[ DC Animated Universe (Bruce Timm) ]
edited 2026-05-21A complete viewing order for the DC Animated Universe — Bruce Timm and Paul Dini's shared-continuity animated franchise covering Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: TAS, The New Batman Adventures, Batman Beyond, The Zeta Project, Static Shock, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, and the four DCAU films from 1992 through 2006. Includes release order, the widely-cited recommended hybrid watch order, and an in-universe chronological order.
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1992The 65-episode debut season of Batman: The Animated Series, broadcast on Fox Kids from September 5, 1992 to September 17, 1993. Created by B…
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1993The 1993 theatrical feature directed by Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm, released December 25, 1993 — the only DCAU film to receive a theatrica…
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1994The 20-episode second and final Fox Kids season, broadcast May 2, 1994 to September 15, 1995. Eleven of the twenty episodes aired under the…
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1998The 1998 direct-to-video film directed by Boyd Kirkland, released March 17, 1998. Kevin Conroy returns as Batman, Loren Lester as Robin, Mic…
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1996The 13-episode debut season of Superman: The Animated Series, broadcast on Kids' WB from September 6, 1996 to February 15, 1997. Tim Daly vo…
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1997The 28-episode second season of Superman: The Animated Series, broadcast September 8, 1997 to May 2, 1998. Includes the three-part 'World's…
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1997The 24-episode continuation series, broadcast on Kids' WB from September 13, 1997 to January 16, 1999. Picks up after an in-universe time ju…
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2003The 2003 direct-to-video film directed by Curt Geda, released October 21, 2003 — the fourth and final DCAU theatrical-format feature. Kevin…
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1998The 13-episode third and final season of Superman: The Animated Series, broadcast sporadically on Kids' WB from September 19, 1998 to Februa…
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2001The 26-episode debut season of Justice League, broadcast on Cartoon Network from November 17, 2001 to November 9, 2002. Assembles the foundi…
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2003The 26-episode second and final season of Justice League, broadcast July 5, 2003 to May 29, 2004. Continues the two- and three-part arc stru…
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2000The 13-episode debut season of Static Shock, broadcast on Kids' WB from September 23, 2000 to May 12, 2001. Adapted from the Milestone Comic…
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2002The 11-episode second season of Static Shock, broadcast January 26 to May 4, 2002. The season formally integrates Dakota into the DCAU throu…
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2003The 15-episode third season of Static Shock, broadcast January 25 to June 21, 2003. Deepens the DCAU crossover thread with the future-set 'F…
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2004The 13-episode fourth and final season of Static Shock, broadcast January 17 to May 22, 2004. Concludes the Dakota arc with continued Justic…
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2004The 13-episode debut season of Justice League Unlimited, broadcast on Cartoon Network from July 31, 2004 to January 29, 2005. Picks up two y…
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2005The 13-episode second season of Justice League Unlimited, broadcast February 5 to July 23, 2005. Resolves the Cadmus arc with the multi-epis…
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2005The 13-episode third and final season of Justice League Unlimited, broadcast September 17, 2005 to May 13, 2006. Centres on Lex Luthor's ref…
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1999The 13-episode debut season of Batman Beyond, broadcast on Kids' WB from January 10 to May 22, 1999. Set roughly fifty years after the origi…
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1999The 26-episode second season of Batman Beyond, broadcast September 17, 1999 to September 23, 2000. Expands the Neo-Gotham rogues' gallery (S…
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2000The 13-episode third and final season of Batman Beyond, broadcast May 27, 2000 to December 18, 2001. Closes the Neo-Gotham TV run with deepe…
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2001The 12-episode debut season of The Zeta Project, broadcast on Kids' WB from January 27 to August 11, 2001. A direct spin-off from Batman Bey…
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2002The 14-episode second and final season of The Zeta Project, broadcast March 23 to August 17, 2002. Zeta and Ro continue their cross-country…
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2000The 2000 direct-to-video Batman Beyond capstone film directed by Curt Geda with a screenplay by Paul Dini. Will Friedle returns as Terry McG…
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