Legion of Super Heroes splits its swan song over two weekends beginning with the premiere of the first half of the two-part series finale, entitled “Dark Victory, Part 1,” on Saturday, March 29th. The episode airs on Kids’ WB! on The CW at 9:30am (ET/PT). The second half of the episode will air on Saturday, April 5th.
Legion of Super Heroes splits its swan song over two weekends beginning with the premiere of the first half of the two-part series finale, entitled “Dark Victory, Part 1,” on Saturday, March 29th. The episode airs on Kids’ WB! on The CW at 9:30 a.m. ET/PT. The second half of the episode will air on Saturday, April 5th.
The episode synopsis for “Dark Victory, Part 1”:
As Imperiex sets in motion one final assault designed to bring him control of the galaxy, Brainiac 5 must fight for control of himself as the ancient programming of Brainiac 1.0 emerges.
“Dark Victory, Part 1” is written by J.M. DeMatteis & Michael Jelenic, and directed by Brandon Vietti.
Kids’WB! also supplied The World’s Finest with three additional images from last weekend’s episode of Legion of Super Heroes, “In Your Dreams.”
With the power to see the future in her dreams, Dream Girl warns the Legion of attacks by the criminal organization The Dark Circle aimed to take down the United Planets. However, Lightning Lad wonders if Dream Girl or her visions can be trusted.
“In Your Dreams” is written by Stan Berkowitz (screenwriter of Justice League: The New Frontier) and directed by Brandon Vietti (one of the directors of Superman Doomsday).
The series will conclude with a two-part episode, which is scheduled to air on Kids’ WB! on consecutive Saturdays, March 29 and April 5.
Legion of Super Heroes is currently wrapping up its second season, which will also be last season for the show. With the series no longer in production, fans can expect four more new episodes before the series comes to a close. Two new episodes will be aired over the next two weeks, but the two-part series finale has yet to be officially scheduled.
Warner Bros. Animation is currently working on a new Batman team-up animated series, tentatively titled Batman: The Brave and The Bold, and a host of direct-to-video DC Universe Animated Original Movie features.
In “Trials,” the evil sorcerer Mordru has attacked the magical planet of Zarok, forcing the young and immature wizard Zyx to turn to the Legion for help. While the Legion battles Mordru, Zyx must restore his own powers by passing a series of trials designed to prove his worth as a wizard. He’ll have Kell-El along to assist. “Trials” was written by Steven Melching and directed by James Tucker.