DC Super Hero Girls (TV series)

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]

This article is about the 2019 TV series. For the web series and the franchise as a whole, see DC Super Hero Girls.
DC Super Hero Girls
Promotional poster featuring (from left to right) Zatanna, Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Bumblebee, and Batgirl.
Genre
Based on
DC Super Hero Girls
by
Characters
by DC
Developed byLauren 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
  • Sam Register
  • Lauren Faust (2019–20)
  • Amanda Rynda (co-executive; 2021)
ProducersLeanne Moreau
Lisa Furlong-Jones
Animators
EditorsTorien Blackwolf
Michael G. Buck
Running time11 minutes
46 minutes ("#SweetJustice")
22 minutes (2-part episodes)
Production companies
Release
Original networkCartoon Network
Original releaseMarch 8, 2019 (2019-03-08) –
October 24, 2021 (2021-10-24)
Related
DC Super Hero Girls (2015)

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
Main article: List of DC Super Hero Girls characters

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
Main article: List of DC Super Hero Girls (TV series) 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 shortJuly 27, 2018 (2018-07-27)
Shorts52[9]January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17)March 19, 2020 (2020-03-19)
152March 8, 2019 (2019-03-08)December 27, 2020 (2020-12-27)
226June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06)October 24, 2021 (2021-10-24)
Crossovers3December 19, 2020 (2020-12-19)May 28, 2022 (2022-05-28)
DC FanDome shorts2September 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. However, 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.

Video games
See also: DC Super Hero Girls § Video games
  • DC Super Hero Girls Blitz — Budge Studios created a DC Super Hero Girls mobile game for Android and iOS devices which was released on August 8, 2019.[15] It is a collection of microgames with difficulty-increasing-with-speed featuring the main heroines from the show, but some microgames needed to be bought separately each heroine to unlock those microgames.
  • DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power — A Nintendo Switch game published by Nintendo on June 4, 2021.[16][17]

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]

References
  1. Milligan, Mercedes (May 21, 2018). "First Look at DC Super Hero Girls Designed by Lauren Faust!". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  2. Barr, Calvin (February 15, 2019). "DC Super Hero Girls: Sweet Justice Trailer Previews Cartoon Network Series". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  3. Boucher, Geoff (February 14, 2019). "DC Super Hero Girls: Trailer Arrives For New Cartoon Network Series From Producer Lauren Faust". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  4. Angie Dahl (August 1, 2018), DC Super Hero Girls Reboot Was Lauren Faust's 'How Could You Say No' Moment, CBR.com, archived from the original on November 13, 2021, retrieved March 25, 2020
  5. Jee Yee Tan (March 20, 2020), Balancing fun and female power: Catching Up with DC Super Hero Girls Season 2 showrunner Amanda Rynda, DeconRecon, archived from the original on March 25, 2020, retrieved March 25, 2020
  6. Baltimore Lauren (July 20, 2018), Wonder Woman is Valedictorian and Supergirl is a Rebel: DC Super Hero Girls at SDCC, Bleeding Cool, archived from the original on March 25, 2020, retrieved March 25, 2020
  7. Ottawa Film Office (January 18, 2019). "Check out #SuperSleeper, the first of 52 #DCSuperHeroGirls shorts animated by #Ottawa's own @JamFilledStudio! ⬇️ #ottawaanimation". Twitter. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  8. Mercedes Milligan (February 25, 2019), Cartoon Network Revs Up the Girl Power in March, Animation Magazine, archived from the original on May 15, 2021, retrieved March 25, 2020
  9. 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.
  10. Pedersen, Erik (May 23, 2017). "DC Super Hero Girls: Cartoon Network Sets Toon Series For 2018". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  11. "SDCC '18: Talking Humor, Heart, and Heroics with the Cast & Crew of DC SUPER HERO GIRLS". 25 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  12. Bionic Buzz (January 26, 2020), DC Super Hero Girls Director Natalie Wetzig Interview at Annie Awards 2020, YouTube, archived from the original on November 14, 2021, retrieved June 1, 2021
  13. Natalie Wetzig (January 29, 2020), Hi! The next batch of episodes are finishing up in post :) thanks for watching! The 27-52, Twitter, archived from the original on April 22, 2022, retrieved June 1, 2021
  14. RegularCapital [@RegularTweetsUK] (May 30, 2019). "1/ Cartoon Network UK July 2019 Highlights: NEW: DC SUPERHERO GIRLS: Starts Saturday 6th July, airs Weekends at 8.30am..." (Tweet). Retrieved June 29, 2019 – via Twitter.
  15. "DC Super Hero Girls Blitz (2019)". DC. 2019-08-08. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  16. "DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power Is A Great Kids Game". Kotaku. June 9, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  17. "DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power Review". IGN. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-22. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  18. Ashby, Emily (February 27, 2022). "DC Super Hero Girls Review". Common Sense Media. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
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