“Batman: Knightfall, Part One: Knightfall” Arrives August 25, 2026, Trailer Released

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announced Batman: Knightfall, Part One: Knightfall will be available on digital starting August 25, 2026, followed by a physical media release on September 8, 2026. animated feature event. Batman: Knightfall, Part One: Knightfall is the first installment of an animated movie trilogy adapting the classic 1990s DC Comics event Batman: Knightfall. Continue below for the official press details along with a trailer and package art.

DC, Warner Bros. Animation, and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment have announced that Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall, based on characters from DC and the DC Comic Book Event, will be available digitally beginning August 25.

Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall launches a three-part movie event that brings to life one of the most iconic and beloved sagas in Batman comics history.

On August 25, Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall will be available on participating digital platforms, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango, and more.

On September 8, Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall will be available to own on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD from online and physical retailers. Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall will also continue to be available in high definition and standard definition from participating digital retailers.

Part 2 will be available later in 2026 and Part 3 will be available in early 2027.

Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall stars Anson Mount (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Michael Mando (Spider-Man: Brand New Day) as Bane, and Pablo Schreiber (His & Hers) as Jean-Paul Valley/Azrael. The film is directed by Jeff Wamester and written by Jeremy Adams. Rick Morales serves as Supervising Producer alongside Producers Jim Krieg and Kimberly S. Moreau. Sam Register and Michael Uslan are Executive Producers.

Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall Digital, 4K UHD™, and Blu-ray™ contain the following special features:
-Breaking the Bat: Adapting the Knightfall – Go behind the scenes with the long-awaited animated adaptation as the filmmakers reveal their process for breaking down the epic story; designing and animating the action; and breathing life into one of the darkest sagas in the Dark Knight’s history.
-Batman Needs a Robin – Many incarnations of Robin have helped Batman fight his war on crime. The filmmakers reveal the vital role Robin plays in the Batman mythology (with an emphasis on Tim Drake), in the iconic Batman: Knightfall series and in the animated adaptation.

About Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall
When the mysterious behemoth known only as Bane frees Batman’s entire Rogue’s Gallery from Arkham Asylum, the Caped Crusader is pushed to his mental and physical breaking point.

BASICS
Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall
Digital Street Date: August 25, 2026
4K UHD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD Street Date: September 8, 2026
4K Languages: English
BD Languages: English
BD Subtitles: English, Parisian French, Latin Spanish
DVD Languages: English
DVD Subtitles: English, Parisian French, Latin Spanish
Running Time: 78 minutes
Rating: R for strong bloody violence
4K UHD and Blu-ray: DTS-HD

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

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 includes Batman: Knightfall: Part One.

bout Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment
Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment (WBDHE) distributes the award-winning movies, television, animation, and digital content produced by Warner Bros. Discovery to the homes and screens of millions through physical Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD retail sales and digital transactions on major streaming, video-on-demand cable, satellite, digital, and mobile channels. WBDHE is part of Warner Bros. Discovery Content Sales, one of the world’s largest distributors of entertainment programming.

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment also released a trailer for Batman: Knightfall Part One: Knightfall, which is available to view in the player below.

Batman: Knightfall Part One: Knightfall, the first installment of the three-part adaptation, arrives August 25, 2026 on digital and September 8, 2026 on physical media release from Warner Bros. Animation, DC Comics, and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Stay tuned for updated and more right here at The World’s Finest.