Prime Video Acquires New Animated Batman Projects

Prime Video has picked up three new animated Batman projects from Warner Bros. Animation: the film Merry Little Batman and its spin-off series Bat-Family, and a two-season order of Batman: Caped Crusader.

Merry Little Batman will see a young Damian Wayne transform into “Little Batman” to defend his home and Gotham City from the supervillains intent on destroying Christmas. Bat-Family will follow the events of the film and see Batman, Alfred and young Damian Wayne navigate life as a super family.

Merry Little Batman is being directed by Mike Roth (Regular Show) from a screenplay by Morgan Evans (Teen Titans Go!). Roth also serves as executive producer, alongside Sam Register. Bat-Family will be executive produced by Jase Ricci, Roth and Register.

Batman: Caped Crusader, meanwhile, is a co-production between Warner Bros. Animation, Bad Robot Productions and 6th & Idaho that is being executive produced by Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves. The series will provide a reimagining of the Batman mythology.

Prime Video will premiere all three titles exclusively in more than 240 countries and territories.

“Batman: The Animated Series helped pioneer the evolution of superhero storytelling and defined the Dark Knight for a generation,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television at Amazon and MGM Studios. “Batman: Caped Crusader will no doubt continue that tradition, and, alongside Merry Little Batman and Bat-Family, we’re thrilled to collaborate with Warner Bros. Animation to offer a variety of takes of the Batman mythos to our global Prime Video customers.”

“We are excited to partner with Amazon to begin an all-new animated chapter of Batman,” added Register, president of Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios. “From the cinematic noir storytelling of Batman: Caped Crusader to the comedic adventures of Merry Little Batman and Bat-Family, these new projects ensure that there will be an animated Batman story ready to excite fans of all ages.”