Bat-Fam

Bat-Fam is an American animated comedy superhero television series created by Mike Roth and Jase Ricci, based on the DC Comics character Batman and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The series is a follow-up to the film Merry Little Batman (2023). The series stars Luke Wilson, Yonas Kibreab, James Cromwell, Haley Tju, London Hughes, Michael Benyaer, and Bobby Moynihan. Roth serves as showrunner.

The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on November 10, 2025.

Following the events of Merry Little Batman, the series explores the lives of Bruce Wayne / Batman, Damian Wayne / Little Batman, and Alfred Pennyworth, alongside three new guests at Wayne Manor, as they explore life as a superhero family.

• Luke Wilson as Bruce Wayne / Batman: A vigilante from Gotham City and Damian's father

• Yonas Kibreab as Damian Wayne / Little Batman: Bruce's son

• James Cromwell as Alfred Pennyworth: The Wayne family's butler

• Haley Tju as Claire Selton: A former supervillain known as Volcana who was physically rejuvenated into a 12-year-old

• London Hughes as Alicia Pennyworth / Bright: Alfred's niece and a social worker and founder of the rehabilitation organization "E*Vil"

• Michael Benyaer as Ra's Al Ghul: Damian's grandfather and former leader of the League of Shadows, currently a haunting spirit in the Wayne mansion

• Bobby Moynihan as Kirk Langstrom / Man-Bat: A scientist turned into a humanoid bat creature who lives in the Wayne mansion's belfry

• David Hornsby as The Joker

• Reid Scott as Commissioner Gordon

• Dolph Adomian as Mr. Freeze

• Cynthia McWilliams as Vicki Vale

• Diedrich Bader as Killer Moth

• Aristotle Athari as Mad Hatter

• Kevin Michael Richardson as Clayface, Police Officer

• Lori Alan as Livewire, Alarm, Warehouse Worker #2

• Natasha Leggero as Killer Frost

• Steve Blum as Killer Croc

• Fred Tatasciore as Solomon Grundy, King Tut, Giganta, Skaratata

• Kelly Hu as Rumbler/Ophelia

• Niccole Thurman as Cyclone/Poetry

• Natalie Palamides as Sad Hatter, Trudy Dent, Tour Guide, Janitor

• Kaitlyn Robrock as Copperhead

• Roger Craig Smith as Gubbub, Warehouse Worker #1

• Reese Lores as Judy Dent

• Kailen Jude as Toyman

• Jayla Lavender Nicholas as Young Alicia Pennyworth

• Haley Tju as Kelly Chen

• Isaac Bae as Paul Chen

• Andia Winslow as Lucky, Parademon Leader

• Izaac Wang as Goki-Freak

• Michael Benyaer as Mr. Singh, Custodian, Cashier

• Kari Wahlgren as Mrs. Trudeaux

• Andres Salaff as French Movie Actor

In April 2023, it was reported that a series titled Bat-Family was in development at Amazon Prime Video, set to serve as a follow-up to the animated film Merry Little Batman (2023). Merry Little Batman director Mike Roth and writer Jase Ricci were set to executive-produce the series alongside Sam Register; with Roth and Ricci being credited as developers. The series started development alongside Merry Little Batman as an HBO Max series before the distribution rights were relinqueshed by the service and acquired by Amazon. Roth was confirmed to be the showrunner for the series in December 2023. By April 2025, the series had been retitled to Bat-Fam.

On December 25, 2023, Roth said the series would further explore the version of Gotham City featured in the film. He also revealed the series would feature characters and elements from the Batman comics that had to be dropped from Merry Little Batman.

In September 2025, it was confirmed that Luke Wilson, Yonas Kibreab, and James Cromwell would star in the series, reprising their roles from Merry Little Batman as Batman, Damian Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth, respectively, with Haley Tju, London Hughes, Michael Benyaer and Bobby Moynihan joining the main cast. Reid Scott, Kevin Michael Richardson, Diedrich Bader, and Natasha Leggero were also cast in undisclosed roles.

The series uses the same art style as Merry Little Batman, which was inspired by the works of Ronald Searle. Guillaume Fesquet returned from the film as art director.

Bat-Fam was released on November 10, 2025, on Amazon Prime Video. It was originally set for release on HBO Max. A behind-the-scenes look was held at the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, while an episode of the series premiered as a preview on the New York Comic Con 2025.

Bat-Fam was nominated for Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production for Benjamin Tong for the episode "A Knight at the Movies" at the 53rd Annie Awards.

• Official website
• Bat-Fam at IMDb