The present animated run of DC’s Young Justice: Phantoms has all however completed its behind-the-scenes manufacturing.
“#YoungJusticePhantoms now has TWENTY-FOUR episodes within the can, i.e. completely full. The final two simply want to complete closed captioning, and we’ll be accomplished,” creator Greg Weisman wrote on Twitter whereas encouraging viewers to spice up the present’s viewing numbers within the hopes of getting one other season on HBO Max. “So if you’d like extra, #KeepBingingYJ to #SaveEarth16!”
Created by Weisman and Brandon Vietti in 2010, Young Justice lasted two seasons on Cartoon Community earlier than it was canceled in 2013, ending on a collection of dramatic cliffhangers. After six years of tried revivals, a 3rd season, titled Outsiders, was greenlit and streamed on DC’s former streaming platform DC Universe. Outsiders picked up two years after the occasions of Season 2’s Invasion and noticed veteran members Nightwing, Superboy and Tigress (previously Artemis) practice a brand new group of heroes. The present fourth season, Phantoms, was introduced at DC FanDome with a trailer teasing acquainted faces like Superboy, Tigress and Zatanna, earlier than revealing the HBO Max premiere date for its first episode can be that very same day.
Up to now, Season 4’s storyline has been cut up into multi-episode arcs, every specializing in a particular group of established characters whereas increasing the backstories of recent ones. The primary 4 episodes noticed Superboy, Miss Martian and Beast Boy journey to Mars for Connor and M’gann’s marriage ceremony, solely to find enflamed tensions in the planet’s caste system. This led to them serving to examine the homicide of Mars’ king, although the mission finally resulted in tragedy. Episodes 5 via 8, in the meantime, noticed Artemis Crock try to deduce a mole despatched by the League of Shadows whereas patching up her estranged relationship along with her sister Jade, the anti-villain Cheshire.
Along with the primary arcs, Phantoms additionally teased varied tales just like the Legion of Superheroes’ involvement in Mars’ battle and a refugee disaster between the nations of Markovia and Vlatava, in addition to exploring the origins of characters like Outsiders member Cassandra Cain.
It is nonetheless unknown what the remaining episodes of Young Justice: Phantoms will give attention to however, concerning its future, Weisman admitted that Young Justice won’t ever obtain a “correct ending” regardless of having concepts for at the very least one other three seasons. Of Phantom’s episode depend, 13 episodes will air in 2021, whereas the rest will come out someday in 2022.
New episodes of Young Justice: Phantoms air Thursdays on HBO Max.
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