Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

The war to end all wars.

RELEASED 5 May 20201h 30m★ 8.2 TMDB

Earth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes. Now the remaining bastions of good – the Justice League, Teen Titans, Suicide Squad and assorted others – must regroup, strategize and take the war to Darkseid in order to save the planet and its surviving inhabitants.

Why it matters in DC

The survivors of multiple teams must work together after a devastating defeat by Darkseid. Its significance comes from bringing the connected animated cast into a shared reckoning, so familiarity with those teams gives the crisis more weight than treating it as a first introduction.

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14 titles to watch before Justice League Dark: Apokolips War — 18h 37m in total.

Justice League: The Flashpoint ParadoxRecommended1h 21m★ 7.9
Justice League: WarRecommended1h 19m★ 7.4
Son of BatmanRecommended1h 14m★ 7.1
Justice League: Throne of AtlantisRecommended1h 12m★ 7.0
Batman vs. RobinRecommended1h 20m★ 7.2
Batman: Bad BloodRecommended1h 14m★ 7.0
Justice League vs. Teen TitansRecommended1h 18m★ 7.3
Justice League DarkRecommended1h 16m★ 7.3
Teen Titans: The Judas ContractRecommended1h 24m★ 7.3
Suicide Squad: Hell to PayRecommended1h 26m★ 7.1
The Death of SupermanRecommended1h 21m★ 7.4
Reign of the SupermenRecommended1h 27m★ 7.0+1 before this
Batman: HushRecommended1h 22m★ 7.1
Wonder Woman: BloodlinesRecommended1h 23m★ 6.9

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War is title 15 of 16 in our DC Animated Movie Universe viewing sequence. Apokolips War is the convergence point for the connected animated film universe's League, supernatural and younger-team branches. The preceding films provide the relationships behind its large ensemble, especially Justice League Dark and the Superman pair. It is a culmination within this continuity, not the finale of every DC animated adaptation.

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