The Death of Superman
Witness the day Metropolis stood still.
When a hulking monster arrives on Earth and begins a mindless rampage, the Justice League is quickly called in to stop it. But it soon becomes apparent that only Superman can stand against the monstrosity.
Why it matters in DC
The League's inability to stop Doomsday places the burden on Superman and gives the shared world a crisis focused on one hero's limits. Reign of the Supermen directly follows its consequences, so this is the first half of a connected story rather than an isolated battle.
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Where it fits in the DC universe
The Death of Superman is title 11 of 16 in our DC Animated Movie Universe viewing sequence. The Death of Superman occurs within the connected animated film universe and leads directly into Reign of the Supermen. Treat those two films as a pair when following this Superman's story. Superman: Doomsday is an earlier, separate adaptation of related material and should not be watched as the first part of this version.
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Characters
Cast
Jerry O'ConnellClark Kent / Superman (voice)
Rebecca RomijnLois Lane (voice)
Rainn WilsonLex Luthor (voice)
Rosario DawsonDiana Prince / Wonder Woman (voice)
Nathan FillionHal Jordan / Green Lantern (voice)
Christopher GorhamBarry Allen / The Flash (voice)
Matt LanterArthur Curry / Aquaman (voice)
Shemar MooreVictor Stone / Cyborg (voice)
Nyambi NyambiMartian Manhunter (voice)
Jason O'MaraBruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
Jonathan AdamsMayor (voice)
Rocky CarrollSilas Stone (voice)Related titles
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Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Justice League vs. Teen Titans
Justice League: War
Batman: Hush
Justice League Dark
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Batman: Bad Blood
Batman vs. Robin
Son of Batman
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
DC Showcase - Constantine: The House of Mystery
DC League of Super-Pets
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Injustice
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
Justice League
Justice League: Doom
Justice League: The New Frontier
Superman: Red Son
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Justice League
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two
Justice League Unlimited
Justice League vs. the Fatal Five
Superman: Man of Tomorrow
The Lego Batman Movie
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Justice League: Warworld
Superman
Man of Tomorrow
Justice Society: World War II
Legion of Super-Heroes
All Star Superman
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Superman: Doomsday
Superman Returns
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Superman II
Superman
Superman & Lois
Green Lantern: Beware My Power
The Flash
My Adventures with Superman
Man of Steel
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Superman: Unbound
Superman vs. The Elite
Smallville
Superman: The Animated Series
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Superman III
Superman and the Mole Men
Joker
Doom Patrol
Wonder Woman 1984
Aquaman
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
Batman Ninja
Wonder Woman
Batman and Harley Quinn
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two
Batman vs. Two-Face
Batman: Soul of the Dragon
Suicide Squad
The Batman
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Supergirl
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
The Flash
Batman: Assault on Arkham
Batman: Caped Crusader
Gotham
Supergirl
Lanterns
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Batman: Year One
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Green Lantern
The Batman: Part II
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Young Justice
Wonder Woman
Green Lantern: First Flight
The Dark Knight
Batman: Gotham Knight
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Batman Begins
The Batman
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Teen Titans
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Batman Beyond
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Batman & Robin
The New Batman Adventures
Batman Forever
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman Returns
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman
Wonder Woman
Batman
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