HBO Max Has Labeled Batman: The Animated Series As A DC Studios Product — But Why?

In 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery formed DC Studios—with James Gunn and Peter Safran as co-CEOs—with the intention to finally give DC a successful and unified cinematic universe. Since the studio’s inception, four projects have been released under the DC Studios banner (unveiled in July of 2024): Creature Commandos, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Superman and Peacemaker Season 2.

Now, however, in an unexpected turn of events, HBO Max has given a surprising project the DC Studios label: Batman: The Animated Series. The show was released in 1992, long preceding the formation of DC Studios. Below are two screenshots of what the show looks like now on the streaming service:

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