The CW has officially announced the premiere date for the upcoming third season of the Brec Bassinger-led teen superhero series DC’s Stargirl. The new season will feature the return of Joel McHale’s Starman, who will be playing a much bigger role this time. It is slated to make its return on Wednesday, August 31, less than a year after it concluded its 13-episode second season.
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Stargirl stars Brec Bassinger, Yvette Monreal, Cameron Gellman, Amy Smart, Trae Romano, Anjelika Washington, Luke Wilson, Meg DeLacy, and Joel McHale. Season two featured Ysa Penarejo, Alkoya Brunson, Nick Tarabay, Jonathan Cake, and Jim Gaffigan, along with John Wesley Shipp’s Arrowverse role as Jay Garrick.
The series follows high school sophomore Courtney Whitmore (Brec Bassinger) and her stepfather Pat Dugan (Luke Wilson) as she leads an unlikely group of young heroes to take on the legacy of DC’s very first superhero team, the Justice Society of America.
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Stargirl is created by character creator Geoff Johns, who is also producing through his Mad Ghost Productions banner alongside Greg Berlanti and Berlanti Productions. The first season debuted on DC Universe but was then granted a second season renewal at The CW.