Young Justice is an American superhero animated television series developed by Brandon Vietti and Greg Weisman for Cartoon Network and distributed By Warner Bros. Domestic Television. Despite its title, it is not a direct adaptation of Peter David, Todd Dezago and Todd Nauck's Young Justice comic series, but rather an original story set in the DC Universe with a focus on teenage and young adult superheroes.
The series follows the lives of teenage superheroes and sidekicks, namely Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Superboy, Miss Martian, and Artemis, who are members of a fictional covert operation group. Within the show, "the Team" is a group of young heroes attached to the famous adult team, the Justice League, but operating outside of the bureaucracy that constrains the more established superhero team. The main setting is a fictional universe apart from the previous DCAU and other continuities, designated at one point as Earth-16, during a time period in which superheroes are a relatively recent phenomenon, and supervillains have all began working in tandem in a grand conspiracy on behalf of a cabal of key villains known as the Light.
The series debuted with an hour-long special on November 26, 2010. Young Justice premiered on September 9, 2011, on Teletoon in Canada. After airing its second season, subtitled Invasion, the series was canceled in early 2013. In November 2016, Warner Bros. Animation announced that the series would be returning for a third season, subtitled Outsiders, which premiered on January 4, 2019, on DC Universe. In July 2019, DC Universe renewed the series for a fourth season, later subtitled Phantoms and eventually moved to HBO Max. The fourth season premiered on October 16, 2021, and ended its complete season run on June 9, 2022.
Cast and characters[]
- Jesse McCartney - Dick Grayson / Robin I / Nightwing
- Khary Payton - Kaldur'ahm / Aqualad / Aquaman II
- Jason Spisak - Wally West / Kid Flash I, Fred Bugg / Forager
- Nolan North - Kon-El / Conner Kent / Superboy
- Danica McKellar - M'gann M'orzz / Megan Morse / Miss Martian
- Stephanie Lemelin - Artemis Crock / Artemis / Tigress
- Dee Bradley Baker - Wolf
- Crispin Freeman - Roy Harper / Will Harper / Speedy II / Red Arrow, Roy Harper / Speedy I / Arsenal
- Lacey Chabert - Zatanna Zatara / Zatanna / Doctor Fate III
- Kali Troy (season 1) and Denise Boutte (seasons 2-3) - Raquel Ervin / Rocket
- Eric Lopez - Jamie Reyes / Blue Beetle III
- Logan Grove (season 1) and Greg Cipes (seasons 2-3) - Garfield Logan / Beast Boy
- Cameron Bowen - Tim Drake / Robin III
- Masasa Moyo - Karen Beecher / Bumblebee
- Kevin Michael Richardson - Mal Duncan / Guardian III
- Yuri Lowenthal - La'gaan / Lagoon Boy / Aquaman III
- Alyson Stoner - Barbara Gordon / Batgirl / Oracle
- Mae Whitman - Cassie Sandsmark / Wonder Girl, Stephanie Brown / Spoiler
- Jason Marsden - Bart Allen / Impulse / Kid Flash II
- Bryton James - Virgil Hawkins / Static
- Kelly Stables - Cissie King-Jones / Arrowette
- Lauren Tom - Traci Thurston / Thirteen / Doctor Fate V
- Troy Baker - Prince Brion Markov / Geo-Force
- Zehra Fazal - Gabrielle Daou / Violet Harper / Halo
- Zeno Robinson - Victor Stone / Cyborg
- Tara Strong - Princess Tara Markov / Terra
- Daniela Bobadilla - Andie Murphy / Mist
- Usman Ally - Khalid Nassour / Doctor Fate IV
International broadcast[]
| Country | Network(s) | Local title |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Cartoon Network, DC Universe, HBO Max | Young Justice |
| Asia | Toonami | |
| Belgium (Dutch) | VIER | |
| Canada (English) | Teletoon, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim | |
| Finland | Netflix | |
| Germany | Netflix | |
| Italy | Cartoon Network, Netflix | |
| Netherlands | Cartoon Network, Netflix | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | CCN TV6 | |
| United Kingdom Ireland |
Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Too, Netflix | |
| Latin America | Cartoon Network, Tooncast, Adult Swim, Max, Netflix | Justicia Joven |
| Ecuador | Gama TV | |
| Guatemala | Trecevisión, Canal 11 | |
| Mexico | Canal 5 | |
| Belgium (French) | La Trois | La Ligue des justiciers : Nouvelle Génération |
| Canada (French) | Télétoon | |
| France | France 4, Cartoon Network, Toonami, Netflix | |
| Arab World | Cartoon Network Arabic | شباب العدالة |
| Brazil | Cartoon Network, Tooncast, Adult Swim, SBT, Max, Netflix | Justiça Jovem |
| Bulgaria | Cartoon Network, bTV | Младежка лига |
| China | CCTV-14 | 少年正義聯盟 |
| Hungary | Cartoon Network | Az igazság ifjú ligája |
| Israel | Arutz HaYeladim | ליגת הצדק - הדור הבא |
| Japan | Cartoon Network, Netflix | ヤング・ジャスティス |
| Poland | Cartoon Network, Netflix | Liga Młodych |
| Portugal | RTP2, Netflix | Jovens Justiceiros |
| Romania | Cartoon Network | Tinerii justițiari |
| Russia | Cartoon Network, 2x2 | Юная Лига справедливости |
| Spain | Cartoon Network, Netflix | La Joven Liga de la Justicia |
| Ukraine | ICTV | Молода Ліга справедливості |