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2023: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom [DCEU]; Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham [Standalone animation / separate worlds]; Blue Beetle [DCEU]; Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One [Justice League x RWBY]; Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two [Justice League x RWBY]; Justice League: Warworld [Tomorrowverse]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Tomorrowverse]; Merry Little Batman [Standalone animation / separate worlds]; Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! [Standalone animation / separate worlds]; Shazam! Fury of the Gods [DCEU]; The Flash [DCEU].
2024: Joker: Folie à Deux [Joker films]; Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One [Tomorrowverse]; Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three [Tomorrowverse]; Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two [Tomorrowverse]; Watchmen Chapter I [Watchmen animated adaptation]; Watchmen Chapter II [Watchmen animated adaptation].
DCU launch and continuing standalone animation 2025 cutoff
2025: Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires [Standalone animation / separate worlds]; Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League [Batman Ninja].
2025-07-11: Superman [DCU / Chapter One].
2026-06-26: Supergirl [DCU / Chapter One].
2026-08-25: Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall [Knightfall animated trilogy].
2026-10-23: Clayface [DCU / Chapter One].
Release exclusions and unresolved cases
• Justice League of America (1997) is retained as an unresolved produced pilot, not a confirmed released catalogue entry: first authorized public broadcast evidence needs firmer primary documentation.
• Knightfall Part 2 and Part 3, Man of Tomorrow, The Batman Part II and Dynamic Duo are not released entries at this cutoff. The 2011 Wonder Woman pilot and shelved Batgirl are excluded from the released watch order.
• The Spirit (1987 and 2008) and Tank Girl (1995) are publisher-history scope edges, not assumed DC-owned superhero continuity.
• Documentaries such as Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story are outside fictional chronology. This guide does not inventory every VHS compilation, promotional clip, parody cameo or general DC television episode.
Coverage and source notes
The narrative-film inventory was reconciled with DC’s movie catalogue, official animated Batman and Superman guides, and a broad adaptations filmography. Older serials and television material have weaker primary-source coverage. Most historical dates remain year-only; no claim is made that every archival release day is independently verified.
Supergirl, Clayface and Knightfall Part 1 have released-status checks at the cutoff. Exact Clayface chronology and some DCAU-adjacent labels remain qualified. The official live-action Superman guide was available through indexed content rather than a successful full-page retrieval; its route is corroborated by the broad catalogue.
Dated changelog
• 2026-10-26 Eastern, version 1.0: Established separate movie continuity routes and an editorial release-era index; included DCU releases through Clayface and only the released Knightfall Part 1.
• 2026-10-26 Eastern: Added DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon and Under the Hood; separated imprints, serials, pilots, compilations, cuts and shorts; retained the 1997 Justice League pilot as unresolved.
• 2026-10-26 Eastern: Kept The Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen adjacent in the reader route while preserving the release-year index.
• For a later revision, record the date, title, old and new placement, reason and evidence.
Sources
Numbered citations link to the sources listed below.
[1] DC Superman live action viewing guide
https://t.co/1hJGaPagkf
[2] DC film adaptation catalogue cross check
https://t.co/bsdyV4L8LR
[3] DC official movie catalogue
https://t.co/wgnIkPWwab
[4] DC: Clayface 2026 film page
https://t.co/s0DqjDbwRO
[5] DC: Superman 2025 film page
https://t.co/S49piA6pLf
[6] DC: Supergirl 2026 film page
https://t.co/XWNIJHytwt
[7] DC Batman animated film viewing guide
https://t.co/DUlfAKfP41
[8] Rotten Tomatoes DC animated film viewing guide
https://t.co/wpmvfXMvbv
[9] DC Superman animated film viewing guide
https://t.co/sswnxsegGe
[10] Screen Connections: Batman Knightfall Part One home release details
https://t.co/k3YiD1y6wA
[11] DC: Introducing DC Super Hero Girls
https://t.co/q5K0Diogku
[12] DC: DC Super Hero Girls Hero of the Year
https://t.co/kR9kVHAk40
[13] JB Hi Fi: Teen Titans Go See Space Jam DVD listing
https://t.co/uXVJDWP389
[14] Rotten Tomatoes: Superman musical retrospective
https://t.co/abp8LbophK
[15] World Screen: Warner Bros titles on iTunes
https://t.co/qOI9Ggr1Zv
[16] YouTube: DC Super Heroes vs Eagle Talon video
https://t.co/cg32GZKFEh
[17] DC: Legends of the Superheroes 1979 television page
https://t.co/dZYLzna3AI
[18] Anime Superhero: Watchmen companion home video release
https://t.co/LGRl4apTdS
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