How to watch

Young Justice follows a covert team of teenage sidekicks, including Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Superboy, Miss Martian and Artemis, as they take on secret missions for the Justice League. What starts as a coming-of-age superhero show evolves into a sprawling saga of alien invasions, metahuman trafficking and cosmic threats. After cancellation, a passionate fan campaign brought it back for two more seasons.

🕐 Release Order

Each season has its own subtitle, which can be confusing on streaming services, so here is the full release order.

1. Young Justice (2010)
2. Young Justice: Invasion (2012)
3. Young Justice: Outsiders (2019)
4. Young Justice: Phantoms (2021)

Young Justice is set in its own continuity, separate from the DC Animated Universe and the live-action films, so there are no outside movies you need to fit in.

📖 Story Chronology

The story moves forward in order, but Invasion jumps five years after Season 1, and Outsiders takes place two years after Invasion, so expect plenty of new faces.

1. Young Justice (2010)
2. Young Justice: Invasion (2012)
3. Young Justice: Outsiders (2019)
4. Young Justice: Phantoms (2021)

Which Order Should You Choose?

Release order and story order are identical, so start with Season 1 and keep going. Do not skip ahead to Outsiders because it looks newer, as each season pays off long-running mysteries from the last. Invasion's time jump can be jarring at first, but the show cleverly reveals what happened in the missing years. Later seasons are released in larger story arcs with a growing cast, so it is worth paying attention to side characters who often return in surprising ways.

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