![]() Leslie Thompkins, Hamilton Hill, Harvey Bullock, Renee Montoya, Lucius Fox and Summer Gleeson have all either retired or died of natural causes. ![]() By this point in his life, his butler, father figure and close confidant Alfred Pennyworth as well as close allies Commissioner James Gordon, Dr. ![]() Bruce is ashamed and, fearing that he eventually will surrender to his murderous temptation if continuing crime-fighting, decides to retire from being Batman for good. In what was supposed to be a routine mission, the rescue of a kidnapped heiress and daughter of an old socialite friend of his, he suffers a mild heart attack and, at risk of being beaten to death by one of the kidnappers, is forced to betray a lifelong principle and his paramount rule by threatening the criminals with a gun, the same kind of weapon that killed his mother and father and caused him to become Batman. Bruce Wayne, despite being past his prime and in his 50s, continues to fight crime as Batman in a new high-tech Batsuit, although he has increased difficulty in handling criminals he could subdue with ease and they are not afraid of him due to their awareness of his advancing age. The story begins in the year 2019 (20 years following Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures, and about 16 years following Justice League and Justice League Unlimited). It is also the first Batman series to portray the hero as a teenager. In addition, due to the titular character being a high school student, it includes issues that plague modern teenagers (academic problems, physical and mental health, substance abuse, illegal subcultures, child abuse and neglect, dysfunctional families, school violence, peer pressure, physical images, juvenile delinquency, materialism, relationships, etc.). The show explores the darker side of many Batman projects, such as cyberpunk and sci-fi themes with the issues and dilemmas of technological innovation affecting society, and the psychology of the character of Bruce Wayne. Despite being conceived as a kid-friendly Batman cartoon, it was considerably darker than most other children's programs at the time. Though the initial announcement of the series drew mixed reactions, Batman Beyond received a positive reception and a cult following. Depicting a teenaged Batman (Terry McGinnis) in a futuristic Gotham City under the tutelage of an elderly Bruce Wayne, Batman Beyond is chronologically the final series of the DC Animated Universe, and serves as the sequel to both Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures. ![]() After 52 episodes spanning three seasons and one direct-to-video feature film, the series was brought to an end in favor of the Justice League animated series, and plans for a fourth season were cancelled. In the United Kingdom, it began airing on September 4, 2000. Animation, the series began airing on Januon Kids' WB, and ended on December 18, 2001. Created and developed by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, and Alan Burnett and produced by Warner Bros. Batman Beyond (known as Batman of the Future outside the United States) is an American superhero animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman.
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