DC Animated Movie Universe

The DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films,  produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment and distributed by Warner Home Video. The films are part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line, based on the comic books published by DC Comics, and feature plot elements inspired by The New 52 continuity. The continuity, established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters, was introduced in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, which was released in 2013. Sequels to The Flashpoint Paradox, Son of Batman, and Justice League Dark co-exist with this continuity. The franchise has received positive reviews for its themes and creative direction, and has obtained high sales. As of 2020, sixteen films have been distributed. Justice League Dark: Apokolips War marks the final film of this specific line.

Development
The franchise is loosely based on a set of New 52 storylines from the DC Universe. Following a teaser in the franchise's first film Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, a five-film story arc loosely based on the "Darkseid War" series written by Geoff Johns, started from Justice League: War and was later revisited in The Death of Superman, Reign of the Supermen and concluded in Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, the sequel to 2017's Justice League Dark. The franchise heavily focuses on Batman and his son Damian Wayne, the latter of whom becomes the new Robin in this continuity.

The franchise also includes four Batman and Justice League films: Son of Batman in 2014, Batman vs. Robin in 2015, Batman: Bad Blood in 2016, and Batman: Hush in 2019, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, Justice League: War, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis and Justice League vs. Teen Titans, two Justice League Dark films: Justice League Dark in 2017 and Justice League Dark: Apokolips War in 2020, two Superman films: The Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen and one Suicide Squad (Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay) one Teen Titans (Teen Titans: The Judas Contract) and one Wonder Woman: (Wonder Woman: Bloodlines).

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
Barry Allen wakes up in an alternate timeline, later known as Flashpoint, where he isn’t The Flash and meets Thomas Wayne, who is the Batman of the timeline. As he works his way to restore his old timeline, Barry must also contend with Professor Zoom, who appears to be behind everything.

The film was released on DVD and Blu-Ray July 30, 2013 and is based on the comic book series "Flashpoint" by Geoff Johns.

Justice League: War (2014)
When the demonic extraterrestrial warlord and New God Darkseid comes to invade Earth, Batman, Green Lantern, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Shazam and Cyborg come together to save the Earth.

The film was released on January 21, 2014 and is based on the comic book “Justice League: Origin” by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee. It features the voice talents of Jason O'Mara as Batman, Alan Tudyk as Superman, Michelle Monaghan as Wonder Woman, Christopher Gorham as The Flash, Justin Kirk as Green Lantern, Shemar Moore as Cyborg, Sean Astin as Shazam, Steven Blum as Darkseid, and Rocky Carroll as Dr. Silas Stone. A sequel to the film, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, was released January 13, 2015.

Son of Batman (2014)
Gotham City-based vigilante Batman discovers he has a son Damian Wayne trained by the League of Assassins as Slade Wilson vows revenge on Damian for being chosen to be the heir of the League instead of him.

The film was released on April 22, 2014 and is based on the comic book “Batman and Son” by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert. The film introduces Damian Wayne to the universe. A sequel to the film, Batman vs. Robin, was released on April 22, 2015.

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015)
Arthur Curry, the half-human, half-Atlantean Prince of Atlantis, teams up with the newly founded Justice League to stop his brother Orm from going to war with the surface world after blaming them for the death of his father during the League's war with Darkseid.

The film was released on January 13, 2015 and is based on comic book “Throne of Atlantis” by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis. The film introduces Aquaman to the universe.

Batman vs. Robin (2015)
Damian Wayne, Bruce's son and now the current Robin, becomes angered at his father's moral code. He trains with the mysterious assassin Talon to become a member of the Court of Owls, a secret organisation lurking in the shadows of Gotham.

The film was released on April 7, 2015. The film features the Court of Owls. The film is loosely based on the comic book “Batman: The Court of Owls”, as well as sharing influences from "Batman and Robin: Born to Kill". A sequel to the film, Batman: Bad Blood, was released in January 2016

Batman: Bad Blood (2016)
With Batman missing, Damian returns from his isolation, Dick Grayson takes up the mantle of Batman and an aspiring Batwoman emerges, while a new enemy called the Heretic and Damian’s mother Talia al Ghul plot to destroy Gotham.

The film was released on January 20, 2016. It features an original story by J.M. DeMatteis. It introduces Batwoman and Batwing to the universe. Batgirl (Barbara Gordon in the Burnside costume) also makes a non-speaking cameo appearance at the very end of the movie, right before the end credits.

Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016)
After a mission with the Justice League is botched because of his lack of cooperation, Damian Wayne is sent by his father to join the Teen Titans, in order to learn teamwork. However, the demon Trigon re-emerges seeking to have his daughter Raven back at his side, prompting the Titans to team up with the Justice League to thwart his attempts.

The film premiered at WonderCon in Los Angeles on March 26, 2016. It introduces the Teen Titans to the universe. It features an original story by Bryan Q. Miller.

Justice League Dark (2017)
Batman is sent to find John Constantine after a supernatural threat occurs in Metropolis, who recruits a group of other magical heroes to fight the evil entity Doctor Destiny, who is revealed to be behind the threats.

The film was released digitally on January 24, 2017 and on DVD and Blu-ray on February 7, 2017. It is an adaptation of Peter Milligan's "Justice League Dark" series and introduces the team of the same name to the universe.

Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (2017)
Cult leader Brother Blood hires Deathstroke to capture the Titans, who have been spied on by a mole revealed to be their new member Terra, to be part of an experiment that will supposedly make Blood a god.

The film was released April 4, 2017 and is based on the comic book "The Judas Contract" by Marv Wolfman and George Perez.

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018)
Amanda Waller recruits a group of criminals led by Floyd Lawton to retrieve a magical “Get Out Of Hell Free” card which is also being hunted by immortal being Vandal Savage and speedster Professor Zoom, who survived his death in the alternate timeline Flashpoint.

The film was announced at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con and was released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 10, 2018. It features an original story by Alan Burnett.

The Death of Superman (2018)
After a super-powered monster crash-lands on Earth and severely weakens the Justice League, Superman becomes their only hope in defeating it, but at a life-threatening cost.

Despite the story being previously adapted in the first DC Universe Animated Original Movie (though not in the DCAMU), Superman: Doomsday, the movie greatly altered and condensed the original comic story to fit it within a 75-minute runtime. The Death of Superman was written to be much more faithful to the original story; according to DC's Tim Beedle, the film is "much less condensed and will include many of the fan-favorite moments from the story that were left out of Doomsday".

Constantine: City of Demons (2018)
A decade after a tragic mistake, Chas Chandler and occult investigator John Constantine set out to cure Chas's daughter, Trish, from a demonically induced coma. With the help of the mysterious Nightmare Nurse, the influential Queen of Angels, and the brutal Aztec God, Mictlantecuhtli, they just might have the chance to outsmart the demon Beroul and save Trish's soul.

Reign of the Supermen (2019)
Six months following the death of Superman, four new Supermen have emerged and become controversial to the world as they battle to become the next Superman. One of the Supermen - Cyborg Superman is being controlled by Darkseid from Apokolips to invade the world.

Reign of the Supermen is the second part of a two-part film that started with The Death of Superman and was released in January 2019. The film is based on the comic storyline of the same name which was a follow up to The Death of Superman comic. The film features Superboy, Steel, the Eradicator and Cyborg Superman. It was released digitally on January 15, 2019 and was released on Blu-ray and DVD January 29.

Batman: Hush (2019)
A mysterious vigilante calling himself “Hush” threatens the key figures of Batman’s life as he develops a romantic relationship with reformed thief Catwoman.

The film was announced at San Diego Comic-Con on July 20, 2018, it was released digitally on July 19, 2019 and was released on Blu-ray and DVD on August 6, 2019. It stars Jason O'Mara as Batman, Geoffrey Arend as Hush, Jerry O'Connell as Superman and Jennifer Morrison as Catwoman. The film is based on the comic book of the same name.

Wonder Woman: Bloodlines (2019)
Wonder Woman, who has been an aspiring superheroine for five years, goes up against a criminal organisation known as Villainy Inc. consisting of villains from her past who plot to destroy the island of Themyscira and take over the Amazons' technology.

The film was announced at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2018. It was released October 5, 2019 on digital platforms and was released October 22, 2019 on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray. Rosario Dawson reprises her role as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman from previous films.

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)
The Justice League, Teen Titans, and Suicide Squad team up against one final battle against Darkseid, who has successfully conquered Earth.

The film was announced July 2019 during San Diego Comic-Con. Previous DCAMU voice actors reprised their roles from previous films with Hynden Walch replacing Tara Strong as Harley Quinn from Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay. It released on digital platforms on May 5, 2020 and on 4K/Blu-Ray DVD on May 19, 2020. Christina Sotta and Ernie Altbacker provided the script while Matt Peters and Sotta directed the film. It is the final film in the DCAMU continuity.

Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans
The DCAMU version of the Teen Titans appears twice in the film. The first instance occurs when the Teen Titans Go! team travel across the multiverse, and the second when they team up with the Go! version of the team against Hexagon.

Sales performances
Sales figures below represent DVD sales and, when available, Blu-ray sales in the United States. International sales, digital sales, and rentals are not included.

Web series
On March 24, 2018, the CW seed released a five episode animated miniseries titled Constantine: City of Demons written by J. M. DeMatteis, sharing continuity with Justice League Dark. Matt Ryan reprises his role as John Constantine. On October 9, the series was re-released as a film as an extended version for DVD and Blu-Ray and later split into two as two episodes on January 19, 2019 on CW seed.