DC Super Hero Girls (TV series)
DC Super Hero Girls is an American animated action-adventure television series developed by Lauren Faust and produced by Warner Bros. Animation 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]
| DC Super Hero Girls (aka DC Super Hero Girls Reboot) | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster featuring (from left to right) Zatanna, Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Bumblebee, and Batgirl. | |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Lauren Faust |
| Based on | |
| Developed by | Lauren Faust |
| Voices of | Grey Griffin Nicole Sullivan Tara Strong Kari Wahlgren Myrna Velasco Kimberly Brooks |
| Opening theme | "Super Life" by Kay Hanley and Michelle Lewis |
| Composer | Michael Gatt |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Sam Register Lauren Faust Amanda Rynda (co-executive) |
| Producers | Leanne Moreau Lisa Furlong-Jones |
| Editors | Torien Blackwolf Michael G Buck |
| Running time | 11-15 minutes |
| Production companies | Warner Bros. Animation DC Entertainment |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | Cartoon Network |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV 4K (Ultra HD/ Dolby Vision) |
| Original release | March 8, 2019 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | DC Super Hero Girls (2015) |
The series follows the adventures of teenage versions of Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Bumblebee, Batgirl, Zatanna, and Green Lantern 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, deals 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 movie 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]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| Theatrical short | July 27, 2018 | ||||
| Shorts | 52[9] | January 17, 2019 | TBA | ||
| 1 | 52[10] | March 8, 2019 | December 27, 2020 | ||
Production
Lauren Faust was approached by Warner Bros. to 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.[11] 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 AllSpark's Boulder Media from Ireland.
Several of the 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.
Broadcast
The show premiered on Cartoon Network UK on 6 July 2019.[12] It began airing on CITV in September 2020.
All of the 52 episodes are available to watch on Netflix.
References
- Milligan, Mercedes (May 21, 2018). "First Look at DC Super Hero Girls Designed by Lauren Faust!". Animation Magazine. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- Barr, Calvin (February 15, 2019). "DC Super Hero Girls: Sweet Justice Trailer Previews Cartoon Network Series". Screen Rant.
- Boucher, Geoff (February 14, 2019). "DC Super Hero Girls: Trailer Arrives For New Cartoon Network Series From Producer Lauren Faust". Deadline Hollywood.
- Angie Dahl (August 1, 2018), DC Super Hero Girls Reboot Was Lauren Faust's 'How Could You Say No' Moment, CBR.com
- Jee Yee Tan (March 20, 2020), Balancing fun and female power: Catching Up with DC Super Hero Girls Season 2 showrunner Amanda Rynda, DeconRecon
- Baltimore Lauren (July 20, 2018), Wonder Woman is Valedictorian and Supergirl is a Rebel: DC Super Hero Girls at SDCC, Bleeding Cool
- Ottawa Film Office (January 18, 2019). "Check out #SuperSleeper, the first of 52 #DCSuperHeroGirls shorts animated by #Ottawa's own @JamFilledStudio! ⬇️ #ottawaanimation". Twitter. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- Mercedes Milligan (February 25, 2019), Cartoon Network Revs Up the Girl Power in March, Animation Magazine
- Ottawa Film Office (January 18, 2019). "Check out #SuperSleeper, the first of 52 #DCSuperHeroGirls shorts animated by #Ottawa's own @JamFilledStudio! ⬇️ #ottawaanimation". Twitter. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- Faust, Lauren (August 12, 2019). "YUP! Season one is 52 episodes!".
- Pedersen, Erik (May 23, 2017). "DC Super Hero Girls: Cartoon Network Sets Toon Series For 2018". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
- News, RegularCapital: WarnerMedia Animation (2019-05-30). "1/ Cartoon Network UK July 2019 Highlights: NEW: DC SUPERHERO GIRLS: Starts Saturday 6th July, airs Weekends at 8.30am. NEW: SUMMER CAMP ISLAND Starts Monday 1st July, airs Weekdays at 5.30pm. NEW: UNIKITTY Starts Monday 1st July, Weekdays at 6.30pm. NEW: BEN 10, Starts Monday". @regulartweetsuk. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
