Merry Little Batman
This Christmas, Damian Wayne wants to be a superhero like his dad – the one and only Batman. When Damian is left home alone while Batman takes on Gotham’s worst supervillains on Christmas Eve, he stumbles upon a villainous plot to steal Christmas and leaps at the chance to save the day.
The animated series Bat-Fam (2025) continues this film's family adventures with new stories. Watch this film for the originating adventure, then begin Bat-Fam with Game Knight. The series' episodes are separate from this feature's coverage.
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A separate adaptation of Batman; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Merry Little Batman’s story continuity.
A separate adaptation of Batman and Alfred Pennyworth; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Merry Little Batman’s story continuity.
A separate adaptation of Batman; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Merry Little Batman’s story continuity.
A separate adaptation of Batman; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Merry Little Batman’s story continuity.
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Where it fits in the DC universe
Merry Little Batman is title 90 of 118 in our Animated Elseworlds viewing sequence. Damian Wayne gets a Christmas adventure in this film’s own version of the Wayne household. Begin here for this interpretation of Damian and his father, even if you have watched other animated Robin stories.
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Cast
Yonas KibreabDamian Wayne / Little Batman (voice)
Luke WilsonBruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
James CromwellAlfred Pennyworth (voice)
David HornsbyThe Joker / Fireman (voice)
Michael FieldingTerry (voice)
Brian GeorgeThe Penguin (voice)
Cynthia Kaye McWilliamsVicki Vale / Police Dispatch / Angry Shopper / Band Leader (voice)
Natalie PalamidesFrancine / Shopper Mom (voice)
Reid ScottCommissioner Gordon (voice)
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