Originally published May 23, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
It looks like DC Super Hero Girls is about to become a full fledged cartoon series. Cartoon Network will bring the animated action-comedy from Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment to air in 2018 with My Little Pony’s Lauren Faust and Justice League Action’s Sam Register acting as producers.
The series will expand the direct-to-DVD movies and webisodes that were launched in 2015, showing DC’s famous female heroes and villains navigating the social structure of high school while becoming superheroes. The official synopsis for the series is below:
The world may know them as Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Batgirl, but not-so-typical teenagers Diana, Kara and Barbara, alongside their Super Hero friends have much more to deal with than just protecting the citizens of Metropolis from some of the most sinister school-aged Super-Villains of the DC Universe. After all, being teens is tough enough, what with school, friends, family and the chaos that comes with managing a social life. But add super-powers and a secret identity to the mix, and things can get a lot more complicated.
Sure, gal pals Bumblebee, Zatanna and Green Lantern Jessica Cruz are always there to lend an ear, a shoulder to cry on and a fist to punch with, and their bros in the Justice League amp up the fun whether they’re at a concert or taking down a crime ring. But what happens when Diana and her favorite study buddy and fencing partner, Tatsu, can’t agree on how to dole out justice as Wonder Woman and Katana? Or when Barbara finds out her Gotham-Con bestie is teen-fiend Harley Quinn? Along with all their friends, foes and frenemies, this squad of super teens navigates the unique growing pains that come when you’re a teenager trying to fight the battles of the world and the battles of growing up at the same time.
The series will launch in 2018 alongside the third season of the revived Young Justice.
