8.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Batman Beyond (1999)
Batman Beyond (1999)
Overview
As new villains overrun Gotham City of the future, the aging Bruce Wayne hangs up the cape of the once invincible Batman. But when troubled teenager Terry McGinnis stumbles upon the Dark Knight's secret, a new alliance is forged. And a triumphant new Batman is born.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
8.8
Overview
As new villains overrun Gotham City of the future, the aging Bruce Wayne hangs up the cape of the once invincible Batman. But when troubled teenager Terry McGinnis stumbles upon the Dark Knight's secret, a new alliance is forged. And a triumphant new Batman is born.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The show leans left by consistently portraying a dystopian future shaped by unchecked corporate power and technological hubris, with many antagonists stemming from corporate corruption and greed, necessitating a vigilante operating outside a compromised system.
Batman Beyond features visible diversity within its cast, introducing new characters from various backgrounds. The narrative primarily focuses on its futuristic setting and crime-fighting themes, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
The series features female characters who engage in direct physical combat against male opponents. Curare is depicted defeating multiple male security guards using martial arts. The Dee Dee Twins also frequently overpower male opponents through their acrobatic fighting style and coordinated attacks.
Batman Beyond, 1999, does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The series primarily focuses on its sci-fi action narrative and the mentor-mentee relationship between Terry McGinnis and Bruce Wayne, with all depicted romantic relationships being heterosexual.
The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on Terry McGinnis as the new Batman in a futuristic Gotham, exploring themes of legacy and responsibility without engaging with transgender identities. No characters are explicitly depicted as transsexual throughout the series.
Batman Beyond introduces new characters to the DC Animated Universe while maintaining the canonical genders of established legacy characters like Bruce Wayne and Barbara Gordon. No previously established characters undergo a gender swap.
Batman Beyond primarily features new characters whose races were established within the series' creation. Legacy characters like Bruce Wayne and Barbara Gordon maintain their historically established races from prior DC canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.1
8.2
Critic Ratings
10.0
N/A
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