Justice League: The New Frontier

We stand, today, on the edge of a new frontier...

RELEASED 26 Feb 20081h 15m★ 6.8 TMDB

The human race is threatened by a powerful creature, and only the combined power of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and The Flash can stop it. But can they overcome their differences to thwart this enemy using the combined strength of their newly formed Justice League?

Why it matters in DC

The formation of a Justice League is presented as a problem of overcoming differences before facing a common danger. As a separate animated adaptation, it provides another vision of the team's beginnings without requiring the origins used by the DC Animated Universe or other film continuities.

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4 titles to watch before Justice League: The New Frontier — 14h 12m in total.

Superman: Brainiac AttacksOptional background1h 17m★ 6.1
A separate adaptation of Superman and Lois Lane; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Justice League: The New Frontier’s story continuity.
Superman ReturnsOptional background2h 34m★ 5.8+2 before this
A separate adaptation of Superman and Lois Lane; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Justice League: The New Frontier’s story continuity.
Legion of Super HeroesOptional background9h 6m★ 7.7
A separate adaptation of Superman; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Justice League: The New Frontier’s story continuity.
Superman: DoomsdayOptional background1h 15m★ 6.7
A separate adaptation of Superman and Lois Lane; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Justice League: The New Frontier’s story continuity.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Justice League: The New Frontier is title 2 of 84 in our Animated Elseworlds viewing sequence. Standalone animated films and separate continuities. Titles here do not form one timeline. This is a collection of separate adaptations, rather than a single continuous story.

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