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Watch The Batman Online Netflix Series Is Not Just Edgy or Raw - It's an "Addictive Thrill Ride"
Netflix has made a major change in the world of superhero television. No longer will fans have to wait for a show like Arrow or The Flash or even Marvel's Jessica Jones to come out on their streaming platform. Netflix's upcoming live-action series, The Batman, is a reimagined take on the Caped Crusader with its own completely original cast, spin on the genre and take on the character that the best Batman adaptations can only dream of.
A new trailer has arrived for the series that seeks to modernize the Dark Knight for the 21st century. It stars Ben Affleck, who once played the character in Zack Snyder's critically-acclaimed Dark Knight trilogy, but now plays the Dark Knight in a way that won't remind you of that film. And it sounds fantastic.
The Batman is an "addictive thrill ride" that will not be an equal opportunity distillation of the character like Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy. It will do justice to his source material while bringing something new to the table and doing it in a unique way.
Check out the new The Batman trailer below. The series debuts in 2018:
Harley Quinn, the Joker, and the Penguin seem to be a big part of this series, but this is also going to be a hero-centric show. Don't expect to see Batman battling a ton of supervillains in a given season. This is not The Justice League. The Batman will take place in the high-stakes crime of Gotham City in the midst of the chaos and corruption that resulted from Superman's death.
It sounds like this is going to be one of the most memorable reimaginings of the Batman character that DC has done. And no other property needs to be built with the same real-world as an irreverent superhero as this one does.
The first season will consist of only eight episodes, so it's not going to be the 22 or 24 hour-long adventure for the duration of its run. It'll be around a couple hours, and the first season is going to have a gritty, gritty vibe like Batman Begins or a Jessica Jones.
It's a long-awaited and much-anticipated foray into live-action superhero television, and the first real superhero television show to focus on the concept of the Dark Knight. And it's going to be an instantly bingeable thrill ride.
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The Batman is written and executive produced by Matt Reeves, who directed Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes. Reeves will also direct all episodes. This series is being produced by Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
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