Batman is an American live-action television series based on DC Comics superhero Batman originally created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. Developed by Vince Gilligan (creator of Breaking Bad) in collaboration with David S. Goyer (screenwiter from all of Christopher Nolan's films) and produced by aclaimed screenwriter and director J. J. Abrams . The series serves as a reboot of the Batman media franchise. It follows the adventure of young playboy billionaire Bruce Wayne who after witnessing his mother and father's murder at the hands of a mugger, return to Gotham City to wage a one-man fight against crime, taking the identity of a masked vigilante know as Batman. The series stick close to the comic book , Nolan films and the well-aclaimed Arkham Series as ading new content, characters and eve