Young Justice (dubbed
Young Justice: Invasion for the second season of the series) is an American animated television series created by
Brandon Vietti and
Greg Weisman for
Cartoon Network. Despite its title, it is not a direct adaptation of
Peter David,
Todd Dezago and
Todd Nauck's
Young Justice comic series, but rather an adaptation of the entire
DC Universe with a focus on young
superheroes. The series follows the lives of teenaged heroes and sidekicks who are members of a fictional
covert operation group called The Team. The Team is essentially a young counterpart to the famous adult team, the
Justice League. The main setting is a
fictional universe apart from the previous DCAU and other continuities (designated at one point as Earth-16,) during a time period in which superheroes are a relatively recent phenomenon. The series debuted with an hour-long special on November 26, 2010 with the airing of the first two episodes, "Independence Day" and "Fireworks".
Young Justice premiered on September 9, 2011 on
Teletoon, in Canada. The series ended alongside fellow
DC Nation show
Green Lantern: The Animated Series after its second season came to an abrupt conclusion during spring 2013.