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Animated Elseworlds

118 titles · 65 films · 53 TV series · 719h 27m

118Total titles
719h 27mRuntime
1Essential
65Films
53TV series

Animated Elseworlds is a browsing collection of independent adaptations and separate animated continuities, not a single universe or continuous watch order. What connects these titles is the freedom animation gives DC’s characters: familiar identities can support period pieces, stylized experiments, comedy, or sustained television drama. Choose by artistic approach and mood rather than expecting one production’s history to govern the next.

Start with a self-contained film that matches your interests, or the opening episode of a series whose interpretation appeals to you. Follow explicit sequels and multipart adaptations together, then move freely elsewhere. Recognizable voices and similar designs can suggest familiarity without proving continuity, and the category’s range makes individual age guidance more useful than any assumption based on the animated format.

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STORY SEQUENCE

Suggested viewing order

01Superman: Doomsday poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Superman: Doomsday

2007 · 1h 15m · ★ 6.7

02Justice League: The New Frontier poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Justice League: The New Frontier

2008 · 1h 15m · ★ 6.8

03Batman: Gotham Knight poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Batman: Gotham Knight

2008 · 1h 16m · ★ 6.7

04Wonder Woman poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Wonder Woman

2009 · 1h 14m · ★ 7.2

05Tales of the Black Freighter poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Tales of the Black Freighter

2009 · 0h 26m · ★ 6.6

06Green Lantern: First Flight poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Green Lantern: First Flight

2009 · 1h 15m · ★ 6.9

07Superman/Batman: Public Enemies poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

2009 · 1h 7m · ★ 7.1

08Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

2010 · 1h 15m · ★ 7.3

09DC Showcase: The Spectre poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
DC Showcase: The Spectre

2010 · 0h 12m · ★ 6.9

10Batman: Under the Red Hood poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Batman: Under the Red Hood

2010 · 1h 15m · ★ 7.8 ★ ESSENTIAL PICK

11DC Showcase: Jonah Hex poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex

2010 · 0h 12m · ★ 6.9

12DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family

2020 · 0h 31m · ★ 7.1

13Superman/Batman: Apocalypse poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

2010 · 1h 19m · ★ 7.2

14DC Showcase: Green Arrow poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
DC Showcase: Green Arrow

2010 · 0h 11m · ★ 7.1

15All Star Superman poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
All Star Superman

2011 · 1h 16m · ★ 6.9

16Green Lantern: Emerald Knights poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

2011 · 1h 24m · ★ 6.7

17Batman: Year One poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Batman: Year One

2011 · 1h 4m · ★ 7.3

18DC Showcase: Catwoman poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
DC Showcase: Catwoman

2011 · 0h 15m · ★ 6.9

19Justice League: Doom poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Justice League: Doom

2012 · 1h 17m · ★ 7.4

20Superman vs. The Elite poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Superman vs. The Elite

2012 · 1h 16m · ★ 6.9

21Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

2012 · 1h 16m · ★ 7.7

22Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

2013 · 1h 18m · ★ 7.9

23Superman: Unbound poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Superman: Unbound

2013 · 1h 15m · ★ 6.6

24Batman: Assault on Arkham poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Batman: Assault on Arkham

2014 · 1h 16m · ★ 7.3

25Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles

2015 · 3 episodes · ~0h 18m · ★ 7.6

26Justice League: Gods and Monsters poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Justice League: Gods and Monsters

2015 · 1h 16m · ★ 7.1

27Batman: The Killing Joke poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Batman: The Killing Joke

2016 · 1h 17m · ★ 6.6

28Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders

2016 · 1h 18m · ★ 6.5

29Batman vs. Two-Face poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Batman vs. Two-Face

2017 · 1h 12m · ★ 6.3

30Batman: Gotham by Gaslight poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

2018 · 1h 18m · ★ 6.7

31Batman Ninja poster
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Batman Ninja

2018 · 1h 25m · ★ 5.9

32Superman: Red Son poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Superman: Red Son

2020 · 1h 24m · ★ 7.1

33DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger

2020 · 0h 15m · ★ 6.7

34Batman: Soul of the Dragon poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Batman: Soul of the Dragon

2021 · 1h 23m · ★ 6.7

35DC Showcase: Blue Beetle poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
DC Showcase: Blue Beetle

2021 · 0h 15m · ★ 6.1

36Injustice poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Injustice

2021 · 1h 18m · ★ 7.3

37Catwoman: Hunted poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Catwoman: Hunted

2022 · 1h 18m · ★ 5.8

38Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham

2023 · 1h 26m · ★ 6.7

39The Lego Batman Movie poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
The Lego Batman Movie

2017 · 1h 44m · ★ 7.3

40DC League of Super-Pets poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
DC League of Super-Pets

2022 · 1h 45m · ★ 7.1

41Teen Titans Go! To the Movies poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

2018 · 1h 24m · ★ 7.2

42Young Justice poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Young Justice

2010 · 98 episodes · ~37h 46m · ★ 8.4

43Teen Titans poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Teen Titans

2003 · 65 episodes · ~24h 55m · ★ 8.3

44Harley Quinn poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Harley Quinn

2019 · 57 episodes · ~22h 11m · ★ 8.3

45My Adventures with Superman poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
My Adventures with Superman

2023 · 30 episodes · ~11h 29m · ★ 8.1

46Batman: Caped Crusader poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Batman: Caped Crusader

2024 · 20 episodes · ~8h 47m · ★ 7.3

47The Batman poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
The Batman

2004 · 65 episodes · ~23h 50m · ★ 8.0

48Batman: The Brave and the Bold poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Batman: The Brave and the Bold

2008 · 64 episodes · ~23h 46m · ★ 7.6

49Green Lantern: The Animated Series poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Green Lantern: The Animated Series

2011 · 26 episodes · ~8h 41m · ★ 7.8

50Aquaman: King of Atlantis poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Aquaman: King of Atlantis

2021 · 3 episodes · ~2h 15m · ★ 6.2

51Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2019 · 1h 27m · ★ 7.2

52LEGO DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
LEGO DC: Shazam! Magic and Monsters

2020 · 1h 21m · ★ 7.1

53Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!

2020 · 1h 20m · ★ 7.7

54Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam

2021 · 1h 20m · ★ 6.2

55Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall

2026 · 1h 19m · ★ 9.1

56Batman: Knightfall Part 2: Knightquest poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Batman: Knightfall Part 2: Knightquest

2026 · 1h 16m

15 Dec 2026
57Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie

2020 · 1h 27m · ★ 7.0

58DC Super Hero Girls poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
DC Super Hero Girls

2019 · 78 episodes · ~14h 22m · ★ 7.9

59DC Nation Shorts poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
DC Nation Shorts

2011 · 132 episodes · ~2h 8m · ★ 5.3

61DC Super Hero Girls: Super Shorts poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
DC Super Hero Girls: Super Shorts

2019 · 52 episodes · ~4h 19m · ★ 3.8

62DC Super Hero Girls poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
DC Super Hero Girls

2015 · 113 episodes · ~6h 19m · ★ 6.7

63Suicide Squad Isekai poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Suicide Squad Isekai

2024 · 10 episodes · ~4h 1m · ★ 7.2

64Kite Man: Hell Yeah! poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

2024 · 10 episodes · ~3h 53m · ★ 6.7

65Beast Boy: Lone Wolf poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Beast Boy: Lone Wolf

2024 · 10 episodes · ~0h 38m · ★ 6.5

66Teen Titans Go! poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Teen Titans Go!

2013 · 462 episodes · ~86h 25m · ★ 6.4

67Krypto the Superdog poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Krypto the Superdog

2005 · 75 episodes · ~14h 18m · ★ 6.9

68Legion of Super Heroes poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Legion of Super Heroes

2006 · 26 episodes · ~9h 6m · ★ 7.7

69Beware the Batman poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Beware the Batman

2013 · 26 episodes · ~9h 32m · ★ 7.3

70Justice League Action poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Justice League Action

2016 · 52 episodes · ~9h 32m · ★ 7.2

71The New Adventures of Superman poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
The New Adventures of Superman

1966 · 68 episodes · ~7h 56m · ★ 6.2

72The Adventures of Superboy poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
The Adventures of Superboy

1966 · 34 episodes · ~3h 24m · ★ 5.2

73The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure

1967 · 18 episodes · ~1h 48m · ★ 7.1

74The Adventures of Batman poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
The Adventures of Batman

1968 · 34 episodes · ~5h 38m · ★ 7.4

75Super Friends poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Super Friends

1973 · 109 episodes · ~99h 57m · ★ 7.8

76The New Adventures of Batman poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
The New Adventures of Batman

1977 · 16 episodes · ~8h · ★ 7.4

77The All-New Super Friends Hour poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
The All-New Super Friends Hour

1977 · 60 episodes · ~60h · ★ 7.5

78Challenge of the Super Friends poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Challenge of the Super Friends

1978 · 32 episodes · ~8h · ★ 6.9

79The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show

1979 · 35 episodes · ~17h 30m · ★ 7.1

80The World's Greatest Super Friends poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
The World's Greatest Super Friends

1979 · 8 episodes · ~8h · ★ 7.6

81The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!

1981 · 38 episodes · ~12h 40m · ★ 6.3

82Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show

1984 · 16 episodes · ~3h 49m · ★ 8.0

83The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians

1985 · 10 episodes · ~5h · ★ 8.3

84Superman poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Superman

1988 · 26 episodes · ~5h 12m · ★ 7.4

85Swamp Thing poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Swamp Thing

1990 · 5 episodes · ~1h 51m · ★ 6.3

86The Batman vs. Dracula poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
The Batman vs. Dracula

2005 · 1h 23m · ★ 7.0

87Superman: Brainiac Attacks poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Superman: Brainiac Attacks

2006 · 1h 17m · ★ 6.1

88Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo

2006 · 1h 15m · ★ 7.9

89Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons

2022 · 1h 20m · ★ 7.7

90Merry Little Batman poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Merry Little Batman

2023 · 1h 37m · ★ 6.6

91Watchmen: Chapter I poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Watchmen: Chapter I

2024 · 1h 24m · ★ 7.4

92Watchmen: Chapter II poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Watchmen: Chapter II

2024 · 1h 29m · ★ 7.3

93Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League

2025 · 1h 30m · ★ 6.7

94Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires

2025 · 1h 30m · ★ 7.6

95Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One

2023 · 1h 20m · ★ 7.0

96Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two

2023 · 1h 15m · ★ 6.9

97Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!

2023 · 1h 19m · ★ 7.3

98Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse

2022 · 1h 19m · ★ 5.9

99BAT-FAM poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
BAT-FAM

2025 · 10 episodes · ~4h 13m · ★ 4.2

100WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams

1994 · 13 episodes · ~6h 30m · ★ 7.5

101Watchmen: Motion Comic poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Watchmen: Motion Comic

2008 · 12 episodes · ~5h · ★ 7.7

102MAD poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
MAD

2010 · 103 episodes · ~19h 4m · ★ 8.0

104Lobo poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Lobo

2000 · 14 episodes · ~0h 42m · ★ 5.4

105Superman: Red Son poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Superman: Red Son

2009 · 12 episodes · ~1h 12m · ★ 7.2

106Jonah Hex Motion Comics poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Jonah Hex Motion Comics

2010 · 7 episodes · ~1h 10m · ★ 6.0

107Batgirl: Year One poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Batgirl: Year One

2009 · 20 episodes · ~15h

108GET JIRO poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
GET JIRO

2026 · 10 episodes · ~3h 2m · ★ 9.1

109The Aquaman & Friends Action Hour poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
The Aquaman & Friends Action Hour

2003 · 7 episodes · ~0h 7m · ★ 5.5

110The Mad Magazine TV Special poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
The Mad Magazine TV Special

1974 · 0h 22m · ★ 6.4

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111DC Super Friends: The Joker's Playhouse poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
DC Super Friends: The Joker's Playhouse

2010 · 0h 17m · ★ 5.2

112Krypto Saves the Day! poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Krypto Saves the Day!

2025 · 7 episodes · ~0h 37m

113Superman: The 1941–1943 Theatrical Shorts poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Superman: The 1941–1943 Theatrical Shorts

1941 · 17 episodes · ~2h 25m

114Robot Chicken DC Comics Specials poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
Robot Chicken DC Comics Specials

2012 · 3 episodes · ~1h 7m

115DC Super Friends poster
Animated Elseworlds · SERIES
DC Super Friends

2015 · 38 episodes · ~1h 35m · ★ 5.2

116Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans

2019 · 1h 17m · ★ 7.5

118DC Showcase: Death poster
Animated Elseworlds · ANIMATED FILM
DC Showcase: Death

2019 · 0h 19m · ★ 8.4

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YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Frequently asked questions

Do these animated titles form an Elseworlds shared universe?

No. This is a browsing collection, not a unified continuity. Some entries have local connections, such as Superman/Batman: Public Enemies and Apocalypse, but those relationships do not connect the entire category into a single timeline.

Where should I start with Animated Elseworlds?

For a self-contained Batman feature, try Under the Red Hood; for a Superman-centered choice, try All Star Superman. Series should begin with their opening episodes. Keep explicitly numbered adaptations, especially The Dark Knight Returns, in sequence.

Are all these animated films and shows required viewing?

No. The collection is designed for selective discovery. Commit only to a particular series, direct sequel pairing, or multipart story that interests you; unrelated titles provide alternative interpretations rather than missing chapters in one overarching narrative.

Does the animated format mean these titles suit the same audience?

No. A playful title such as The Lego Batman Movie offers a very different experience from Batman: The Killing Joke. Check each production’s rating and content guidance before choosing, especially when planning a family viewing session.

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