Eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, the terrorist leader Bane arrives in Gotham City, pushing it and its police force to their limits, forcing its former hero Batman to resurface after taking the fall for Harvey Dent's crimes.

In The Dark Knight, Batman enters a decisive phase in his war on crime. With the help of police lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that infest the streets of his city. The partnership proves effective, but the trio soon finds themselves up against a new criminal mastermind who spreads terror and chaos throughout Gotham: the Joker.