Amazon scoops up ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ after HBO Max cancellation<p>Amazon has <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/batman-caped-crusader-animated-show-amazon-two-seasons-1235343120/">reportedly[/url] picked up
Batman: Caped Crusader, the animated series Warner Bros. developed for HBO Max but <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/hbo-max-batman-animated-series-jj-abrams-bruce-timm-170056366.html">scrapped[/url] last August to cut costs. Despite also drawing interest from Netflix, Apple and Hulu, the upcoming show will have a home on Amazon Prime.</p><p>First <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/batman-caped-crusader-jj-abrams-hbo-max-143618065.html">announced[/url] in May 2021,
Batman: Caped Crusader sounds like a spiritual successor to
Batman: The Animated Series, the beloved 1990s weekday afternoon staple. The upcoming show was created by executive producers JJ Abrams, Matt Reeves and
Batman: The Animated Series developer Bruce Timm. In addition, celebrated comic-book writer Ed Brubaker is on the creative team for the 10-episode first season.</p><span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>The Amazon sale was part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s plans to <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/hbo-max-removing-shows-discovery-plus-203029015.html">monetize content[/url] by selling it to third parties. The studio will now focus on the Batman IP as part of a 10-year DC Comics meta-story spanning film, TV, gaming and animated series. In addition, a sequel to Reeves’s 2022 film
The Batman and spin-off series
The Penguin on HBO Max are in the works.</p><p>“We are beyond excited to be working together to bring this character back, to tell engrossing new stories in Gotham City,” Abrams and Reeves said when Batman: Caped Crusader was announced. “The series will be thrilling, cinematic and evocative of Batman’s noir roots, while diving deeper into the psychology of these iconic characters. We cannot wait to share this new world.”</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Amazon scoops up ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ after HBO Max cancellation