Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One

Naughty or nice. Trick or treat. Hero or villain.

RELEASED 21 Jun 20211h 25m★ 7.4 TMDB

Following a brutal series of murders taking place on Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, Gotham City's young vigilante known as the Batman sets out to pursue the mysterious serial killer alongside police officer James Gordon and district attorney Harvey Dent.

Why it matters in DC

The first part establishes a Batman mystery intended to continue into a second film. Giving the investigation room across both entries makes it useful to treat them as one sustained story, with Gotham's criminal relationships providing the context for its unfolding danger.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One is title 3 of 10 in our Tomorrowverse viewing sequence. The Long Halloween, Part One starts a two-film Batman story within the Tomorrowverse collection. Part Two is its direct continuation and should follow it. Other animated Batman origins may be useful comparisons, but are not missing chapters needed between the two halves of this investigation.

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