Prime Video’s Batman: Caped Crusader may not exactly be set in the same continuity as Batman: The Animated Series, but if the first trailer is anything to judge by, it’s definitely set in the same nebulous time period.
The character designs might look different, but all the computers are the size of a room, all the TVs are black and white, all the cars have huge fenders, and all the gangsters have Tommy guns. Also, Alfred is distinctively pudgy, something he hasn’t been in the comics since the svelte Alan Napier was cast in the role for the 1966 Batman TV show.
Batman: Caped Crusader was announced in 2021, canned in 2022 during Warner Bros.’ restructuring, and picked up by Amazon Studios in 2023. The collaboration between all-around genre filmmaker J.J. Abrams, The Batman director Matt Reeves, and Batman: The Animated Series co-creator Bruce Timm will premiere on Prime Video on Aug. 1.
