DC's Stargirl

Keep your friends close and your frenemies closer.

RELEASED 18 May 202027h 43m · 39 episodes★ 7.7 TMDB

Courtney Whitmore, a smart, athletic and above all else kind girl, discovers her step-father has a secret: he used to be the sidekick to a superhero. "Borrowing" the long-lost hero’s cosmic staff, she becomes the unlikely inspiration for an entirely new generation of superheroes.

Why it matters in DC

Courtney Whitmore's discovery of a previous hero's legacy becomes the starting point for a new generation. The inherited staff connects family history to superhero responsibility, making the question of who carries an old symbol forward central to the series.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

DC's Stargirl is title 16 of 75 in our Live-action Elseworlds viewing sequence. Stargirl follows Courtney Whitmore and a new generation of heroes in its own television setting. Its connections to the wider DC television landscape do not make every Arrowverse season essential preparation. Start with the series' own introduction to the inherited legacy and follow its internal development.

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