# DC Animated Movie Universe

The DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU) is an American media franchise and shared universe of animated films distributed between 2013 and 2024 by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment. Based on characters from the DC Universe (DC Comics), the franchise is part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line.
The main film series are split into two story arcs with different continuities. The first story arc began in 2013 with Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox and ended in 2020 with Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, while the second story arc, which was nicknamed as the "Tomorrowverse", began later that year with Superman: Man of Tomorrow and concluded in 2024 with the Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths trilogy.
The franchise comprises twenty-five films overall, with tie-in media including 5 short films, one web series and two digital comics.

## Development history
### First story arc: "New 52" (2013–2020)

The franchise is initially loosely based on a set of storylines from the New 52, DC Comics' 2011 reboot of its monthly comics' continuity. Following a teaser in the franchise's first film "Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox", a five-film story arc loosely based on the "Darkseid War" storyline written by Geoff Johns, started from Justice League: War and was later revisited in The Death of Superman, Reign of the Supermen and concluded in Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
After the first story arc ended, screenwriter Ernie Altbacker teased the possibility of a new project related to that continuity. He said that "the way we ended it ... it's really like a tough balancing act: It ends something on a bittersweet yet hopeful note, and I'll just say, people who are saying, 'Oh man, we're not going to get anymore of these!' ... you're not losing something, you're gaining something new ..."
The DC Showcase short film Constantine: The House of Mystery was released in May 2022 and is a narrative sequel to Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.

### Second story arc: "Tomorrowverse" (2020–2024)

Pre-production of the DCAMU's second story arc began in 2018 when Butch Lukic and Jim Krieg decided to plan out a ten-film story arc that would be set after the events of Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, which ends the first story arc with a universal reset. The arc itself originally was not planned to have the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" storyline as a major plot point, but these plans were eventually changed once executives from Warner Bros. Animation asked for it to serve as the finale.
Lukic and Krieg were also unaware of the Arrowverse's plans for their own adaptation at the time and only found out when Eric Carrasco contacted them, since he served as a writer for Justice League vs. the Fatal Five and knew them personally.
The franchise's second story arc has the art style and storyline being carried over to further films that were set in the same continuity. It gained the nickname of "Tomorrowverse" after the release of Superman: Man of Tomorrow.
Constantine: The House of Mystery continues certain story elements and helps set up the Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths plot, which was later confirmed to be a three-part storyline and serves as the overall conclusion to the DCAMU, with all the remaining films being released in 2024.

## Films

| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
| First story arc "New 52" (2013–2020) |||||
| Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox | July 30, 2013 (2013-7-30) | Jay Oliva | Jim Krieg | James Tucker |
| Justice League: War | February 4, 2014 (2014-2-4) | Jay Oliva | Heath Corson | James Tucker |
| Son of Batman | April 22, 2014 (2014-4-22) | Ethan Spaulding | Joe R. Lansdale Ethan Spaulding | James Tucker |
| Justice League: Throne of Atlantis | January 13, 2015 (2015-1-13) | Ethan Spaulding | Heath Corson James Robinson | James Tucker |
| Batman vs. Robin | April 7, 2015 (2015-4-7) | Jay Oliva | J. M. DeMatteis | James Tucker |
| Batman: Bad Blood | January 20, 2016 (2016-1-20) | Jay Oliva | J. M. DeMatteis | James Tucker |
| Justice League vs. Teen Titans | March 29, 2016 (2016-3-29) | Sam Liu | Alan Burnett Bryan Q. Miller | James Tucker |
| Justice League Dark | January 24, 2017 (2017-1-24) | Jay Oliva | Ernie Altbacker J. M. DeMatteis | James Tucker |
| Teen Titans: The Judas Contract | April 4, 2017 (2017-4-4) | Sam Liu | Ernie Altbacker | James Tucker |
| Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay | March 27, 2018 (2018-3-27) | Sam Liu | Alan Burnett | Sam Liu |
| The Death of Superman | July 24, 2018 (2018-7-24) | Jake Castorena Sam Liu | Peter J. Tomasi | Sam Liu Amy McKenna |
| Reign of the Supermen | January 29, 2019 (2019-1-29) | Sam Liu | Jim Krieg Tim Sheridan | James Tucker |
| Batman: Hush | July 20, 2019 (2019-7-20) | Justin Copeland | Ernie Altbacker | Amy McKenna |
| Wonder Woman: Bloodlines | October 5, 2019 (2019-10-5) | Justin Copeland Sam Liu | William Moulton Marston H. G. Peter Mairghread Scott | Sam Liu Amy McKenna |
| Justice League Dark: Apokolips War | May 5, 2020 (2020-5-5) | Matt Peters Christina Sotta | Ernie Altbacker Mairghread Scott Christina Sotta | James Tucker |
| Second story arc: "Tomorrowverse" (2020–2024) |||||
| Superman: Man of Tomorrow | August 23, 2020 (2020-8-23) | Chris Palmer | Tim Sheridan | Jim Krieg Kimberly S. Moreau |
| Justice Society: World War II | April 27, 2021 | Jeff Wamester | Jeremy Adams Meghan Fitzmartin | Jim Krieg Kimberly S. Moreau |
| Batman: The Long Halloween – Part One | June 22, 2021 (2021-6-22) | Chris Palmer | Tim Sheridan | Jim Krieg Kimberly S. Moreau |
| Batman: The Long Halloween – Part Two | July 27, 2021 (2021-7-27) | Chris Palmer | Tim Sheridan | Jim Krieg Kimberly S. Moreau |
| Green Lantern: Beware My Power | July 25, 2022 (2022-7-25) | Jeff Wamester | Ernie Altbacker John Semper | Jim Krieg Sam Register |
| Legion of Super-Heroes | February 7, 2023 (2023-2-7) | Jeff Wamester | Josie Campbell | Jim Krieg Butch Lukic Kimberly S. Moreau |
| Justice League: Warworld | July 25, 2023 (2023-7-25) | Jeff Wamester | Jeremy Adams Ernie Altbacker Josie Campbell | Jim Krieg Kimberly S. Moreau |
| Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One | January 9, 2024 (2024-1-9) | Jeff Wamester | Jim Krieg | Jim Krieg Kimberly S. Moreau |
| Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Two | April 23, 2024 | Jeff Wamester | Jim Krieg | Jim Krieg Kimberly S. Moreau |
| Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three | July 16, 2024 | Jeff Wamester | Jim Krieg | Jim Krieg Kimberly S. Moreau |

### Cancelled projects

* Batman story arc "Going Sane"
* New Gods

## Short films

| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Home media release |
| Nightwing and Robin | January 14, 2015 (2015-1-14) | Bruce Timm | Scott Lobdell Greg Pak Charles Soule | Scott Lobdell Greg Pak Charles Soule | Justice League: Throne of Atlantis |
| Adam Strange | May 5, 2020 (2020-5-5) | Butch Lukic | J.M. DeMatteis Butch Lukic | Butch Lukic Amy McKenna | Justice League Dark: Apokolips War DC Showcase Animated Shorts – Batman: Death in the Family |
| Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth! | April 27, 2021 | Milo Neuman | Paul Giacoppo | Paul Giacoppo | Justice Society: World War II DC Showcase Animated Shorts – Constantine: The House of Mystery |
| Blue Beetle | July 27, 2021 (2021-7-27) | Milo Neuman | Jeremy Adams | Jennifer Keene | Batman: The Long Halloween – Part Two DC Showcase Animated Shorts – Constantine: The House of Mystery |
| Constantine: The House of Mystery | May 3, 2022 (2022-5-3) | Matt Peters | Ernie Altbacker | James Krieg Rick Morales | DC Showcase Animated Shorts – Constantine: The House of Mystery |

## Other media
### Web series

| Title | Episodes | U.S. release date | Director | Writer | Producer | Production companies | Network |
| Constantine: City of Demons | 5 (original version) | March 24, 2018 | Doug Murphy | J. M. DeMatteis | Butch Lukic | Berlanti Productions Blue Ribbon Content DC Entertainment Digital eMation Inc. Phantom Four Films Warner Bros. Animation | CW Seed |
| Constantine: City of Demons | 2 (re-version) | January 17, 2019 | Doug Murphy | J. M. DeMatteis | Butch Lukic | Berlanti Productions Blue Ribbon Content DC Entertainment Digital eMation Inc. Phantom Four Films Warner Bros. Animation | CW Seed |

### Digital comics

| Title | Issue(s) | Publication date(s) | Writer | Artist(s) | Colorist(s) | Publisher |
| Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay | 12 | March 21, 2018 | Jeff Parker | Agustin Padilla Stefano Raffaele Mathew Dow Smith Cat Staggs | Tony Aviña | DC Digital First |
| The Death of Superman: Part 1 | 12 | August 1 — October 17, 2018 | Louise Simonson | Cat Staggs | Wendy Broome | DC Digital First |

#### Collected editions

| Title | Material collected | Publication date | Publisher | ISBN |
| Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay | Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay #1–12 | February 19, 2019 | DC Comics | 1401287786, 978-1302957308 |
| The Death of Superman: The Wake | The Death of Superman: Part 1 #1–12 | November 26, 2019 | DC Comics | 1779501137, 978-1779501134 |

### Extended setting

* Super Friends (1973–1985)
* DC Animated Universe (1992–2006)
* Teen Titans (2003–2006)
* Teen Titans Go! (2013–present)
* Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans (2019)

## List of characters and cast members

| Character | First story arc films (2013-2020) | Second story arc films (2020-2024) | Tie-in media (2015-2022) |
| Adam Strange | — | Brian Bloom | Charlie Weber |
| Alberto Falcone | — | Jack Quaid | — |
| Alfred Pennyworth | James Garrett David McCallum | Alastair Duncan | — |
| Amanda Waller | Vanessa Williams | — | — |
| Anti-Monitor | — | Ato Essandoh | — |
| Aquaman | Cary Elwes Matt Lanter | Liam McIntyre | — |
| Barbara Eileen-Gordon | — | Amy Landecker | — |
| Batgirl | Peyton R. List | Gideon Adlon | — |
| Batman (Bruce Wayne) | Kevin Conroy Jason O'Mara | Jensen Ackles Kevin Conroy | — |
| Batman (Terry McGinnis) | — | Will Friedle | — |
| Beast Boy | Brandon Soo Hoo | — | — |
| Black Canary | — | Elysia Rotaru | — |
| Black Manta | Dave Fennoy | — | — |
| Blue Beetle (Jaime Rayes) | Jake T. Austin | — | — |
| Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) | — | Matt Lanter | Matt Lanter |
| Brainiac | — | Darin De Paul | — |
| Brainiac 2 | — | Ben Diskin | — |
| Brainiac 3 | — | Zeno Robinson | — |
| Brainiac 4 | — | Robbie Daymond | — |
| Brainiac 5 | — | Harry Shum Jr. | — |
| Calendar Man | — | David Dastmalchian | — |
| Captain Boomerang | Liam McIntyre James Patrick Stuart | — | — |
| Carmine Falcone | — | Titus Welliver | — |
| Catwoman | Jennifer Morrison | Naya Rivera | — |
| Chas Chandler | — | — | Damian O'Hare |
| Cyborg | Michael B. Jordan Shemar Moore | — | — |
| Cyborg Superman | Patrick Fabian | — | — |
| Darkseid | Steve Blum Tony Todd | — | — |
| Deathstroke | Thomas Gibson Miguel Ferrer Ron Perlman | — | — |
| Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) | — | Keith Ferguson | — |
| Doctor Fate (Steel Maxum) | Greg Grunberg | — | — |
| Etrigan | Dee Bradley Baker | — | — |
| Flash (Barry Allen) | Justin Chambers Christopher Gorham Jason Spisak | Matt Bomer | — |
| Flash (Jay Garrick) | — | Armen Taylor | — |
| Gilda Dent | — | Julie Nathanson | — |
| Green Arrow | — | Jimmi Simpson | — |
| Green Lantern (John Stewart) | Roger Cross | Aldis Hodge | — |
| Green Lantern/Parallax (Hal Jordan) | Nathan Fillion Justin Kirk | Nolan North | — |
| Harbinger | — | Kari Wahlgren | — |
| Harley Quinn | Tara Strong Hynden Walch | — | — |
| Hawkgirl | — | Jamie Gray Hyder | — |
| Hawkman | cameo | Omid Abtahi Geoffrey Arend | — |
| Hourman | — | Matthew Mercer | — |
| Huntress | — | Erika Ishii | — |
| Iris West | Jennifer Hale | Ashleigh LaThrop | — |
| James Gordon | Bruce Thomas | Billy Burke | — |
| Jason Blood | Ray Chase | — | Ray Chase |
| John Constantine | Matt Ryan | Nolan North Matt Ryan | Matt Ryan |
| Joker | Dee Bradley Baker Jason Spisak | Troy Baker Mark Hamill | — |
| Jonah Hex | — | Troy Baker | — |
| Jonathan Kent | Paul Eiding | Neil Flynn | — |
| Kamandi | — | Will Friedle | Cameron Monaghan |
| Lex Luthor | Steven Blum Rainn Wilson | Zachary Quinto Corey Stoll | — |
| Lois Lane | Dana Delany Juliet Landau Rebecca Romijn | Alexandra Daddario | — |
| Mad Hatter | Robin Atkin Downes | John DiMaggio | — |
| Martian Manhunter | Nyambi Nyambi | Ike Amadi | — |
| Martha Kent | Jennifer Hale | Bellamy Young | — |
| Mon-El | — | Yuri Lowenthal | — |
| Monitor | — | Jonathan Adams | — |
| Ocean Master | Steve Blum James Patrick Stuart Sam Witwer | — | — |
| Penguin | cameo | David Dastmalchian | — |
| Perry White | Rocky Carroll | Piotr Michael | — |
| Poison Ivy | Peyton List | Katee Sackhoff | — |
| Professor Zoom | C. Thomas Howell | — | — |
| Psycho-Pirate | — | Geoffrey Arend | — |
| Ra's al Ghul | Terrence C. Carson Giancarlo Esposito | — | — |
| Raven | Taissa Farmiga | — | — |
| Renee Montoya | — | Alyssa Diaz | — |
| Robin (Damian Wayne) | Stuart Allan | Zach Callison | — |
| Robin/Nightwing (Dick Grayson) Robin (Earth-Two) | Sean Maher | Zach Callison | — |
| Scarecrow | Chris Cox Michael Rosenbaum | Robin Atkin Downes | — |
| Shazam | Sean Astin Steven Blum Zach Callison Jennifer Hale | — | — |
| Sinestro | — | Rick D. Wasserman | — |
| Solomon Grundy | Rick D. Wasserman | Fred Tatasciore Darin De Paul | — |
| Spectre | — | Lou Diamond Phillips | Lou Diamond Phillips |
| Starfire | Kari Wahlgren | — | — |
| Steel | Khary Payton Cress Williams | — | — |
| Supergirl | — | Meg Donnelly | — |
| Superman Superman (Earth-Two) | Sam Daly Jerry O'Connell Alan Tudyk | Darren Criss | — |
| Steve Trevor | Jeffrey Donovan George Newbern James Patrick Stuart | Chris Diamantopoulos | — |
| Swamp Thing | Roger Cross | — | — |
| Talia al Ghul | Morena Baccarin | — | — |
| Talon | Jeremy Sisto | — | — |
| Thomas Wayne Batman (Flashpoint) | Kevin Conroy Kevin McKidd | Robin Atkin Downes | — |
| Trigon | Jon Bernthal John DiMaggio | — | — |
| Two-Face | Dave Boat | Josh Duhamel | — |
| Vixen | — | Keesha Sharp | — |
| Wonder Woman Wonder Woman (Earth-Two) | Rosario Dawson Vanessa Marshall Michelle Monaghan | Stana Katic | — |
| Zatanna | Camilla Luddington | — | Camilla Luddington |

## Reception
### Sales

    Sales figures represent DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States. International sales, digital sales, and rentals are not included.
| Title | U.S. release date | Gross in the 1st three weeks | Gross total | Rotten Tomatoes | IGN |
| Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox | July 30, 2013 (2013-7-30) | $2,961,457 | $5,263,783 | 100% (5 reviews) | |
| Justice League: War | February 4, 2014 (2014-2-4) | $3,119,314 | $5,806,863 | 50% (6 reviews) | |
| Son of Batman | April 22, 2014 (2014-4-22) | $4,071,112 | $7,035,303 | 64% (11 reviews) | |
| Justice League: Throne of Atlantis | January 13, 2015 (2015-1-13) | $2,445,009 | $4,661,509 | 63% (8 reviews) | |
| Batman vs. Robin | April 7, 2015 (2015-4-7) | $2,537,343 | $4,275,014 | 100% (5 reviews) | |
| Batman: Bad Blood | January 20, 2016 (2016-1-20) | $3,093,355 | $4,884,919 | 100% (5 reviews) | |
| Justice League vs. Teen Titans | March 29, 2016 (2016-3-29) | $2,522,134 | $4,680,315 | 80% (5 reviews) | |
| Justice League Dark | January 24, 2017 (2017-1-24) | $1,286,255 | $3,321,532 | 78% (9 reviews) | |
| Teen Titans: The Judas Contract | April 4, 2017 (2017-4-4) | $1,514,960 | $3,279,855 | 83% (6 reviews) | |
| Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay | March 27, 2018 (2018-3-27) | $1,202,526 | $2,880,096 | 88% (8 reviews) | |
| The Death of Superman | July 24, 2018 (2018-7-24) | $4,219,828 | $6,551,111 | 92% (13 reviews) | |
| Constantine: City of Demons – The Movie | October 9, 2018 | $750,022 | $1,699,592 | NA (3 reviews) | |
| Reign of the Supermen | January 29, 2019 (2019-1-29) | | $3,797,618 | NA (0 reviews) | |
| Batman: Hush | July 20, 2019 (2019-7-20) | $2,584,555 | $3,603,543 | 88% (17 reviews) | |
| The Death and Return of Superman | October 1, 2019 (2019-10-1) | | | | |
| Wonder Woman: Bloodlines | October 5, 2019 (2019-10-5) | $764,095 | $1,723,810 | 88% (8 reviews) | |
| Justice League Dark: Apokolips War | May 5, 2020 (2020-5-5) | $1,563,760 | $5,576,143 | 100% (18 reviews) | |
| Superman: Man of Tomorrow | August 23, 2020 (2020-8-23) | | | 93% (14 reviews) | 7/10 |
| Justice Society: World War II | April 27, 2021 | | | 76% (17 reviews) | 9/10 |
| Batman: The Long Halloween – Part One | June 22, 2021 (2021-6-22) | | | 100% (21 reviews) | 8/10 |
| Batman: The Long Halloween – Part Two | July 27, 2021 (2021-7-27) | | | 100% (15 reviews) | 9/10 |
| DC Showcase Animated Shorts – Constantine: The House of Mystery | May 3, 2022 (2022-5-3) | | | | |
| Green Lantern: Beware My Power | July 25, 2022 (2022-7-25) | | | 56% (9 reviews) | 4/10 |
| Batman: The Long Halloween – Deluxe Edition | September 20, 2022 (2022-9-20) | | | | |
| Legion of Super-Heroes | February 7, 2023 (2023-2-7) | | | 60% (5 reviews) | |
| Justice League: Warworld | July 25, 2023 (2023-7-25) | | | 50% (6 reviews) | 6/10 |
| Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One | January 9, 2024 (2024-1-9) | | | 88% (8 reviews) | 6/10 |
| Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Two | April 23, 2024 | | | 17% (6 reviews) | 4/10 |
| Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three | July 16, 2024 | | | | 4/10 |

### Accolades

In 2019, Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay and The Death of Superman were nominated for the Golden Reel Award in the category of "Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for Non-Theatrical Animated Long Form Broadcast Media".
In 2020, Superman: Man of Tomorrow was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award in the category of "Best Superhero Movie".