The DC Universe Needs a Batman Beyond Series

When it comes to their television shows, Warner Bros. and DC have tip-toed around their franchise characters. They’ve hinted at their existence, thrown in Easter egg after Easter egg, and stopped just short of allowing them to appear on actual television. However, this all came to an end when Superman himself appeared on Supergirl. An onscreen iteration of one of DC’s trinity of heroes, it was almost too good to be true. So long as they have zero plans for a box office version, there should be no reason we can’t see other famous comic heroes on television, right?

Marvel has no fear taking obscure characters like The Runaways, Cloak & Dagger, and the Immortals to the small screen so why should DC hide their properties? Hopefully, for all our sakes, they take the stick out of their backsides and give us the characters/stories we deserve. There’s plenty of untapped potential in the world of DC to explore further. With a planned Batwoman show on the horizon, we couldn’t help but think there’s one more show from the Bat-universe we’re almost begging for a live-action version of. If we’re never going to get a real live Batman show again, isn’t it time we bring Terry McGinnis’ Batman Beyond to life?

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Sure, the animated series only lasted from 1999-2001, but the comics themselves have been kicking around since 2010. With Arrow currently going off the air, they don’t run into the problem of having too similar of character in their own show anymore. Now is the perfect time for a Batman Beyond spin-off. With the current television story arc on The Flash, the tie-in could be a smooth transition. Clearly, Barry Allen goes missing in the distant future. What better way to bring in a protege of “the World’s Greatest Detective” than him being recruited by the future Allen’s to help solve the disappearance of the Flash.

It could even be taken on and altered slightly to fit the DC Universe streaming service. Imagine if Dick Greyson’s “f#ck Batman” comments not only were part of the Titans story they’ve already built but were later a direct reflection of Bruce’s fascination with his other protege rather than the up-and-coming Robin. Now, sure, it doesn’t fit the traditional Batman Beyond as written in the animated series or the comic, but with clever writing, it could open up a bitter rivalry that would play out well on an R-rated streaming app.

Warner Bros. has stumbled out of the gate with their box office iterations but on television they’ve hit home runs. Would they really lose that much if they gambled on a spin-off character to one of our all-time favorite heroes? Batman is a detective and a vigilante so he’s not fighting a ton of meta humans. Instead he takes on the criminal masterminds. Surely aside from some cool tech, a Batman Beyond show could be low budget enough to make it worthwhile. It’s time for DC/Warner Bros to take the training wheels off and let their universes come to life.