Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

The war to end all wars.

RELEASED 5 May 20201h 30m★ 8.2 TMDB

Earth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes. Now the remaining bastions of good – the Justice League, Teen Titans, Suicide Squad and assorted others – must regroup, strategize and take the war to Darkseid in order to save the planet and its surviving inhabitants.

Why it matters in DC

The survivors of multiple teams must work together after a devastating defeat by Darkseid. Its significance comes from bringing the connected animated cast into a shared reckoning, so familiarity with those teams gives the crisis more weight than treating it as a first introduction.

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14 titles to watch before Justice League Dark: Apokolips War — 18h 37m in total.

Justice League: The Flashpoint ParadoxRecommended1h 21m★ 7.9
Features Batman and Superman and Wonder Woman and The Flash and Aquaman and Green Lantern and Cyborg and Lex Luthor and Lois Lane earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
Justice League: WarRecommended1h 19m★ 7.4
Features Batman and Superman and Wonder Woman and The Flash and Green Lantern and Shazam and Cyborg earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
Son of BatmanRecommended1h 14m★ 7.1
Features Batman and Robin & Nightwing earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
Justice League: Throne of AtlantisRecommended1h 12m★ 7.0
Features Batman and Superman and Wonder Woman and The Flash and Aquaman and Green Lantern and Shazam and Cyborg and Lex Luthor and Lois Lane earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
Batman vs. RobinRecommended1h 20m★ 7.2
Features Batman and Robin & Nightwing earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
Batman: Bad BloodRecommended1h 14m★ 7.0
Features Batman and Robin & Nightwing earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
Justice League vs. Teen TitansRecommended1h 18m★ 7.3
Features Batman and Superman and Wonder Woman and The Flash and Cyborg and Robin & Nightwing and Lex Luthor and Raven earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
Justice League DarkRecommended1h 16m★ 7.3
Features Batman and Superman and Wonder Woman and Green Lantern and John Constantine and Swamp Thing and Zatanna earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
Teen Titans: The Judas ContractRecommended1h 24m★ 7.3
Features Robin & Nightwing and Raven earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
Suicide Squad: Hell to PayRecommended1h 26m★ 7.1
Features Harley Quinn earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
The Death of SupermanRecommended1h 21m★ 7.4
Features Batman and Superman and Wonder Woman and The Flash and Aquaman and Green Lantern and Cyborg and Lex Luthor and Lois Lane and Martian Manhunter earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
Reign of the SupermenRecommended1h 27m★ 7.0+1 before this
Features Batman and Superman and Wonder Woman and The Flash and Green Lantern and Cyborg and Lex Luthor and Lois Lane and Martian Manhunter earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
Batman: HushRecommended1h 22m★ 7.2
Features Batman and Superman and Harley Quinn and Robin & Nightwing and Lex Luthor and Lois Lane earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
Wonder Woman: BloodlinesRecommended1h 23m★ 6.9
Features Wonder Woman earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.

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How these titles are selected

Story prerequisites are curated. Likely prerequisites are inferred from sequel numbering or explicit synopsis references. Recommendations are earlier stories in the same continuity; background picks are separate adaptations. Series lists cover whole shows, not an episode-by-episode watch order.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War is title 15 of 16 in our DC Animated Movie Universe viewing sequence. Apokolips War is the convergence point for the connected animated film universe's League, supernatural and younger-team branches. The preceding films provide the relationships behind its large ensemble, especially Justice League Dark and the Superman pair. It is a culmination within this continuity, not the finale of every DC animated adaptation.

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