Three animated projects were announced during a joint DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation presentation at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Projects announced include an animated adaption of the acclaimed, top-selling DC comic-book series Absolute Batman, with series writer Scott Snyder serving as executive producer and showrunner and artist Nick Dragotta serving as producer. Other projects include a Joker: Laugh Riot anime series and and a kids’ series starring Krypto the Superdog. Official press details are below.
NEW SERIES AND DEVELOPMENT GREENLIGHTS
Absolute Batman Series in Development
with Executive Producer and Showrunner Scott Snyder
New Krypto Series in Development
First Anime DC Series Joker: Laugh Riot Greenlit to Series
DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation unveiled the next wave of animated projects joining their rapidly growing slate during a joint presentation, World’s Finest Animation: DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation Showcase, at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The presentation featured Peter Safran (Co Chairman and Co CEO, DC Studios) and Sam Register (President, Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, and Hanna Barbera Studios Europe), alongside Warner Bros. Animation artists who shared first looks and creative insights into the next era of DC animation.
Projects announced include an animated adaption of the award-winning and best-selling DC comic book series, Absolute Batman, written by Scott Snyder with art by Nick Dragotta. Scott Snyder will serve as executive producer and showrunner, with Dragotta as producer. The series has sold more than 6 million copies, with Absolute Batman #1 reaching an 11th printing, and all Absolute titles, including Absolute Batman, rank among the top 10 best-selling comics of 2025.
Additional projects include the first-ever anime DC series, Joker: Laugh Riot and a new series starring Krypto.
Joker: Laugh Riot (Series Greenlight, Adult)
Network: TBA
Description: When Batman is murdered, the Joker launches a ruthless crusade through Gotham’s underworld to find the killer who took away his greatest adversary. But as his violent quest for answers pushes him closer towards vigilante than villain, Joker is forced to confront the truth that without Batman, he doesn’t know who he is.
Executive Producer: Jim Krieg
Director: Yasuhuro Aoki
Studio: Warner Bros. Animation, DC Studios, SOLA Entertainment
Absolute Batman (Series Development, Adult)
Network: TBA
Description: Absolute Batman boldly reinvents the Batman mythos for a new generation of fans, reimagining the Dark Knight as a working-class hero up against impossible odds (and the most terrifying foes ever), on a mission to prove that even in an era of wealth, power and corruption, one good person can change the world. No manor, no money… all Batman. When you take away the manor, the money, the advantages, what you’re left with is something absolute.
Executive Producer: Scott Snyder
Studio: Warner Bros. Animation, DC Studios
Untitled Krypto Project (Series Development, Kids)
Network: TBA
Description: When he’s not hanging out with Superman or Supergirl, Krypto tags along with a gang of misfit criminal wannabes who live down the block, and they soon discover he’s a ball of destructive, lovable energy worse than any of them! As he follows them into misadventures and poorly laid plans, Krypto’s pure nature slowly ends up redeeming them, whether they want it or not.
Executive Producer: C.H. Greenblatt
Studio: Warner Bros. Animation, DC Studios
About Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) is one of the leading producers of animation in the entertainment industry, producing and developing projects for multiple platforms, both domestically and internationally. WBA’s current slate include Bat-Fam, Batman: Caped Crusader, Batwheels, Creature Commandos, DC Super Powers, Get Jiro!, Keeping Up with the Joneses, Krypto Saves the Day, Mister Miracle, My Adventures with Green Lantern, My Adventures with Superman, Starfire!, Teen Titans Go!. The studio has also produced a slate of theatrical feature films including The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim with New Line Cinema (December 2024), The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie with Ketchup Entertainment (March 2025) and Teen Titans Go! to the Movies (July 2018). As home to the iconic animated characters from the DC, Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Looney Tunes libraries, WBA also produces highly successful animated films – including the DC Universe Movies – for DVD, Blu-ray and digital media. Recent releases include Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires. Upcoming slate for Warner Home Entertainment include Batman: Knightfall.
About DC
DC, part of Warner Bros. Discovery, creates iconic characters and enduring stories and is one of the world’s largest publishers of comics and graphic novels. DC’s creative work entertains audiences of every generation around the world with DC’s stories and characters integrated across Warner Bros. Discovery’s film, television, animation, consumer products, home entertainment, games, and themed experiences divisions, and on the DC Universe Infinite digital comic subscription service. Learn more at DC.com.
Further imagery and details for Absolute Batman, Joker: Laugh Riot and the untitled Krypto series are expected in the neat future. Stay tuned for updates on these three projects, along with other animated movies and projects based on DC Comics characters, right here at The World’s Finest.
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