Batman: Caped Crusader Season 2 debuts on Prime Video, earns 88% critic rating

Prime Video released the second season of the animated series *Batman: Caped Crusader* on July 31, 2026. The ten‑episode run continues the 1940s‑inspired noir setting and follows Bruce Wayne’s fight against an expanded rogues’ gallery, including a new, cold‑calculated Joker voiced by Matthew Needham.

Critical response has been strong: Rotten Tomatoes reports an 88% approval rating from critics (based on 16–17 reviews), though audience scores remain lower at around 55%. Reviewers highlight the series’ visual style, the darker tone, and the Joker’s unsettling reinterpretation as the season’s standout element. Other villains such as the Riddler, the Mad Hatter and Rupert Thorne receive renewed focus, and the show’s episodic‑yet‑serial structure is praised for balancing action, suspense and character development.

The season is available globally on Prime Video, with streaming guides noting that a VPN can be used to access the series from regions where the platform is restricted.