Robin Without Batman

The Boy Wonder branches out on his own in a new superhero show

What would happen if Boy Wonder Robin split from crime-fighting mentor Batman? That’s the premise of Netflix’s dark new Titans, which centres on Robin’s alter ego, Dick Grayson, and his battle to save the planet with a new superhero team.

As the series begins, Grayson, who’s played by Australian actor Brenton Thwaites, has parted ways with billionaire Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, and has left Gotham City. Now living in Detroit, he works as a detective by day – but at night he’s a masked vigilante, doing his best to rid the streets of crime.

‘It takes the characters we all know from the comic books and tells the stories in a more mature way,’ explains Thwaites. ‘We start to see Dick’s frustration at living in Batman’s shadow for so long and his willingness to break out and do his own thing.’