The Batman (TV series)

This article is about the 2000s animated TV series. For other television adaptations, see Batman in television. For the 2022 film, see The Batman (film).
The Batman
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Genre
Based onDC Comics characters
Developed by
Written by
Voices of
Theme music composer
ComposerThomas Chase
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes65 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
    • Sam Register
    • Tramm Wigzell (for Cartoon Network) (seasons 1–3)
    • Betsy McGowen
    • David Wiebe (season 4)
    • Ian Richter (season 5) (for Kids' WB) (seasons 4 and 5)
    • Alan Burnett (seasons 1–4)
    • Sander Schwartz (seasons 1–5)
    • Duane Capizzi (season 4)
    • Lisa Judson (season 5)
Producers
Running time21–23 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseSeptember 11, 2004 (2004-09-11) –
March 8, 2008 (2008-03-08)
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The Batman is an American animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. Developed by Michael Goguen and Duane Capizzi, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, the series first aired on Kids' WB on September 11, 2004, then Cartoon Network on April 2, 2005. The show would become exclusive to the former network for its third, fourth, and fifth seasons in early 2006. The Batman won six Daytime Emmy Awards over the course of its run. Many elements from previous Batman storylines were borrowed and adapted, such as those from the comic books, film series and the animated shows like Batman: The Animated Series from the DC Animated Universe, but it remained strictly within its own distinct continuity. Jackie Chan Adventures artist Jeff Matsuda served as art director and provided the character designs. The production team altered the appearances of many of the comic books' supervillains for the show, such as the Joker, the Penguin, Mr. Freeze, Bane, and the Riddler.

All five seasons are available on DVD and Blu-ray. In 2005, a direct-to-DVD film titled The Batman vs. Dracula was released. The Batman also received a spin-off comic book series, The Batman Strikes!, published by DC Comics; it was set in the same continuity as the show and featured the same art style.[1][2][3][4]

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  3. ^ "34th Annual Creative Arts & Entertainment Emmy Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  4. ^ "35th Annual Creative Arts & Entertainment Emmy Awards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2017-12-19.