Fans of the animatedDC Universehave reason to celebrate, because Warner Bros. Animation is officially working onYoung Justiceseason 3. Fans have long been clamoring for a third season of the very well liked and highly regarded series and the studio finally listened. A premiere date has yet to be announced, but new episodes of the show are coming and that is the important thing.
The welcomed news came courtesy of theDC Comics blogand they also mentioned that a network partner will be announced forYoung Justiceseason 3 soon. That seems to imply that the show will not be airing onCartoon Network, as the first two seasons did.Sam Register, President of Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Digital Series, had this to say in a statement about bringing back the series for a third season.
“The affection that fans have had for ‘Young Justice,’ and their rallying cry for more episodes, has always resonated with us. We are excited to bring the show back for thisloyal fanbaseand to provide an opportunity for new viewers to discover this excellent series.”
DC also confirmed that producersBrandon ViettiandGreg Weismanwill be returning forYoung Justiceseason 3. The show was beloved by fans, but Mattel had been partially funding the show based on a toy deal. The toys weren’t selling, so Mattel pulled out and Cartoon Network couldn’t find a way to replace the money lost on the deal. So,Young Justicewas cancelled. There was renewed hope for a season 3 when the second season ofYoung Justicelanded on Netflix earlier this year and generated renewed interest. Many fans have even started social media campaigns to get season 3 made. It apparently worked.
GivenNetflix’s history of saving shows that people love, it is possible they will be the “network partner” DC mentioned in the blog post. It also wasn’t confirmed in the initial announcement which, if any of the voice actors from the first two seasons will be coming back, but it seems like Warner Bros. would be able to bring the core players back. Warner Bros. did release a teaser poster forYoung Justiceseason 3, which is pretty simple but surely enough to get any fan of the show excited for the now inevitable return.
Young Justicetakes place outside of the mainDC continuityand centers on the teenage Super Heroes of the DC Universe coming of age in a world learning how to manage their super powers and deal with supervillains and super secrets. The team of youngsters is used as a secret covert weapon of the Justice League and features Nightwing, Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Superboy, Miss Martian and others who are striving to prove to their legendary mentors, as well as to themselves, that they have what it takes to be heroes. Be sure to check out the first teaser poster forYoung Justiceseason 3 for yourself below.
