{"id":38207,"date":"2023-10-17T16:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T14:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1704504"},"modified":"2023-10-17T19:53:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T17:53:05","slug":"how-to-watch-the-dc-animated-universe-movies-in-order","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/how-to-watch-the-dc-animated-universe-movies-in-order\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch the DC Animated Universe movies in order"},"content":{"rendered":"

Want more Justice League? Head over to the DC Animated Universe… <\/p>

By Katie Rosseinsky\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 17 October 2023 at 14:24 PM<\/p>

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While comic book fans might be dismayed to see how the recent DC Extended Universe films<\/a> have been doing, they can take solace in the fact that a sprawling animated world is just a click away.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ambitious project, which ran for almost a decade, encompasses some of the publisher\u2019s most-loved characters, including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Constantine and Cyborg.<\/p>\n

These days, the story has gone somewhat dormant \u2013 enjoying a brief revival in 2022, but little new content besides \u2013 but there\u2019s still plenty of fun to be had with this saga, which ends in an all-out battle against the terrifying Darkseid.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for a DC fix to fill the agonising wait for James Gunn\u2019s Superman: Legacy<\/a>, you could do far worse than delving into this catalogue of titles. Read on for your complete guide to the DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU).<\/p>\n

How to watch the DCAU movies in chronological order<\/b><\/h2>\n

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox.<\/span><\/figcaption> SEAC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Barry Allen, AKA The Flash, is alerted to a break-in at the Flash Museum, where his enemies including Captain Cold, Heat Wave and Mirror Master have descended. Once he arrives on the scene, it becomes clear the robbery was orchestrated by his nemesis Professor Eobard Thrawne, or Zoom, as part of a wider plan to destroy Central City.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Though Allen manages to foil the plot, when he awakes the next day, things are drastically different. His mother is alive, his wife is married to someone else, and his powers have completely gone. The Justice League as he knows it no longer exists, and Aquaman and Wonder Woman are at war in Europe. <\/span><\/p>\n

Allen makes a visit to Wayne Manor, but Batman doesn\u2019t recognise him and responds with suspicion \u2013 because he\u2019s not Bruce, but his father Thomas. <\/span>It seems that the Flash has found himself in a totally different timeline. But how did he get there, and did Thrawne have something to do with it?<\/span><\/p>\n

The Flashpoint storyline also serves as a source of inspiration for the live action The Flash<\/a> movie, meaning this animated version would serve as an excellent primer.<\/p>\n

Rent or buy The Flashpoint Paradox on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Justice League: War (2014)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Justice League: War.<\/span><\/figcaption> SEAC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The second film is based on the comic book Justice League: Origin, written by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee, which was the first story in DC\u2019s 2011 revamp known as the New 52. <\/span><\/p>\n

Justice League: War opens as a spate of abductions grip Gotham City, and security footage puts Batman in the frame. The crimes, though, are in fact the work of a Parademon, and its presence in Gotham is just the precursor to a major invasion of Earth. <\/span><\/p>\n

The plot is the work of the evil Darkseid, the ruler of planet Apokolips, and the Justice League must team up to foil him.The voice cast features Rogue One\u2019s Alan Tudyk as Superman, Jason O\u2019Mara as Batman and Michelle Monaghan as Wonder Woman.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rent or buy Justice League: War on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Son of Batman (2014)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Bruce Wayne and Damian Wayne in Son of Batman.<\/span><\/figcaption> SEAC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Batman learns that he is a father when Talia al Ghul (daughter of the villainous Ra\u2019s al Ghul) arrives in Gotham City with a young boy named Damian in tow, telling Wayne that their child is under threat. <\/span><\/p>\n

After Ra\u2019s al Ghul appointed him as his successor as the leader of the League of Assassins, Deathstroke murdered Ra\u2019s then targeted his grandson.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She hopes that Damian will be safer under his father\u2019s wing, while she and the League plan to deal with Deathstroke \u2013 but the boy has other ideas. <\/span><\/p>\n

He\u2019s determined to disobey his dad\u2019s orders and avenge his grandfather\u2019s death himself. O\u2019Mara returned to voice Batman, joined by Morena Baccarin as Talia and Stuart Allan as Damian.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rent or buy Son of Batman on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Justice League: Throne of Atlantis.<\/span><\/figcaption> SEAC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Throne of Atlantis sees Aquaman discovering his true heritage. When the crew of a nuclear submarine are killed while on patrol in the Atlantic, Wonder Woman discovers that the sub may have been attacked by Atlantean warriors. <\/span><\/p>\n

Over in Atlantis, the rulers of the underwater realm are arguing over whether to declare all-out war on humankind. <\/span><\/p>\n

The nefarious Orm is in favour of an attack, but Queen Atlanna is against it, and asks for her half-human son Arthur Curry to be brought back to Atlantis. There, he must join forces with the Justice League in order to thwart Orm\u2019s schemes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rent or buy Justice League: Throne of Atlantis on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Batman vs Robin (2015)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Batman vs Robin.<\/span><\/figcaption> SEAC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

As a child, Bruce Wayne suspected that the shadowy organisation known as the Court of Owls might have had something to do with his parents\u2019 death, but was never able to find any evidence. <\/span><\/p>\n

When a feather is found at the scene of a murder in the present day, Batman is drawn back into the Order\u2019s mysterious world.<\/span><\/p>\n

His son, Damian, is still attempting some crime-fighting of his own, traversing Gotham\u2019s streets under the guise of Robin despite Wayne\u2019s attempts to ground him. <\/span><\/p>\n

When he manages to beat Wayne Manor\u2019s security system, he meets a shady assassin named Talon who promises to train him up as a Court assassin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rent or buy Batman vs Robin on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Batman: Bad Blood (2016)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Batman: Bad Blood.<\/span><\/figcaption> SEAC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Batwoman (AKA Kate Kane, voiced by The Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u2019s Yvonne Strahovski) apprehends a group of criminals in Gotham, led by a masked man known as the Heretic. When things start to get violent, the (other) caped crusader appears, only for the Heretic to detonate some explosives \u2013 and after helping Kate get to safety, Batman seems to perish in the blast. Batwoman, Wayne\u2019s ally Nightwing and his son Damian (who has been recuperating in a Himalayan monastery after the events of the previous film) team up to investigate the Heretic \u2013 and to work out whether Batman really is dead.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rent or buy Batman: Bad Blood on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Justice League vs Teen Titans (2016)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Justice League vs Teen Titans.<\/span><\/figcaption> SEAC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The demonic Trigon (voiced by Jon Bernthal) sends a corrupter to the Earth which possesses Weather Wizard. <\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s eventually defeated by Damian, but in doing so he ignored his father\u2019s instructions again and, despite the outcome, the Justice League are less than impressed by his recklessness.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a punishment, he\u2019s sent to join the Teen Titans, meeting their leader Starfire along with Garfield Logan, who can shape-shift into any animal, Jaime Reyes, who uses the alias Blue Beetle, and Raven, the daughter of Trigon, who has the power to travel through time and teleport. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Titans and the League don\u2019t get on t<\/span>oo well at first, but in the face of attack from Trigon\u2019s demons, they must eventually overcome their differences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rent or buy Justice League vs Teen Titans on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Justice League Dark (2017)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Justice League Dark.<\/span><\/figcaption> SEAC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

When previously law-abiding citizens around the world start turning into murderers, and are convinced that their victims are demons, the Justice League put the attacks down to magic \u2013 but Batman isn\u2019t so sure. <\/span><\/p>\n

He receives a message telling him to track down exorcist John Constantine, who along with the likes of Zatanna, Deadman, Etrigan the Demon and Swamp Thing, makes up the Justice League Dark team, a supernatural counterpart to the usual gang of heroes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rent or buy Justice League Dark on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (2017)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Teen Titans: The Judas Contract.<\/span><\/figcaption> SEAC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Nightwing joins the Teen Titans in order to hunt down a terrorist group led by the super-villain Brother Blood, who is planning to capture the gang and take their powers using a specially developed machine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If his plan works, Brother Blood will be left with godlike abilities, so to speed things up, he recruits Deathstroke, who is still nursing a grudge against Damian after he was announced as Ra\u2019s al Ghu\u2019s heir, to bring the Teen Titans to him. <\/span><\/p>\n

He\u2019s helped along by Terra, a double agent who has been working against the Titans from the inside.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Buy Teen Titans: The Judas Contract on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay.<\/span><\/figcaption> SEAC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, agent Amanda Waller becomes fixated by the legend of the Get Out of Hell Free card, an artefact which gives its owner the power to bypass hell and go straight to Heaven, no matter how many sins they committed on Earth. The card, Waller learns, is currently in the possession of Steele Maxum, the former Doctor Fate.<\/span><\/p>\n

She recruits the likes of Harley Quinn, Copperhead, Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang and Killer Frost to retrieve it, but this gang of criminals aren\u2019t the only ones who are after this mythical card: they\u2019ll have to race against Vandal Savage and his daughter Scandal, as well as the speedy Reverse-Flash and his allies Silver Banshee and Blockbuster.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Buy Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Death of Superman (2018)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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The Death of Superman.<\/span><\/figcaption> SEAC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Superman saves the day when organised crime group Intergang attempt to abduct the Mayor of Metropolis, and leaves the scene with a piece of their technology which he takes to STAR Labs for further analysis. <\/span><\/p>\n

When he learns that the device is a mix of Earth and Apokoliptian technology, he starts to fear that his old nemesis Lex Luthor could be working with Intergang, despite currently being in government custody. <\/span><\/p>\n

He has to face another major threat when the monstrous Doomsday, a creature possessing extreme strength and stamina, starts to terrorise the city, resulting in a huge showdown across Metropolis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Buy The Death of Superman on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Constantine: City of Demons (2018)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Constantine: City of Demons.<\/span><\/figcaption> SEAC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Initially released as five short episodes and later compiled into a feature-length film, Constantine: City of Demons picks up after the events of Justice League Dark.<\/p>\n

The story follows the titular occult detective as he seeks to bring an innocent young girl out of a supernatural coma, with her soul at risk of being taken by the demon Beroul.<\/p>\n

Buy Constantine: City of Demons on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Reign of the Supermen (2019)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Reign of the Supermen.<\/span><\/figcaption> SEAC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Six months after Superman sacrificed himself to save his city from Doomsday, Metropolis\u2019s crime rate has inevitably spiked. <\/span><\/p>\n

Four new Supermen \u2013 Superboy, Steel, the Eradicator and Cyborg Superman \u2013 are on the scene, but their presence proves controversial, and Lois Lane (Rebecca Romijn) starts to investigate their origins. <\/span><\/p>\n

Cyborg Superman attempts to convince her that he, rather than the others, is the true Superman, but she\u2019s not convinced. Where did these four pretenders come from, and could the real Superman still be out there?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Buy Reign of the Supermen on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Batman: Hush (2019)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Batman: Hush.<\/span><\/figcaption> SEAC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

This time around, Batman must form an uneasy alliance with Catwoman when he is targeted by a shadow super-villain known only as Hush. <\/span><\/p>\n

Not only does Hush seem to know all of Wayne\u2019s secrets, he also recruits Batman\u2019s old enemies \u2013 including the Joker, Scarecrow and Poison Ivy \u2013 to turn his life upside down. <\/span><\/p>\n

Could another old nemesis be lurking behind a new alter ego?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Buy Batman: Hush on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Wonder Woman: Bloodlines (2019)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Wonder Woman: Bloodlines.<\/span><\/figcaption> SEAC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Diana of Themyscira (Rosario Dawson) rescues Captain Steve Trevor (Jeffrey Donovan) when he is attacked by a Parademon, treating his injuries with a healing ray before he is taken prisoner by her mother, Queen Hippolyta, as men are banned from the island. <\/span><\/p>\n

Defying Hippolyta, Diana helps Steve escape. Later, she has a premonition of a coming war and decides to accompany him to Washington DC, hoping she can protect mankind if her vision comes true.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While in DC, she stays with a geologist and her daughter, but finds that the latter, a teenager named Vanessa, is jealous of her friendship with her mother. Soon, she is recruited by Diana\u2019s enemies at Villainy Inc, who are planning an invasion of Themyscira.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Buy Wonder Woman: Bloodlines on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.<\/span><\/figcaption> SEAC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Darkseid is back, and after two failed attempts at conquering Earth, he has decided to set his sights on conquering other planets. In a bid to finally defeat him, the Justice League plan to infiltrate the planet Apokolips while the Teen Titans defend earth. <\/span><\/p>\n

The scheme fails, however, when Darkseid manages to use Cyborg to spy on them. <\/span><\/p>\n

A fleet of Paradooms, genetic hybrids of the Parademons, and the near-invincible Doomsday manages to wipe out most of the League and the Titans, and those that survive are imprisoned. <\/span><\/p>\n

It soon becomes clear that if Darkseid is to be defeated, the heroes will need to join forces with their supernatural counterparts in Justice League Dark.<\/span><\/p>\n

Buy Justice League Dark: Apokolips War on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

DC Showcase: Constantine \u2013 The House of Mystery (2022)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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The DC Animated Movie Universe has been rather quiet since the climactic events of Apokolips War, but fans have have had one little glimpse at what the shared world currently looks like.<\/p>\n

In 2022, DC Showcase: Constantine \u2013 House of Mystery was released, with the main event being an eerie story of the so-called Hellblazer waking up in the titular, otherworldly location, with no recollection of what brought him there.<\/p>\n

Visions of Zatanna and other allies appear to offer hints at his fate, but he struggles to escape a Groundhog Day-cycle of repeated, gruesome deaths. Can he find the answers he needs to return to his not-so-ordinary life?<\/p>\n

Living up to its name, this entry also showcases other characters from the DC catalogue, with companion shorts featuring Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth, The Losers and Blue Beetle, who recently made his big screen live-action debut<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Buy DC Showcase: Constantine \u2013 House of Mystery on Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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