Though Young Justice was tragically canceled after its second season, fan demand managed to land it a third season on the ill-fated DC Universe streaming service. As the series has transitioned to HBO Max for its fourth season, fans have caught up with the popular couple of Miss Martian and Superboy on their pre-wedding trip to Mars. With Phantoms kicking into gear, we had the opportunity to chat with Weisman and Vietti about their creative process going into this new season.
Screen Rant: What did the time between seasons two and three do to the creative process? Did it give you time to plan for season four and ahead? Greg Weisman : We had a basic game plan for I'd say about five seasons worth back when we were doing seasons one and two.
We stuck to that general plan. But we didn't break season three until we got the pickup for season three, and we didn't break season four till we got the pickup for season four. The world changed in the interim, so we let those changes in the world be reflected in the new content. Brandon Vietti : One of the big changes was the rise of social media.
It was there to a lesser extent when we were making the first two seasons, but obviously, it grew quite a lot. In the time between seasons two and three, social media was a big reason I think we got attention, our show was found by new audiences. In that time between seasons, people got on social media and talked about the show.
It was a lot of support from the fans. It was them being very vocal on social media that got the attention of our bosses and helped bring the show back. So that's one of the things that we tried to reflect in the stories in our third season, particularly, folding social media into the story and into the lives of our characters in a meaningful way was a way for us to acknowledge and thank all of our fans that supported us in that in-between time.
Speaking of fans, how do you balance fan expectations with surprising them and giving them something that they didn't know that they wanted? Greg Weisman : The rule that we go by is that the two of us have to be passionate about what we're doing. We can't just service what the fans tell us they want.
If it doesn't ring true to our characters and make us feel passionate about the work how could we expect any of our viewers to be passionate about it?
That would seep into the show and then what would there be to watch? I do think that we listen to the fans. We get some good advice from fans. We get some really bad advice. It's sort of our job to sort through that and apply it as needed. Sometimes we're giving fans what they don't know they want until they see it, and sometimes we are breaking their hearts, but we need to stay true to our characters, our storyline, and our passion. Later on in the first season, Red Arrow, Rocket and an aged-down Zatanna joined the team.
The first season followed this lineup of the team, handling heavier, overarching plot lines and lighter teenage moments equally well. The characters from the first season were present, some still affiliated with the team and others followed different paths. Without revealing too much, the second season dealt with an incoming invasion by a mysterious alien race known as the Reach, and ended on a cliffhanger with the death of a major character and the revelation of an all-powerful villain in the last episode.
After two seasons, the show was not picked up for a third season, despite high ratings. When the cancellation was announced, fans rallied, writing up petitions to keep the show alive — whether on Cartoon Network or a streaming service, like Netflix.
DC Comics, however, simply told fans to appreciate the episodes that they had left , which elicited a negative online response. Warner Brothers cancelled a fan-run crowdfunded campaign to make a third season. Even with initial dismissal from DC and Warner Brothers, fan efforts to bring back the series persisted.
The hashtag RenewYoungJustice periodically trended on social media. A rumor started that Netflix was considering reviving the series if enough viewers watched it and a new hashtag KeepBingingYJ emerged in that time. The hashtags continued, rumors about meetings flew around, till finally in November of that same year, Young Justice season three was officially announced. Animation and Warner Digital Series in a press release. Season 3 will be called Young Justice: Outsiders.
According to Greg Weisman, the timestamps are meant to ground the show in the moment, allowing viewers to realize how much time has passed between episodes. It is also the next logical step from what he tried to do on The Spectacular Spider-Man , [] in which the timeline could be inferred by seasonal holidays. Weisman has since expressed comic regret over the use of this device, due to the hardship of keeping track of timezones and having to do calculations.
The first season of Young Justice follows the origins of the Team, starting from July 4. The season then proceeds through the Team's missions, and how they interact with one another on and off duty. The main antagonist for the series is the Light. Greg Weisman has stated that the overall theme of this season is "secrets and lies, and also independence.
A second season in the form of a ten episode serial was confirmed shortly after the show's regular release in early , [] before being picked up for 20 episodes instead. The series takes place five years after the first season, and follows an expanded Team led by Nightwing , as they must deal with an alien invasion. Regarding the expanded regular cast, the showrunners held auditions for the characters of Blue Beetle, Robin, Impulse, and Static.
The third season was announced on November 7, , with original series creators Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti returning to produce. The first three episodes debuted on January 4, , on the DC Universe streaming service.
A tie-in comic further explores the characters and locations of the television series, published by DC's Johnny DC imprint.
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