Young Justice

Don't call them sidekicks.

RELEASED 26 Nov 201037h 46m · 98 episodes★ 8.4 TMDB

Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.

Why it matters in DC

Young heroes' efforts to prove themselves shift attention from the League's established authority to the next generation. The series makes mentorship, independence and earning trust continuing questions, giving the DC television collection a youth-centred team perspective.

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4 titles to watch before Young Justice — 27h 35m in total.

The BatmanOptional background23h 50m★ 8.0
Justice League: The New FrontierOptional background1h 15m★ 6.8
Justice League: Crisis on Two EarthsOptional background1h 15m★ 7.3
Batman: Under the Red HoodOptional background1h 15m★ 7.8

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Young Justice is title 33 of 40 in our Animated Elseworlds viewing sequence. Young Justice follows its own animated world and a developing generation of heroes. It is separate from the television DC Animated Universe and the connected animated Titans films. Begin with its own opening season and follow its internal progression instead of using the catalogue's other young-hero stories as earlier team history.

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