"Rebirth," the series premiere of Batman Beyond , establishes a new era for the DC Animated Universe by transitioning the Batman mantle from an aging Bruce Wayne to teenager Terry McGinnis in a cyberpunk Neo-Gotham. The episode, split across a 20-year gap, follows Wayne’s forced retirement due to a moral crisis and McGinnis’s rise as the new Dark Knight following his father's murder. Watch a detailed breakdown of how Terry McGinnis takes over the mantle of the bat in this futuristic series premiere: YouTube .