The Death of Superman

Witness the day Metropolis stood still.

RELEASED 13 Jan 20191h 21m★ 7.4 TMDB

When a hulking monster arrives on Earth and begins a mindless rampage, the Justice League is quickly called in to stop it. But it soon becomes apparent that only Superman can stand against the monstrosity.

Why it matters in DC

The League's inability to stop Doomsday places the burden on Superman and gives the shared world a crisis focused on one hero's limits. Reign of the Supermen directly follows its consequences, so this is the first half of a connected story rather than an isolated battle.

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10 titles to watch before The Death of Superman — 13h 4m 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 The Death of Superman.
Justice League: WarRecommended1h 19m★ 7.4
Features Batman and Superman and Wonder Woman and The Flash and Green Lantern and Cyborg earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before The Death of Superman.
Son of BatmanRecommended1h 14m★ 7.1
Features Batman earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before The Death of Superman.
Justice League: Throne of AtlantisRecommended1h 12m★ 7.0
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 The Death of Superman.
Batman vs. RobinRecommended1h 20m★ 7.2
Features Batman earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before The Death of Superman.
Batman: Bad BloodRecommended1h 14m★ 7.0
Features Batman earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before The Death of Superman.
Justice League vs. Teen TitansRecommended1h 18m★ 7.3
Features Batman and Superman and Wonder Woman and The Flash and Cyborg and Lex Luthor earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before The Death of Superman.
Justice League DarkRecommended1h 16m★ 7.3
Features Batman and Superman and Wonder Woman and Green Lantern earlier in DC Animated Movie Universe, providing character context before The Death of Superman.
Teen Titans: The Judas ContractRecommended1h 24m★ 7.3
Shows an earlier chapter of DC Animated Movie Universe and the state of that world before The Death of Superman.
Suicide Squad: Hell to PayRecommended1h 26m★ 7.1
Shows an earlier chapter of DC Animated Movie Universe and the state of that world before The Death of Superman.

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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

The Death of Superman is title 11 of 16 in our DC Animated Movie Universe viewing sequence. The Death of Superman occurs within the connected animated film universe and leads directly into Reign of the Supermen. Treat those two films as a pair when following this Superman's story. Superman: Doomsday is an earlier, separate adaptation of related material and should not be watched as the first part of this version.

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