Titans (2018 TV Series)

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Titans
Genre	Action Adventure Science fiction Superhero Drama
Based on	Template:Dased on
Developed by	Akiva Goldsman Geoff Johns Greg Berlanti
Starring	Brenton Thwaites Anna Diop Teagan Croft Ryan Potter Curran Walters Conor Leslie Minka Kelly Alan Ritchson Esai Morales Chelsea Zhang Joshua Orpin
Composer(s)	Clint Mansell Kevin Kiner
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	24 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Akiva Goldsman Geoff Johns Greg Berlanti Sarah Schechter Greg Walker John Fawcett
Producer(s)	Robert Ortiz
Production Location	Toronto, Ontario
Cinematography	Boris Mojsovski Brendan Steacy Fraser Brown
Editor(s)	Tirsa Hackshaw Brian Wessel Sara Mineo Andrew Kasch Carol Stutz Brandon Hwang JD Dawson
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	40–50 minutes
Production company(s)	Weed Road Pictures Berlanti Productions DC Entertainment Warner Bros. Television
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Broadcast
Original network	DC Universe
Original release	October 12, 2018 – present
Chronology
Related shows	Doom Patrol
External links

Titans is an American web television series created by Akiva Goldsman, Geoff Johns, and Greg Berlanti for DC Universe. Based on the DC Comics team Teen Titans, the series depicts a group of young heroes who join forces in their fight against evil. Featured as members of the eponymous Titans are Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites), Kory Anders (Anna Diop), Rachel Roth (Teagan Croft), Gar Logan (Ryan Potter), Jason Todd (Curran Walters), Donna Troy (Conor Leslie), Dawn Granger (Minka Kelly), Hank Hall (Alan Ritchson), Rose Wilson (Chelsea Zhang), and Conner (Joshua Orpin).

A live-action series based on the Teen Titans entered development in September 2014 for the cable channel TNT, with Goldsman and Marc Haimes writing the pilot. The pilot had been ordered by December 2014, but never came to fruition, with TNT announcing in January 2016 it would no longer be moving forward with the project. In April 2017, it was announced that the series was being redeveloped for DC Universe as its first original scripted program with Goldsman, Johns, and Berlanti attached. Thwaites was cast as Grayson in September 2017, and other series regulars were cast between August and October 2017.

Titans premiered on October 12, 2018, and its first season comprised eleven episodes. A thirteen-episode second season premiered on September 6, 2019, and a third season is scheduled to premiere in 2020. Characters introduced in Titans later reappeared in the DC Universe series Doom Patrol, although Doom Patrol is set in a separate continuity.

Premise

Cast and characters

Main

• Brenton Thwaites as Richard "Dick" Grayson / Robin / Nightwing: The leader of the Titans and former vigilante sidekick of Batman, seeking to move past his mentor and his Robin persona. A member of the original team, he reforms the Titans while assuming the new identity of Nightwing. Viewing his character as a "reluctant leader", Thwaites said that Dick is "trying to figure out who he is at the same time he's trying to keep the crew protected and safe". Tomaso Sanelli plays the young Dick Grayson.
• Anna Diop as Koriand'r / Kory Anders / Starfire: An extraterrestrial royal from the planet Tamaran who has the ability to absorb and redirect heat. Sent to Earth to assassinate Rachel, a bout of amnesia causes Kory to forget her mission and sends her on a journey to discover who she really is. Diop commented that the character has a "really innocent, naïve, pure, fun, curious thing about her", which she sought to bring to her portrayal, and enjoyed playing an alien because of her immigration from Senegal to the United States at an early age.
• Teagan Croft as Rachel Roth: An empath born to a demon father and human mother. At first understanding little of her lineage and abilities, Rachel's powers lead her to Dick and subsequently becoming a member of the new Titans. Croft noted Rachel's relationship with Dick is "more of a father-daughter relationship" since they both "share the same feeling of abandonment".
• Ryan Potter as Garfield "Gar" Logan: A shapeshifter who developed the power to transform into animals from a drug that cured him of a lethal disease. Gar previously lived with the Doom Patrol before joining Dick's new Titans team. A fan of the character since he watched the animated Teen Titans series, Potter described Gar as bringing "a warmth to the show" through "humor and lighthearted moments".
• Curran Walters as Jason Todd / Robin (season 2; recurring season 1): Dick's successor as Batman's vigilante sidekick who is brought into the new Titans team at the request of Bruce Wayne. According to Walters, Jason has both a "fun" and a "dark side" and transitioning between the two was the most challenging aspect of portraying the character.
• Conor Leslie as Donna Troy / Wonder Girl (season 2; guest season 1): An adopted member of the Amazons sharing their enhanced physical abilities. Formerly Wonder Woman's sidekick, she befriended Dick at an early age and was in the original Titans team. Leslie noted that Donna has "a brother-sister friendship" with Dick and the two "understand each other in a way no one else ever will". Andi Hubick portrays Donna Troy as a teenager and Afrodite Drossos portrays Donna as a child.
• Minka Kelly as Dawn Granger / Dove (season 2; recurring season 1): A vigilante who serves as a tactical counterpart to her partner and boyfriend Hank. She was also a member of the original Titans team and previously in a relationship with Dick. Kelly described Dawn's fighting style as "more that of a dance" due to the character's background in ballet, jiu-jitsu, and gymnastics, whereas Hank "is a brute and just blows stuff up".
• Alan Ritchson as Hank Hall / Hawk (season 2; recurring season 1): The aggressive half in a vigilante duo composed of himself and his girlfriend Dawn. In addition to forming the Hawk and Dove team with his half-brother Don, he was part of the original Titans. Initially reluctant to take the role because he previously portrayed Aquaman on the series Smallville, Ritchson said that he accepted the part after hearing a pitch from series co-creator Geoff Johns. Tait Blum portrays the young Hank.
• Esai Morales as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (season 2): A biologically-enhanced assassin and former Delta Force operator who has a history with the original Titans. Morales stated that Deathstroke's conflict against the Titans is "personal" for him "because you don't mess with a man's family".
• Chelsea Zhang as Rose Wilson (season 2): Deathstroke's daughter, who shares his enhanced reflexes and regenerative healing.
• Joshua Orpin as Subject 13 / Conner (season 2): A genetic clone of Superman and Lex Luthor, possessing the abilities and personality traits of both. Created at Cadmus Laboratories, he comes into contact with the Titans after escaping from the facility with Krypto. Acknowledging that he was fascinated by Conner's internal conflict, Orpin noted that "he has an extraordinary capacity for good, and for evil" where "nothing is black and white to him, and yet everything is". The character was previously portrayed by body double Brooker Muir in the first season.

Recurring

• Rachel Nichols as Angela Azarath: Rachel's biological mother, secretly in allegiance with Trigon.
• Seamus Dever as Trigon: An interdimensional demon with the power to destroy worlds and Rachel's father. Dever also portrays Frank Finney, a Gotham City police captain, along with an ice cream truck driver and a drug supplier in the illusions created by Trigon.
• Reed Birney as Dr. Adamson (season 1): A high-ranking member of Trigon's organization.
• Jeff Clarke as Nuclear Dad (season 1): The patriarch of the Nuclear Family.
• Melody Johnson as Nuclear Mom (season 1): The matriarch of the Nuclear Family.
• Jeni Ross as Nuclear Sis (season 1): The daughter/sister figure of the Nuclear Family.
• Logan Thompson as Nuclear Biff (season 1): The son/brother figure of the Nuclear Family.
• Iain Glen as Bruce Wayne / Batman (season 2): A billionaire who moonlights as a feared vigilante in Gotham City and Dick's mentor. The character was previously portrayed by stunt doubles Alain Moussi and Maxim Savarias in the first season.
• Michael Mosley as Dr. Arthur Light (season 2): A former physicist who turned criminal after gaining the ability to control light energy.
• Chella Man as Jericho (season 2): Deathstroke's mute son and Rose's half-brother, who has the power to possess other people's bodies through eye contact.
• Raoul Bhaneja as Walter Hawn (season 2): The vice president of special projects at Cadmus Laboratories.
• Natalie Gumede as Mercy Graves (season 2): The personal security specialist to Lex Luthor, assigned to oversee Cadmus Laboratories.
• Demore Barnes as William Wintergreen (season 2): Deathstroke's handler and friend.
• Mayko Nguyen as Adeline (season 2): Jericho's mother and Deathstroke's ex-wife.

Dog actors Wrigley, Digby, and Lacey portray Krypto, a dog possessing Kryptonian powers who accompanies Conner.

Guest

Introduced in season 1

Introduced in season 2

Episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally released
			First aired	Last aired
	1	11	October 12, 2018	December 21, 2018
	2	13	September 6, 2019	November 29, 2019

Episodes

Season 1 (2012–13)

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Season 2 (2019)

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Production

Development

Writing

Casting

Filming

Release

Broadcast

Home media

Reception

Critical response

Awards and nominations

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Further media

Spin-off

Main article: Doom Patrol (TV series)

Arrowverse

Main article: Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse)

References

External links

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