The animated series Batman: Crusader Caped is now watched by Netflix, Amazon and Hulu after Warner Bros. Discovery dropped it from HBO Max.
Last month, among a slew of projects canceled or abandoned by Warner Bros. Discovery and HBO Max, perhaps one of the most surprising developments was that Bruce Timm, JJ Abrams and Matt Reeves had planned Batman: Crusader Caped The anime series has been dropped by the streaming service, now offered as an option on other platforms such as Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu.
Many were stunned by the decision to leave Batman: Crusader Caped out of HBO Max, especially since the Dark Knight is perhaps the most popular fictional character owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, suggesting that a new original series from the creator of the famous Batman: The Animated Series would be an easy slam dunk for the platform. Now THR is reporting that Bruce Timm, JJ Abrams and Matt Reeves have pitched the series to Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, who remain the top contenders to pick it up.
Batman: Crusader Caped has a lot of potential landing on Netflix or Amazon. On the one hand, Netflix has already had a precedent with the release of series based on DC Comics properties, including The sand man. As for Amazon, that would also make sense given that two of their most popular original series are superhero series: The boys and Invincible. While both of these series are alternate takes on the typical Marvel and DC stories we see, it’s clear the streaming service would love to get its hands on a new series centered around perhaps the world’s most popular superhero. .
As for Hulu, given that Disney owns a majority stake in the service, it would be pretty interesting to see a DC Comics animated series under that umbrella. Either way, whoever ends up winning Batman: Crusader Caped is likely to find great benefits that HBO Max would have otherwise enjoyed.
Here’s the synopsis for Matt Reeves’ 2022 film:
“Two years of stalking the streets as Batman (Robert Pattinson), striking fear into the hearts of criminals, have driven Bruce Wayne deep into the shadows of Gotham City. With only a few trusted allies – Alfred Pennyworth (Andy Serkis), Lt. James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright) – among the city’s corrupt network of officials and high-profile figures, the lone vigilante has established himself as the sole incarnation revenge among his fellow citizens.
When a killer targets Gotham’s elite with a series of sadistic schemes, a trail of enigmatic clues sends the world’s greatest detective on an investigation into the underworld, where he encounters characters such as Selina Kyle/aka Catwoman (Zoë Kravitz), Oswald Cobblepot/aka the Penguin (Colin Farrell), Carmine Falcone (John Turturro) and Edward Nashton/aka the Riddler (Paul Dano). As the evidence begins to creep closer to home and the scale of the abuser’s plans becomes clear, Batman must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit, and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that is rampant. long time in Gotham City.
Directed by Matt Reeves, The Batman stars Robert Pattinson as the titular hero, Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as Riddler, Jeffrey Wright as James Gordon, John Turturro as Carmine Falcone, Peter Sarsgaard as Gil Colson, Jayme Lawson as Bella Reál, with Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth, and Colin Farrell as the Penguin.
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Source: THR
