Young Justice Creator Provides Updates on Season 4 – Cast News, Plot Details, Rumours and Speculated Release!

The Young Justice creator has been providing updates on Season 4 of the show and has given fans some great news. The cast has been confirmed to return for the new season, and there are also rumours about a release date! Read more below to find out all the details we have so far.

Young Justice Season 4 Release Date:

‘Young Justice’ season 3; premiered on January 4, 2019, on DC Universe, with the season finale; airing on August 27, 2019. The bipartite third season, titled ‘Young Justice: Outsiders,’ packs 26 episodes with an average episodic runtime of 25 minutes.

Let us now delve into all the details regarding; the development of the fourth season; of the fan-favourite series. The renewal of the fourth instalment; of the DC animated show; was announced by the series creators; on July 20, 2019, at a panel discussion event in San Diego Comic-Con. In September 2020, the creators revealed, in a DC FanDome event, that the fourth season; is titled ‘Young Justice: Phantoms.’ In the same month, it was announced; that the show will move; to HBO Max, along with other DC Universe originals. The script for the season; was finalized by October 2020.

Following the information, there was a long period; of uncertainty when development details; were hard to come by, although we knew; about the crew remotely working on pre-production. However, that changed in April 2021, when series co-creator Greg Weisman; broke the silence by delivering the fans; a sumptuous piece of news. Following Weisman’s announcement via a tweet, we know that nine episodes of the new season are already in the safe, with several more in different stages of production and/or post-production.

Young Justice Season Four Plot Details:

There is going to be less of an emphasis on Superboy this time around in order not to make him seem too powerful as he was last season. We will see many old characters from previous seasons returning, which should please fans who were upset when they disappeared during the hiatus periods (looking at you, Lobo).

Star Cast Confirmations:

Source: IGN.com

The Young Justice creator has confirmed a return of the cast for Season Four. This means that we will see our favourite superheroes, Robin (Damian Wayne), Kid Flash (Wally West II), and Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark). They are set to be joined by Aqualad, Black Lightning, Blue Beetle, as well as other heroes from DC’s roster!

Why was the show cancelled in 2013?

Young Justice was cancelled in 2013 after two seasons due to low viewership ratings on Cartoon Network. However, since then, it has gained popularity with an audience that is much older than the target demographic, which consisted mostly of children aged between six and eleven years old. As a result, there have been petitions demanding its release at Comic-Con conventions all over North America.

Young Justice Season Four is set to be a continuation of the series. It will answer questions such as “What happens next?” and provide closure for those who have been following its story since 2011. The show creators also want to explore more about these characters’ pasts, specifically Aqualad’s backstory, which has only ever been touched on in passing before.

Show Screening:

Adult Swim is the network that will air this fourth season, but it is not yet confirmed when they plan on airing it or how many episodes there will be. All we know so far is that it won’t happen until 2019, at least! This may disappoint some fans considering DC Universe was launched last year with Young Justice content available from day one–but we hope that DC has a plan to draw Young Justice fans back in with the help of their new streaming service.

The series creators have also been discussing how they want to provide closure for those who have followed its story since 2011 and are wanting to explore more about these character’s pasts, specifically Aqualad’s backstory, which has only ever been touched on in passing before. The cast will be made up of some old faces from Season One as well as newcomers such as Yael Grobglas (Jane the Virgin), who is set to play Black Canary–the first time this character has appeared on screen! There’ll be plenty of familiar characters popping up, too, including Batman, Superman, Superboy, and Wonder Woman–and so many other surprises that we can’t reveal just yet.