 2022.[10]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Composer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Pulliam-Moore, Charles (October 13, 2021). "Aquaman: King of Atlantis' Creators Want to Embrace the Cringe". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Keller, Joel (October 18, 2021). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Aquaman: King Of Atlantis' On HBO Max, A Wacky Animated Continuation Of Aquaman's DCEU Story". Decider. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  4. ^ Bullet News Staff (October 27, 2021). "Aquaman: King Of Atlantis Review: The crazy animated sequel to the DCEU Aquaman saga". Bullet News. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Shaunette, Morgan (October 11, 2021). "Aquaman: King of Atlantis Debuts First Four Minutes Online". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Watch: DC's Aquaman Makes a Splash in First 'King of Atlantis' Promo". 10 September 2021. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  7. ^ "WarnerMedia Kids & Family Launching 'ACME Night' Block Sept. 19". September 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  8. ^ "Warner Refits 'Aquaman: King of Atlantis' into Movie for Home Release". 24 March 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  9. ^ "News Bytes: Blue Sky's Farewell to Scrat, 'Prince of Tennis' Tix, 'King of Atlantis' Redated & More". 15 April 2022. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  10. ^ "HBO Max Titles Pulled: Aquaman, Close Enough, Infinity Train & More". 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.


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