<P> Young Justice is an American animated television series developed 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 . </P> <P> The series follows the lives of teenage heroes and sidekicks who are members of a fictional covert operation group referred to simply as' the team' . Young Justice 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 . </P> <P> 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 . After airing its second season, titled Young Justice: Invasion, the series was canceled alongside fellow DC Nation show Green Lantern: The Animated Series in spring 2013 . On November 7, 2016, Warner Bros. Animation announced that the series would be returning for a third season, titled Young Justice: Outsiders . </P> <P> Young Justice focuses on the lives of a group of teenage sidekicks attempting to establish themselves as proven superheroes as they deal with normal adolescent issues in their personal lives . The show corresponds to the present time of our world, a time period Vietti has called "a new age of heroes". </P>

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