DC Just Announced Three Major Animated Projects, From Absolute Batman and a Joker Anime to Everyone’s Favorite Super-Powered Pup Krypto

DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation announced three new animated series at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival on Thursday: Absolute Batman, Joker: Laugh Riot, and an untitled Krypto show. Joker: Laugh Riot is officially greenlit, while the other two shows are listed as in development. None of the shows have a network lined up yet. The adult animated series Absolute Batman is, of course, based on the award-winning and best-selling DC comic book series written by Scott Snyder with art by Nick Dragotta. Snyder will serve as executive producer and showrunner, with Dragotta as producer. The series’ official plot description follows: “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.” Joker: Laugh Riot is billed as DC’s first-ever anime series. Jim Krieg (Batman: Knightfall Part