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Stargirl Is Coming Back for Season 2—On The CW

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Published on July 6, 2020

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DC’s Stargirl has been renewed for a second season, reports Deadline. But there’s a catch: it’s jumping homes from Warner Bros. DC Universe streaming service to The CW, where it’ll join the rest of that network’s DC adaptations.

The series is about high school student Courtney Whitmore (played by Brec Bassinger), who picks up the mantle of Stargirl after discovering that her stepfather, Sylvester Pemberton (Joel McHale) was once the sidekick to a superhero, Starman. When she discovers his powerful cosmic staff, she becomes a superhero herself, and brings together her own team of heroes.

Stargirl was initially part of a live-action slate of shows for Warner Bros.’ DC Universe, which launched in 2017, along with Titans, Swamp Thing, and Doom Patrol. 

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While Titans got off to a solid start on the platform (it was renewed for a third season back in November), the rest have had some more trouble. Swamp Thing was abruptly canceled in June 2019, and Doom Patrol was renewed for a second season—one that it would share with Warner Bros. newest streaming service, HBO Max. (The latest season began streaming on June 25th.) Stargirl has had its own share of issues: It was initially slated to be released in January 2020, but that was pushed back to earlier this summer, where it was released both on DC Universe and The CW.

With its renewal, Deadline notes that the show’s second season won’t be offered on DC Universe at all—it’ll premiere only on The CW, and on the network’s digital platforms the day after. The move certainly brings into question the viability of DC Universe, given that its live-action originals are slipping off the platform, and the competition from HBO Max. Deadline notes that DC Universe is still around, but that it seems to be shifting focus, “focusing on its core business of DC comic book and news content for fans.”

This isn’t the first time that The CW has captured such a show—it did something similar with Supergirl, which it picked up from CBS, and subsequently tied it in with its Arrowverse franchise. Stargirl is already connected to that overarching superhero network: the show’s characters made an appearance in last year’s Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event.

On the CW, Stargirl joins a robust group of DC shows: while the network’s flagship series Arrow has since ended, it’ll be accompanied by The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Black Lightning, Batwoman, and Superman & Lois. 

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15 years ago

Nice story! I like my fantasy light and this seems to have many of the elements I enjoy in a book. Great job.

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AhoyMatey
15 years ago

As a long time fan of Robert Jordan and now Brandson Sanderson, I have to say that Tim Pratt is fast becoming another of my favorite authors. The Marla Mason series is awesome, and here we have a new original intriguing story starting up. Can’t wait for the next post. Meanwhile, if you need a fix, checkout Bone Shop.

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15 years ago

Cute!

The ending felt a little abrupt, though.

Ethan

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15 years ago

Wow, what an utterly awesome story. The world of the story expands and expands becoming ever more fascinating with each paragraph. Surprises and wonders at every turn. I read the whole thing with an irrepressible grin on my face.

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xxley
15 years ago

Great writing, but the story (sorry, author!) didn’t do it for me — turned out to be less a “story” than a method of revealing backstory.

I’d love to see a longer version where this only the jumping-off point, so those fantastic writerly skills can tell a “full story”…

That’s just me, though, I guess.

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pbinko
15 years ago

Great story. I love the device of the King going to save a world that he has apparently ruined. Great twist.
I like this style of narration a lot, a very personal way of writing, I think that Epic fantasy would become so much better if it had a narration style similar to this in that it was heavily first person personal language.

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Wei Jian
15 years ago

I agree with xxley. I too wish the author would be less giddy about showing us his clever world and spend more time on the story, conflicts, and characters. This would be great if fleshed out and expanded, so the author can take his time building the world unobtrusively in the background, where world-building belongs.

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HonorGod
15 years ago

A nice, light, read. I enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing it.

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Spacegirl
15 years ago

A nice read. Thank you for sharing it.

Though I think it could have had a more stronger ending. This feels like I’ve only read the first chapter.

Not to use the common word parachute is also a nice twist. It makes me think of all those ingenious people who invented important stuff but gave the wrong name to it!

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Hali J
15 years ago

Thank you for that , it was a nice little teaser of a story, made me want to learn more of what happened before and how he will cope with trying to fix it.