Plot: In the grim Gotham City, affluent philanthropist Bruce Wayne goes beyond his humane capabilities and transforms into an enigmatic figure, Batman; his crusade for justice brings in unexpected allies, but his actions also lead to perilous consequences.
Season 1 of Batman: Caped Crusader was Very Good.
Pros: I like the thriller noir mafia feel to this new batman series. I like Both Barbara & James Gordon were depicted. The Voice Cast also were so good. It shares many similarities to the Batman: The Animated Series. Give credit to Bruce Timm, J. J. Abrams & Matt Reeves for putting together this show and Harvey Dent got the best character development.
Cons: I didn’t like many of the villains that were depicted in this season except from Clayface, Harley Quinn & Harvey Dent. I didn’t like the Bat-suit, but I get used to it overtime. Alfred was treated terribly for the most part and at times it did feel like getting too hard trying to be like Batman: The Animated Series.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, Superhero, Noir
Showrunner: Bruce Timm
Written by Marc Bernardin, Ed Brubaker
Created by Matt Reeves, J.J. Abrams, Bruce Timm
Based on Batman by Bill Finger, Bob Kane
Developed by Bruce Timm
Voiced by Hamish Linklater, Jason Watkins, Eric Morgan Stuart & Krystal Joy Brown.
Music by Frederik Wiedmann
Executive producers: J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves, Bruce Timm, Ed Brubaker, James Tucker, Daniel Pipski, Rachel Rusch Rich, Sam Register
Producers: Adamma Ebo, Adanne Ebo, Gabriel Strick
Editor: Marc Stone
Production companies: Bad Robot Productions, 6th & Idaho Motion Picture Company. Warner Bros. Animation, DC Studios, Amazon MGM Studios
Network: Amazon Prime Video
Casts & Characters:
- Hamish Linklater as Bruce Wayne / Batman
- Jamie Chung as Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn
- Christina Ricci as Selina Kyle / Catwoman
- Diedrich Bader as Harvey Dent / Two-Face
- Eric Morgan Stuart as James Gordon
- Michelle C. Bonilla as Renee Montoya
- Krystal Joy Brown as Barbara Gordon
- Jason Watkins as Alfred Pennyworth
- Bumper Robinson as Lucius Fox
- Minnie Driver as Oswalda Cobblepot / Penguin
- John DiMaggio as Harvey Bullock
- Mckenna Grace as Natalia Night / Nocturna
- Toby Stephens as Gentleman Ghost
- Tom Kenny as Firebug
- Reid Scott as Onomatopoeia
- Dan Donohue as Clayface
- Cedric Yarbrough as Rupert Thorne
- Paul Scheer as Aaron and Ronald Cobblepot
- Gary Anthony Williams as Arnold Flass
Additionally, David Krumholtz and Haley Joel Osment have been cast in undisclosed roles. The Joker also makes a cameo in the season finale, played by an undisclosed voice actor.
I highly recommend watching this season on Prime Video.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
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