‘DC’s Stargirl’ Season 2 Heading To The CW – Is The DC Universe Streaming Service Dying?
DC’s Stargirlis shooting for the stars, and landing at a new network. TheDC Universeoriginal is leaving the fledgling streaming platform forThe CW, which has renewedStargirlfor a second season and will become the exclusive home for the breakout superhero series next season.Stargirlis just the latest series to abandon the fast-dwindling DC Universe, which is losing shows to HBO Max and The CW, in a move that may indicate that Warner Media is abandoning the short-lived DC-centric streaming platform.
Deadline reports that The CW has renewedStargirlseason 2 and taken on the exclusive in-season streaming rights for the superhero series starringBrec Bassinger. The episodes will air on The CW network and stream the next day on The CW’s free ad-supported streaming platforms.
Originally developed as a DC Universe original,Stargirlis cutting ties with the DC Universe digital subscription service and become a full-fledged CW series, joining the pantheon of CW superhero series likeThe Flash, Arrow,Legends of Tomorrow,Batgirl, andSupergirl. Like the latter show, which started off as a CBS series before migrating to the CW,Stargirlwill likely take advantage of the neat multiverse structure that the CW superhero series are packaged in, and take place in an alternate dimension from the other shows.
Deadline adds that going forward,Stargirlwill not be available on DC Universe. The CW, which aired new episodes ofStargirla day after their debut on DC Universe, found success with the series, drawing a solid viewership each episode of its first season, of which it’s currently halfway through. With this move,Stargirlis the latest series to quietly move off DC Universe, which only has one exclusive original series now:Titans. Othershave been canceled, while others, likeDoom Patrol, are shared with HBO Max. It’s clear that Warner Media is quietly killing DC Universe as a streaming platform now that it has HBO Max, which has become the hub for all things Warner Bros., DC, and various other properties it has acquired or licensedlike Studio GhibliandFriends.WithStargirl, which debuted to mostly positive reviews, leaving DC Universe, this could be the death knell for the streaming platform.
Stargirlis executive produced by Geoff Johns, who created the character in 1999, with Melissa Carter, who serves as co-showrunner. The CW’sArrow-verse maestro Greg Berlanti also serves as executive producer alongside Sarah Schechter and Greg Beeman. In addition to Bassinger, the series also stars Luke Wilson, Amy Smart, Yvette Monreal, Anjelika Washington, Cameron Gellman, Trae Romano, Jake Austin Walker, Hunter Sansone, Meg DeLacy, Neil Jackson and Christopher James Baker.Stargirlcurrently debuts new episodes on DC Universe on Mondays.
