Young Justice (miniseries)
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| Young Justice | |
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| File:YoungJustice TextLogo.png Official series logo | |
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| Created by | Freddie Goodwin and Jackson Greene |
| Based on | characters from DC Comics |
| Developed by | Freddie Goodwin Jackson Greene |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
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| Producers | Mob Productions Epic Vision Studios |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 42–51 minutes |
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| Network | Disney+ |
| Release | March 7 – April 4, 2025 |
Young Justice is an American television miniseries developed by Freddie Goodwin and Jackson Greene for the streaming service Disney+, based on DC Comics characters. It is the 4th television series in the Mob Cinematic Universe (MCU) produced by Mob Productions and Epic Vision Studios, sharing continuity with the films and series of the franchise. The series follows Bart Allen and Tim Drake as they unite with a new generation of young heroes — including Static, Wonder Girl, and Blue Beetle — to form a covert team in the aftermath of escalating multiversal threats. As they battle secret organizations and confront inherited trauma, the group must forge their own identity in a world shaped by legacy.
Young Justice premiered on Disney+ on March 7, 2025, with a total of 5 episodes, and is part of Phase One of the MCU.
Cast and characters[edit | edit source]
- Logan Lerman as Bart Allen / Impulse: A speedster from the future struggling with memory degradation caused by multiversal instability. One of the founding members of Young Justice, Bart uses humor and reckless optimism to mask growing fear that time itself is breaking.
- Tanner Buchanan as Tim Drake / Robin: An analytical and precise vigilante operating in Gotham, Tim serves as the team's strategist and moral compass. As the most grounded member, he tries to ensure the young heroes don't repeat the failures of their mentors.
- Saniyya Sidney as Kira Rowe / Prism: A newly awakened metahuman who manipulates photonic energy linked to her emotions. Kira joins the team after being rescued by Bart and Tim and becomes the emotional core of the group.
- Myles Truitt as Virgil Hawkins / Static: A kinetic electricity manipulator from Dakota City with a strong sense of justice and deep personal stakes. Virgil is idealistic but quick to anger, particularly when the team confronts injustice rooted in systemic abuse.
- Isabela Merced as Cassie Sandsmark / Wonder Girl: A warrior with possible divine lineage, wielding superhuman strength and a mystic lasso. Cassie seeks to understand the truth of her origins while becoming one of the team’s fiercest fighters.
- Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle: A reluctant hero fused with alien scarab technology, granting him advanced armor and weaponry. Jaime is skeptical of the team dynamic but remains loyal, often clashing with more impulsive personalities.
- Alex Aiono as Conner Kent / Superboy: A genetically engineered clone of Superman and Lex Luthor. Recently freed from a stasis pod, Conner struggles with emotional instability, identity conflict, and dangerous behavioral triggers.
- Julia Lester as Greta Hayes / Secret: A telepathic meta-teen rescued from a Light facility. Mysterious and withdrawn, Greta’s powers link her to fragments of alternate timelines and emotional resonance, especially with Bart.
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke: A deadly tactician and assassin who becomes the primary antagonist. Slade tests the team psychologically and physically, intent on breaking them before they can grow into a true force.
- Virginia Gardner as Rose Wilson / Ravager: The ruthless daughter of Slade Wilson, loyal to her father's ideology. She leads the strike team that breaches The Nest and nearly ends Young Justice before they can fully unite.
- Karen Fukuhara as ORACLE (voice): An adaptive Bat-A.I. that awakens to mentor the next generation. ORACLE guides the team with cold logic and tactical overlays, but deteriorates under the strain of mounting threats.
Episodes[edit | edit source]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Legacy in Motion" | Freddie Goodwin | Maya Thompson | March 7, 2025 | |
| Bart Allen and Tim Drake begin collaborating on missions across Gotham and Central City, but their efforts to stay ahead of spreading metahuman chaos stretch them thin. When they rescue a teen named Kira Rowe displaying unstable photonic powers, Tim begins tracking similar emergent metahuman incidents. An anonymous invitation leads several gifted teens — Virgil Hawkins, Cassie Sandsmark, and Jaime Reyes — to an abandoned Bat-contingency bunker called The Nest. There, an ancient A.I. known as ORACLE reactivates, urging them to prepare for a larger threat. As the young heroes begin assessing their place in a collapsing world, Bart proposes that they form a team: not to replace the Justice League, but to prevent the mistakes of their mentors. | |||||
| 2 | "The Nest Protocol" | Jackson Greene | Lucas Everett | March 14, 2025 | |
| Training begins inside The Nest, with Tim introducing a tactical regimen that exposes philosophical rifts within the group. A hidden vault labeled "Protocol Cadmus Alpha" contains a stasis pod with a half-Kryptonian clone: Conner Kent. His awakening is violent and unstable, but Tim forms a tenuous bond with him over their fractured identities. A mysterious broadcast infiltrates their systems — a message from Slade Wilson, aka Deathstroke, warning that the team is already being watched. As Kira’s light powers begin destabilizing their base systems and Conner struggles with memory gaps, the group is left asking whether The Nest is a sanctuary — or a trap. | |||||
| 3 | "Trial by Shadow" | Maya Thompson | Jonathan Igla | March 21, 2025 | |
| The team's first real mission takes them to Dakota City, where a series of abductions tied to a covert organization called The Light leads to disaster. Inside the hidden facility, they face Shadowbreed — a lethal operative who forces them into retreat. Virgil Hawkins is emotionally shaken, Cassie and Jaime clash, and ORACLE warns of a power signature linked to a possible off-world threat. Bart confides in Tim that his memories of the timeline are becoming unstable. When Kira accidentally triggers a massive photonic discharge to protect the team, it becomes clear they are nowhere near ready — and time is already running out. | |||||
| 4 | "Children of War" | Lucas Everett | Katie Mathewson & Tanner Bean | March 28, 2025 | |
| The team ambushes a Light convoy transporting abducted meta-teens. One survivor, Greta, is a powerful telepath who shares a vision of a child army being groomed for war. Conner suffers unexplained blackouts, and a hidden LexCorp protocol buried in his DNA is discovered. Cassie seeks divine guidance but returns shaken, unsure of her origins. Bart’s speed force anomalies intensify around Greta’s mind-link. Their base, The Nest, is soon breached by Ravager and an elite strike squad, leading to a brutal siege. As the team scrambles to defend itself, ORACLE collapses into lockdown mode, and the facility is thrown into total darkness. | |||||
| 5 | "Reckoning" | Freddie Goodwin | Freddie Goodwin & Erin Cancino | April 4, 2025 | |
| The Nest burns as Slade Wilson leads a final assault. Conner regains control just in time to protect his team from Ravager, while Kira’s powers peak in a near-fatal overload. Tim faces Slade alone in the heart of the collapsing base. Cassie discovers a terrifying truth through her lasso — her divine heritage may not be as heroic as she believed. Bart disables a null-core bomb by phasing through it at microscopic speed, risking his life to save the others. ORACLE shuts down permanently. In the quiet aftermath, the team agrees to stay together — not as replacements for their mentors, but as a new kind of family. In a far-off dimension, Darkseid observes and smiles. | |||||
Release[edit | edit source]
Young Justice premiered on Disney+ on March 7, 2025 and consisted of 5 episodes, as part of Phase One of the MCU. It concluded on April 4, 2025.