Batman: Gotham Knight (2017 series)

Batman: Gotham Knight is an animated television series loosely based on the DC Comics character Batman, developed by Greg Weisman  and  Bruce Timm. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, the series originally aired on Vortexx! from May 8th, 2017, to May 18th, 2020 with a total of 52 episodes. Volume 2 of the series aired shortly after, on October 18th, 2021, to October 25th, 2022 with a total of 40 episodes.

The series was praised as a retelling of the Batman origin story and incorporating stories from the comics, with its thematic complexity, darker tone, and artistic quality. This led to a new Earth, Earth-49.

Protagonists

 * Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne/Batman
 * Jeff Bennett as Alfred Pennyworth
 * David Selby as James Gordon
 * Jesse McCartney as Dick Grayson/Robin
 * Tara Strong as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl

Antagonists

 * Mark Hamill as The Joker
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Season 1

 * 1) Vengeance of Bane: Bruce Wayne has been Batman for six months, dealing with the smaller criminals during that time. He hears about a drug called Venom rising in Gotham, and fights his first super villain: Bane. Batman struggles against Bane, who is much stronger than him and is intelligent, but Batman manages to defeat Bane by cutting off the tube feeding him the drug Venom.
 * 2) Challenge of the Man-Bat!: Zoologist Kirk Langstorm steals a serum made with the Venom drug that allows humans to fly from a museum, and tests it on himself, transforming into... the Man-Bat! Batman finds him stealing the serum, and battles Man-Bat who defeats Batman with ease. Man-Bat goes on a rampage around the city, terrorizing citizens until Batman manages to defeat Man-Bat who is taken to Arkham Aslyum.
 * 3) Riddle Me This: In the past, Edward Nigma and Gorman are discussing about selling the former's invention to which he declines. Edward finds out the invention is malfunctioning and becomes angry, taking on the identity: the Riddler. The Riddler follows Gorman onto a bus where everyone is locked inside and is forced to answer his riddles. Batman appears and fights Riddler, who manages to get Batman tied up and is about to kill him but instead asks for clues on Batman's identity. Batman manages to escape while distracting Riddler, sending him to Blackgate Prison.
 * 4) The Cat: A cat burglar naming herself Catwoman attacks Gotham, and in an encounter with Batman she gets away due to smittening him. Catwoman plots to break into Wayne Enterprises to steal blueprints. Bruce encounters Catwoman outside of his suit and tries to fight Catwoman, but Catwoman manages to defeat Bruce due to him not risking his identity. Bruce reveals to be conscious and sneaks away, attacking Catwoman who is on the chase. He takes back the blueprints, only to learn those were fakes as Catwoman escapes.
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Trivia

 * The series mixes elements from the Batman comics, Batman: the Animated Series/The New Adventures of Batman, the Arkham games, and the Dark Knight trilogy.
 * This is the longest airing Batman show, if vol 1 and vol 2 were combined.