What is Batman: The Animated Series about?
Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".
A masked vigilante cleans up Gotham, battling crime with a measured pace and darkly comic wit.
Suspenseful, with dry wit. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video and Max.
Batman: The Animated Series parents guide
Strong violence, which is more than most TV-PG titles carry. Beyond that, mild language and a few tense moments.
Our estimate: fine from about 13, higher than the TV-PG suggests, because of the violence.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Three questions
- Is Batman: The Animated Series scary?
- Only a little. Batman: The Animated Series has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Batman: The Animated Series?
- No gore and strong violence.
- What is Batman: The Animated Series rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Not for every kid. The TV-PG undersells strong violence.
Cast and crew
Created byBruce Timm, Eric Radomski
StarringKevin Conroy
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Batman: The Animated Series is on our Tweens (10 to 12), Superheroes, Comfort watches, 1990s and Prime Video lists.
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