The Joker (Kevin Michael Richardson) has taken over Arkham Asylum, leaving the Dark Knight (Rino Romano) to enter his lair alone in this clip from the premiere episode of The Batman, "The Bat in the Belfry." Watch the series now on HBO Max.
The Batman is a 2004 Warner Bros. animated TV series based on the DC Comics character of the same name.
Rebooting from the highly successful Batman: The Animated Series is a daunting task but this 2004 revamp for DC's Dark Knight boldly struck a significantly different tone and style from its highly regarded predecessor. Rino Romano stars as Batman, with Jerry O'Connell voicing Nightwing and Kellie Martin as Oracle. Other notable voice talent included Mitch Pileggi, Edward James Olmos, Ming-Na Wen, Ron Perlman, Clancy Brown, James Remar, Gina Gershon and Brandon Routh.
The series was developed by Michael Gougen and Duane Capizzi for Kids WB, though the show eventually moved to Cartoon Network.
The series ran for five seasons and included the spin-off movie Batman Vs Dracula.
