HBO Max Reportedly Has No Plans of Renewing Young Justice for Season 5

Young Justice
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Young Justice
Credit: DC

It's been a crazy couple of weeks for the DC universe with all the cancelations ordered by Warner Bros. Discovery in what looks to be an attempt at pulling a major overhaul on the franchise. Now, a new report suggests that another beloved DC show could be joining the merger's "purge" along with projects like Batgirl, Wonder Twins, CW's The Flash, and Legends of Tomorrow, among others.

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According to a report from TVLine's Matt Webb Mitovich, HBO Max will not be renewing Young Justice for a fifth season. The critically acclaimed animated series, which premiered in 2010 has crossed over to different platforms (Cartoon Network and the now-defunct DC Universe streaming service) before getting picked up by HBO Max in September 2020.

Mitovich says that the streaming platform only "ordered a single season of the onetime Cartoon Network and DC Universe series" and from the beginning, there were "no plans for a Season 5". As it stands, nothing has been made official yet so take this one with a huge grain of salt.

Also Read: When Will Young Justice Season 5 Arrive on HBO Max?


Obviously, it comes as a huge shocker especially if you'll take into consideration how Young Justice has consistently performed so well since its premiere over a decade ago. Of course, DC and HBO Max have yet to release a statement regarding the show's cancelation so there's still a good chance it will get renewed eventually. I mean, there's no reason why they shouldn't.

All four seasons of DC's Young Justice are available for streaming on HBO Max.