{"id":65373,"date":"2014-09-12T08:53:59","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T07:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=65373"},"modified":"2014-09-12T11:14:32","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T10:14:32","slug":"teen-titan-tv-show-is-justice-for-young-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/teen-titan-tv-show-is-justice-for-young-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen Titan live action TV show is justice for Young Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Raven, Beast Boy, Cyborg, Starfire and Robin in 2003’s Teen Titans animated series<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to Deadline<\/em><\/a>, DC Comics’ Teen Titans<\/strong><\/em> are “on the verge” of getting a pilot order from TNT.<\/p>\n

The show – called simply Titans<\/strong> <\/em>(much as the comic was 1999 to 2002 and 2008 to 2011) – “revolves around the eponymous group of young superheroes-to-be from the DC Universe.<\/p>\n

“The action series centres on Dick Grayson (probably best known for his alter ego as Robin), who emerges from the shadow of Batman to become Nightwing, the leader of a fearless band of new superheroes including Starfire, Raven and many others.”<\/p>\n

The show is currently being written by Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman and Marc Haimes, who will also serve as executive producers.<\/p>\n

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Batman and Nightwing (in his pre-New 52 costume)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While Marvel TV shows seem cautious about coming too close to their movie properties, DC obviously have no such concerns with Batman set to dominate TV in all but name.<\/p>\n

His bad guys are piling up in The CW’s Arrow<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, his origin story is getting a retelling in Fox’s Gotham<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>and now his sidekick is going it alone in TNT’s Titans<\/em><\/strong>. There doesn’t look to be any danger of these appearances treading on the toes of Zack Snyder’s Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice<\/strong><\/em><\/a> but we must be approaching some sort of tipping point…<\/p>\n

The Teen Titans<\/strong><\/em> characters have had numerous small-screen appearances, starting with a segment of 1967’s\u00a0The Superman\/Aquaman Hour Of Adventure<\/strong><\/em>, but perhaps their best remembered jaunts are 2003’s energetic Teen Titans<\/strong><\/em> animated series (I’m only bringing it up so I can post the theme tune) and 2010’s much loved Young Justice<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

A huge fan-following rallied around Young Justice<\/strong> <\/em>following its cancellation in 2013, and if TNT can do right by these teen heroes they’ll have a built-in fanbase prepared to follow the show through hell.<\/p>\n

Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice<\/em>\u00a0will be released on 6 May 2016 \u2013 read our analysis of the new Superman picture<\/a>\u00a0and the new Wonder Woman picture<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>For more on the comics that have inspired the show, pick up\u00a0our 100 All-Time Greatest Comics bookazine now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n