Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment and DC have announced their releases for ‘Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall’. The first installment in the animated movie trilogy will be available on Digital August 25, followed by the 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD releases on September 8, 2026. The second movie is expected to follow later this year, with the third in early 2027.

BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL 

PART 1: KNIGHTFALL

 

Available in North America on Digital August 25

4K UHD™, Blu-ray™, and DVD Arrive September 8

 

Parts Two and Three of the Batman: Knightfall Trilogy 

to Follow Later in 2026 and Early 2027

 

Burbank, CA, July 21, 2026 – 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.

 

About 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.

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