Details

Release year: 2020

Storyline

Teenager Courtney Whitmore joins the Justice Society of America. Based on the character from DC Comics.

Top credits

Cast

Brec Bassinger — Courtney Whitmore, Stargirl
Trae Romano — Mike Dugan
Amy Smart — Barbara Whitmore
Luke Wilson — Pat Dugan, S.T.R.I.P.E.

Did you know

• Being blind, Doctor Mid-Nite is widely regarded as comics' first physically impaired superhero, predating Stan Lee's creation of Daredevil for Marvel Comics by more than 20 years.

• In a statement that accompanied the first three screeners, Geoff Johns, the DC stalwart explained why he created Courtney Whitmore in the first place: "It is a story about how family is created by bond, not blood. Stargirl was, obviously, named after and inspired by my sister, Courtney. It is her spirit and optimistic energy that I wanted to put back in the world with Stargirl." Geoff's sister died young in a plane crash, and now, over twenty years after he first wrote the 'Stargirl' comics in her honour, Courtney Whitmore is finally starring in her very own show. It's fitting then that the Stargirl pilot opens with a flashback which establishes the importance of family and legacy.

• In the comics, Blue Valley was originally the hometown of Wally West/Kid Flash.