Warner Bros. Television seeks DC-Branded animation on Amazon

Amazon may be home to the animated versions of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the DC Universe.

Warner Bros. Television Group Chairman Channing Dungey discussed the studio’s future animation aspirations at Content London.

According to a Deadline story, Dungey discussed at Content London how Warner Bros. Discovery is considering placing its animation on streaming services other than HBO Max. “With animation, we used to be about staying in-house, but now we are doing it on different platforms,” Dungey explained.

“HBO Max is the first stop, but we are in the process of closing a big deal with Amazon featuring DC branded content in animation.”

HBO Max has been the streaming home for new Young Justice and Harley Quinn episodes, which it inherited from the DC Universe streaming service.

Following the merger of the two companies, Warner Bros. Discovery made several cutbacks to the animation on HBO Max.

Young Justice was cancelled after its fourth season, according to reports in August. That same month, it was announced that the anticipated animated series Batman: Caped Crusader would not be produced by HBO Max.

The series, meanwhile, is being shopped to other streaming platforms such as Apple TV+, Netflix, and Hulu. Bruce Timm, director of Batman: The Animated Series, Matt Reeves, and J.J.

Abrams executive produce Batman: Caped Crusader. Merry Little Batman, another Batman-related endeavour, was also dropped off the service. Aquaman: King of Atlantis, a three-episode limited series, was likewise withdrawn from HBO Max in August.

Outside of the DC Universe, Warner Bros. Discovery has also made animation cuts. The studio also announced the cancellation of Scoob! : Holiday Haunt on the same day that the live-action Batgirl film was cancelled.

The film was a prequel to Scoob!, which was set to be released on HBO Max in 2020. Despite the fact that the picture was cancelled in August, production resumed and the film was completed in early November.

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, Bye Bye Bunny: A Looney Tunes Musical, Did I Do That to the Holidays: A Steve Urkel Story (based on the sitcom Family Matters), and The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie were also cancelled by Warner Bros. Discovery.

Infinity Train, like Aquaman: King of Atlantis, was pulled from HBO Max, with series creator Owen Dennis commenting on his blog that the decision was a “direct order from Discovery, and it’s about saving money somehow.”

While the future of DC animation is unknown, iconic animated series such as Batman: The Animated Series and Justice League Unlimited are presently accessible to watch on HBO Max.

Watch the famous beginning of Batman: The Animated Series below:

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