Kevin Smith Thinks the Rumored BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES Sequel Series Is Real
A couple of weeks ago we shared a rumor that HBO Max was looking at developing a sequel series for Batman: The Animated Series, one of the greatest animated shows to have ever been made. A lot of fans have been hoping that this rumor is true, and one of those fans is Kevin Smith.
During a recent episode of his Fatman Beyond podcast, co-host Marc Bernardin shared news of the rumor saying, “The rumor is that HBO Max is looking at making a Batman: The Animated Series sequel, that they want to continue that forward.”
Smith went on to share that he heard the same thing from a reliable source and said:
“I think that’s real. I don’t think that’s a rumor, I wouldn’t say ‘Set your watch to it,’ but it’s an idea whose time is not only coming, I think it came, and it’s smoking a cigarette. I think that’s gonna happen. How fuckking amazing would that be because you can just literally pick up and keep going. It’s not like, ‘oh we gotta explain why everyone’s older,’ it’s fucking animation man so you can go right back to those amazing fucking stories.”
While Smith does think this is real, it’s technically still a rumor. But, damn, it certainly would be freakin’ cool to see the series return with new episodes! It would be even more awesome if they brought members of the original creative team back to develop it. Smith went on to say:
“That to me is no brainer. You’ve got HBO Max, you’re already doing that amazing Harley Quinn show, like, you’re printing money if you go back and do Batman: The Animated Series. You can’t fuck up the legacy, that’s for damn sure. You know what I’m saying, it’s not like ‘oh they went back and did it again and now it’s ruined,’ like some people felt about Twin Peaks. You can’t fuck it up, there’s no reason not to do it, as long as you’ve got the key creative components, as long as Bruce Timm is involved, wants to be there. Fucking go for it for heaven’s sakes.”
What are your thoughts on the possibility of bringing Batman: The Animated Series back for a sequel series? What would you like to see from it?