MERRY LITTLE BATMAN holiday special finds new home at Amazon

Back in 2021, Warner Bros. introduced plans for a Merry Little Batman animated holiday special within the vein of Home Alone however with Batman’s six-year-old son, Damian Wayne. With the content material purge because of the Warner Bros. and Discovery merger, many assumed that this special acquired the axe. However, based on Deadline it seems that the Merry Little Batman holiday special has been acquired by Amazon and might be out there on its streaming platform.

The official description of Merry Little Batman:

After Damian Wayne is left alone in Wayne Manor on Christmas Eve, he transforms himself into “Little Batman” to safeguard his home and the remainder of Gotham City from supervillains in the course of the holiday season.

Marry Little Batman is produced by Warner Bros. Based on animation and characters from DC, the movie is directed by Mike Roth from a screenplay by Morgan Evans. Roth additionally serves as government producer, alongside Sam Register.

Moreover, it seems that the special will lead into a derivative collection entitled Bat-Family that additionally been picked up by Amazon. Jase Ricci, Mike Roth and Sam Register are set to government produce the collection, which is produced by Warner Bros. Animation.

This comes on the heels of Amazon rescuing one more Batman animated present from the chopping block after not solely buying however giving a second season order to the much-anticipated Batman: Caped Crusader animated collection from from government producers Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams, and Matt Reeves.

According to Vernon Sanders, head of tv, Amazon and MGM Studios:

“Batman: The Animated Series helped pioneer in the evolution of superhero storytelling and defined the Dark Knight for a generation. Batman: Caped Crusader will no doubt continue that tradition and, alongside Merry Little Batman and Bat-Family, we’re thrilled to collaborate with Warner Bros. Animation to offer a variety of takes of the Batman mythos to our global Prime Video customers.”

Barring any unexpected circumstances, it appears protected to count on this holiday special to reach earlier than the tip of the 12 months.