The heroes have already lost by the time Justice League Dark: Apokolips War gets going. Directed by Matt Peters and Christina Sotta, this 2020 American animated feature spends its 90 minutes with the survivors, following what is left of DC's superhero teams as they attempt one last push to free a ruined Earth.
What is Justice League Dark: Apokolips War about?
A badly planned offensive against the intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has gone wrong, and the cost is enormous: the Justice League is shattered and the planet lies in ruins. What remains on the side of good is an uneasy mix of heroes and antiheroes drawn from the Justice League, the Teen Titans, the Suicide Squad and a handful of others. They have to find one another again, settle on a strategy and carry the fight back to Darkseid himself. Nothing less will save the Earth or the people still living on it.
About the cast
Matt Ryan leads the voice cast, joined by Jerry O'Connell, Taissa Farmiga, Jason O'Mara, Rosario Dawson, Stuart Allan, Rebecca Romijn and Rainn Wilson. It is a large ensemble because the story demands one: several teams share the screen, and the actors have to convey the weight of a defeated world using their voices alone.
Context & significance
The catalogue lists this film as a follow-up to the 2017 animated feature Justice League Dark, so it rewards viewers who already know that earlier chapter, though the premise is laid out plainly enough for newcomers to follow. Its starting point is unusual for superhero animation. Most stories of this kind build toward a great battle; here the battle is over before the main action starts, and the plot is about what defeated people do next. Audiences have received it warmly, and it stands among the better-liked DC animated features.
Watching Justice League Dark: Apokolips War on Ktime
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War is available on K-Time with both a Persian dub and Persian subtitles, so you can choose the Farsi voice track or keep the original audio and read along. Reading this page is open to everyone; playing the film requires logging in to a K-Time account. The service is built for Persian speakers abroad, with menus and browsing in Farsi.