DC Super Hero Girls (TV series)

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DC Super Hero Girls
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Promotional poster featuring (from left to right) Zatanna, Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Bumblebee, and Batgirl.
Genre
Based on Characters
by DC Comics
Developed by Lauren Faust
Voices of
Opening theme"Super Life" by Kay Hanley and Michelle Lewis
Composers
  • Michael Gatt
  • Stephen Skratt & Asher Lenz (Super Shorts)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes78 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducersLeanne Moreau
Lisa Furlong-Jones
Animators
EditorsTorien Blackwolf
Michael G. Buck
Running time11 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Cartoon Network
ReleaseMarch 8, 2019 (2019-03-08) –
October 24, 2021 (2021-10-24)
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DC Super Hero Girls is an American animated superhero television series created and developed by Lauren Faust and produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment for Cartoon Network. Based on the web series and franchise of the same name, the series premiered on March 8, 2019, with a one-hour special. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The series follows the adventures of teenage versions of Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Bumblebee, Supergirl, Green Lantern, and Zatanna who are students at Metropolis High School.

Premise

The show focuses on six female teenage superheroes with secret identities: Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (voiced by Grey Griffin); Barbara "Babs" Gordon / Batgirl (voiced by Tara Strong); Kara Danvers / Supergirl (voiced by Nicole Sullivan); Zee Zatara / Zatanna (voiced by Kari Wahlgren), Jessica Cruz / Green Lantern (voiced by Myrna Velasco); and Karen Beecher / Bumblebee (voiced by Kimberly Brooks). The six girls meet at Metropolis High School and form a superhero team dubbed the "Super Hero Girls".

The show tells the coming-of-age stories of the Super Hero Girls, dealing with their choices and decisions regarding their superhero identities and their secret identities. [4] The show focuses on physical comedy, emotional storylines, and a large gallery of villains. [5]

Episodes

The new incarnation of DC Super Hero Girls debuted at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con with the theatrical short #TheLateBatsby which screened in theaters before the film Teen Titans Go! To the Movies . [6] The online "Super Shorts" debuted on January 17, 2019, with #SuperSleeper on YouTube. [7] The TV series debuted with the one-hour special #SweetJustice on March 8, 2019. [8]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
Theatrical short July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27)
Shorts 52 [9] January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17)March 19, 2020 (2020-03-19)
1 52March 8, 2019 (2019-03-08)December 27, 2020 (2020-12-27)
2 26June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06)October 24, 2021 (2021-10-24)
Crossovers 3December 19, 2020 (2020-12-19)May 28, 2022 (2022-05-28)
DC FanDome shorts 2September 12, 2020 (2020-09-12)

Production

Lauren Faust was approached by Warner Bros. to create and develop DC Super Hero Girls into a television series, after previously working on Super Best Friends Forever . [4] The television iteration of the web series DC Super Hero Girls was announced in May 2017. Tara Strong and Nicole Sullivan reprise their roles as Batgirl and Supergirl respectively from Super Best Friends Forever, while Grey Griffin, who previously voiced Wonder Girl (Donna Troy) from the DC Nation Shorts , reprises her role as Wonder Woman from the web series. [10] A year later, a poster showing the first look of the main characters was released. [1] The series is animated by the Canadian studio Jam Filled Entertainment and Hasbro's Boulder Media from Ireland.

The writers chose to model each character and their personalities after a teenager archetype, while also drawing inspiration for several characters on their incarnations from the Silver Age of Comic Books. For the more modern Jessica Cruz, the writers heavily altered her characterization due to her original backstory contrasting heavily with the series' lighthearted tone. [11]

Several writers for this series had previously worked on My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic , another show created and developed by Faust. Also, her series is the second collaboration of Tara Strong and John de Lancie, who respectively voiced Twilight Sparkle and Discord on Friendship Is Magic.

Natalie Wetzig, a director on DC Super Hero Girls, referred to the second season of the show in an interview at the 2020 Annie Awards, [12] but later clarified on the second half of season 1. [13] Co-executive producer Amanda Rynda said the crew is "introducing lots of new villains and pushing the needle on new storylines" for season 2. [5]

Broadcast

The show premiered on Cartoon Network UK on 6 July 2019. [14] It began airing on CITV in September 2020. All 52 episodes of season 1 were available to watch on Netflix, but have since been removed.

Video games

Reception

The series received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics. Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media described the series as fast-paced, focusing on teen heroes who use teamwork, and noted that strong messages about "girl power and the value of friendship" within the series. [18]

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