Every version of Batman: The Animated Series — the films & series, compared across media.
Bruce Wayne's oath to avenge his parents' murder drives him to become Batman, Gotham's masked protector — a premise that anchors every entry here. From the foundational animated series to two theatrical films and a continuation series, these tellings share the same Dark Knight, the same city, and the same core cast, each exploring different corners of that world across TV and film.
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003) are theatrical films set in the same animated universe as Batman: The Animated Series, sharing its characters and visual style.
There are four: the original TV series Batman: The Animated Series (1992), the theatrical film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), the continuation series The New Batman Adventures (1997), and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003).
Start with Batman: The Animated Series (1992), the foundational TV series that introduces Bruce Wayne's world; the films and The New Batman Adventures build on its characters and tone.