Batman: Caped Crusader Has A "Really Weird" Dark Knight And A Scarier Harley Quinn

The Dark Knight returns to TV screens later this year, and you’ll want to prepare yourself because things are about to get weird. Batman: Caped Crusader premieres August 1 on Prime Video–it was originally as an HBO Max series in 2021 before it was passed over–and will see Batman fighting crime in a ’40s-set period of Gotham. With Batman: The Animated Series co-creator Bruce Timm serving as executive producer, this series is aiming to be a different take on Batman.

Compared to the 1992-95 animated series, there won’t be computers or other high-tech gear for Batman to rely on, as he’ll be limited by the technology of the period. “We decided to really lean into that in terms of the clothes, the cars, the architecture, and the level of technology,” Timm said to Entertainment Weekly. “Early on, we decided there would be no computers and no cell phones. That changed everything.”

Prepare to meet a very different Harley Quinn in Batman: Caped Crusader.Gallery