| DC Super Hero Girls | |
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 Promotional poster featuring (from left to right)Zatanna,Supergirl,Wonder Woman,Green Lantern,Bumblebee, andBatgirl. | |
| Genre | |
| Based on | Characters byDC Comics |
| Developed by | Lauren Faust |
| Voices of | |
| Opening theme | "Super Life" byKay Hanley andMichelle Lewis |
| Composers |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 78(list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producers | Leanne Moreau Lisa Furlong-Jones |
| Editors | Torien Blackwolf Michael G. Buck |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | Cartoon Network |
| Release | March 8, 2019 (2019-03-08) – October 24, 2021 (2021-10-24) |
| Related | |
| DC Super Hero Girls (2015) | |
DC Super Hero Girls is an American animatedsuperhero television series created and developed byLauren Faust and produced byWarner Bros. Animation andDC Entertainment forCartoon Network. Based on theweb series of the same name, the series premiered on March 8, 2019, with a one-hour special.[1][2][3]
The series follows the adventures of teenage versions ofWonder Woman,Batgirl,Bumblebee,Supergirl,Green Lantern, andZatanna who are students atMetropolis High School.
The show focuses on six female teenage superheroes withsecret identities:Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (voiced byGrey Griffin);Barbara "Babs" Gordon / Batgirl (voiced byTara Strong);Kara Danvers / Supergirl (voiced byNicole Sullivan);Zee Zatara / Zatanna (voiced byKari Wahlgren),Jessica Cruz / Green Lantern (voiced byMyrna Velasco); andKaren Beecher / Bumblebee (voiced byKimberly Brooks). The six girls meet atMetropolis 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 onphysical comedy, emotional storylines, and a large gallery of villains.[5]
The new incarnation ofDC Super Hero Girls debuted at the 2018San Diego Comic-Con with the theatrical short#TheLateBatsby, which screened in theaters before the filmTeen Titans Go! To the Movies.[6] The online "Super Shorts" debuted on January 17, 2019, with#SuperSleeper onYouTube.[7] The TV series debuted with the one-hour special#SweetJustice on March 8, 2019.[8]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| Theatrical short | July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) | |||
| Shorts | 52[9] | January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17) | March 19, 2020 (2020-03-19) | |
| 1 | 52 | March 8, 2019 (2019-03-08) | December 27, 2020 (2020-12-27) | |
| 2 | 26 | June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06) | October 24, 2021 (2021-10-24) | |
| Crossovers | 3 | December 19, 2020 (2020-12-19) | May 28, 2022 (2022-05-28) | |
| DC FanDome shorts | 2 | September 12, 2020 (2020-09-12) | ||
Lauren Faust was approached byWarner Bros. to create and developDC Super Hero Girls into a television series, after previously working onSuper Best Friends Forever.[4] The television iteration of the web seriesDC Super Hero Girls was announced in May 2017. Tara Strong and Nicole Sullivan reprise their roles as Batgirl and Supergirl respectively fromSuper Best Friends Forever, while Grey Griffin, who previously voicedWonder Girl (Donna Troy) from theDC 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 studioJam Filled Entertainment and Hasbro'sBoulder 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 theSilver 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 onMy Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, another show created and developed by Faust. Also, her series is the second collaboration of Tara Strong andJohn de Lancie, who respectively voicedTwilight Sparkle andDiscord onFriendship Is Magic.
Natalie Wetzig, a director onDC 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]
The show premiered onCartoon Network UK on 6 July 2019.[14] It began airing onCITV in September 2020. All 52 episodes of Season 1 were available to watch onNetflix, but have since been removed.
| Title | ISBN | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| At Metropolis High | 978-1-4012-8970-6 | 15 October 2019 |
| Powerless | 978-1-4012-9361-1 | 17 March 2020 |
| Weird Science | 978-1-4012-9846-3 | 14 July 2020 |
| Midterms | 978-1-4012-9852-4 | 1 September 2020 |
| Ghosting | 978-1-77950-765-5 | 7 September 2021 |
| Exchange Students | 978-1-77950-891-1 | 25 January 2022 |
| Title | ISBN | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Winner Takes All! | 978-1984894533 | 19 November 2019 |
| Fierce Competition! | 978-1984894564 | 19 February 2020 |
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The series received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics. Emily Ashby ofCommon Sense Media described the series as fast-paced, focusing on teen heroes who use teamwork, and noted a strong messages about "girl power and the value of friendship" within the series.[18]
