Bruce Timm turned down Warner Bros after they approached him about making more episodes of Batman: The Animated Series.

Batman: The Animated Series creator Bruce Timm has returned to the world of the Dark Knight with Batman: Caped Crusader on Prime Video, however he as soon as had the chance to do a correct revival of The Animated Series. If you’re questioning why that didn’t occur, it’s as a result of he turned it down.

While talking with The Wrap, Timm stated that Warner Bros. approached him 4 or 5 years in the past with the concept of bringing again Batman: The Animated Series. At the time, the studio was about to launch its personal streaming service and clearly noticed the draw of latest episodes. “They said, ‘Hey, how would you feel about going back and making some more ‘B:TAS’ episodes?’ And I’m like, ‘Nah, we’d been there, we’d done that.’ I wasn’t interested in just revisiting that world,” Timm defined.

Timm did take into account growing a Justice League animated sequence with government producer James Tucker, however all of their concepts saved coming again to Batman. After going again to the early manufacturing bible of The Animated Series, Timm turned intrigued by the considered getting to include all of his authentic concepts for a pulpy, movie noir Batman sequence. “I wanted to blend the atmospherics of Universal horror movies and the drama of Warner Bros. gangster movies and the action of Republic serials and mix it all together with a lot of film noir on top,” Timm stated. Thus, Batman: Caped Crusader started.

“Welcome to Gotham City, where the corrupt outnumber the good, criminals run rampant and law-abiding citizens live in a constant state of fear,” reads the Batman: Caped Crusader synopsis. “Forged in the fire of tragedy, wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human—the BATMAN. His one-man crusade attracts unexpected allies within the GCPD and City Hall, but his heroic actions spawn deadly, unforeseen ramifications.” The sequence stars Hamish Linklater as Batman/Bruce Wayne alongside an all-star forged which incorporates Christina Ricci, Jamie Chung, Diedrich Bader, Minnie Driver, Mckenna Grace, Eric Morgan Stuart, Michelle C. Bonilla, Krystal Joy Brown, John DiMaggio, Paul Scheer, Reid Scott, Tom Kenny, Jason Watkins, Gary Anthony Williams, Dan Donohue, David Krumholtz, Haley Joel Osment, and Toby Stephens.

The first season of Batman: Caped Crusader is now streaming on Prime Video and has acquired rave opinions. Our personal Jessica Dwyer loved the sequence regardless of it not assembly her expectations. “Did my hopes get dashed with this latest animated Dark Knight when I finally watched it? No, but I also wasn’t overwhelmed either,” Dwyer wrote in her evaluation. “As I said, there’s something really special about the original series that would be hard to recapture. Batman: Caped Crusader is trying really hard to do that, and there’s hope that it will eventually get there.” She additionally had loads of reward for Linklater’s efficiency, saying, “I can’t say enough how much I love Hamish Linklater’s voice here. I’m not ashamed to say I teared up a little bit. I hope he knows how much that means to fans of the OG.” You can try the remainder of Dwyer’s evaluation proper right here.