Rise of the Justice League

Rise of the Justice League is an American animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name. The show is produced by Warner Bros. Animation  and premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network on December 16, 2020.

The series initially features a team based on the roster for the original Justice league, composed of Superman, Batman, Wonder woman, The Flash (Barry Allen), Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), Aquaman, and The Martian Manhunter. The team is later joined by  Atom, Black Canary, Green Arrow, and Green Lantern (John Stewart)  in the first season, and  Hawkman, Plastic Man,  Red Tornado, Vixen, Captain Marvel, Captain Atom, and Zatanna  in the second season.

Plot
The series features the adventures of the Justice League as they fight various supervillains and other threats to Earth. all while frequently clashes with a secret Cabal of super villains called the Legion of Doom, who's end goal is improve humanity and set it as a dominant race in the universe: they view heroes as interfering with the natural order of things, and that Earth must employ survival of the fittest if it intends to exist.

Justice League
The Justice League of America (JLA) is an organizational strike team comprised of the world's most powerful and most influential super heroes. Inspired by the legacy of the Justice Society of America, the team is dedicated to fighting crime, injustice and protecting the Earth from destructive forces.

Considered Earth's first public line of defense against terrestrial and extra-terrestrial, inter-dimensional and supernatural threats, the team's reputation has grown over the years to be now considered the pinnacle of heroic potential, with the organization serving as a public example for the rest of the heroic community to aim for.

Members
Superman: Born on the planet Krypton but raised on Earth, Superman is Earth's greatest champion. Willing to always offer a helping hand and to ensure that truth and justice was upheld against selfishness, his shining example of heroic effort is one that many other heroes aspire towards and one that many villains loath with disdain. While he is almost invulnerable and gifted with a veritable arsenal of super powers; including super strength, super speed, endurance, flight, heat vision, X-ray vision, telescopic vision, freeze breath, and ultra-acute hearing, Superman's greatest wish is to be able to walk amongst the people of Earth as equals. Only kryptonite and magic can weaken the Man of Steel so long as he is under Earth's yellow sun. voiced by Nolan North

Batman: The urban myth of the Batman; a bat-like specter that swoops on the corrupt and protects the innocent in Gotham City, is a well known tale told amongst the criminal underworld that warns them never to trust the shadows. What they don't realize is that the urban myth is real. Motivated by a tragedy from his past and having dedicated a vast span of his life to honing his physical and mental abilities to near-peak human potential, the Batman is a deductive-minded vigilante who operates within the city of Gotham to eradicate crime and corruption and to bring peace and justice back to the streets. voiced by Bruce Greenwood

Wonder Woman: Diana of Themyscira was born the royal princess of Themyscira; home of the ancient tribe of Amazons of Greek myth. A born adventurer and heroic spirit, as a child she always sought new things and wondered what lay beyond the shores of her island home. She would eventually get her wish when she first ventured from her secluded home to save the world from destruction at the hands of the Greek god Ares. Quickly dubbed "Wonder Woman" by the sensationalist media, Diana entered and remained in "Man's World" in the hopes of representing her island nation to the world and to offer and teach a new perspective of peaceful means and equality among a world all too eager to resort to fear and violence to achieve an end. voiced by Grey DeLisle

Flash: Barry Allen (Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen), known to much of the world as The Flash, the Fastest Man Alive, is a speedster and long-time member of the Justice League of America. Having been granted the ability to move at super speed after being exposed to lightning-charged chemicals, the police chemist took up the name and mantle of his childhood idol, Flash (Jay Garrick). Allen's speed allows him to vibrate through objects, creates explosions through friction, and, when he's at his top speed, manipulate time and bridge dimensions. voiced by Charlie Schlatter

Green Lantern: Hal Jordan (Harold "Hal" Jordan) is a Green Lantern in the famed Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic police force. Armed with his power ring, which creates hard-light constructs of anything he can imagine and is powered by his will. Hal patrols Earth and fulfills the promise of the Green Lantern oath. voiced by Josh Keaton

Aquaman:  the ruler of the Kingdom of Atlantis and king of earth's oceans. Son to an Atlantean princess and the immortal wizard Atlan, Aquaman is gifted with incredible strength and speed as well as the ability to command all sea-life. A child of two worlds, Aquaman fights to protect both the land and the sea, using his abilities and political influence as a founding member of the Justice League of America. voiced by Liam O'Brien.

Martian Manhunter: a Martian peacekeeper named J'onn J'onzz who lived and worked on the planet Mars before his brother unleashed a pyrokinetic plague upon the planet's populace that caused nearly every citizen on the planet to burst into flames. Left to wander the desolate planet's surface for years, J'onn was brought to Earth by chance via a teleportation machine malfunction. With strength and power on par with Superman, in addition to his own martian abilities of telepathy and shape-shifting, in the years since his arrival, J'onn has taken steps to fit into Earth's society by turning his hand to heroics as a charter member of the Justice League of America. voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.

Atom: The Atom is Professor Raymond "Ray" Palmer; an Ivy University physics professor who discovered the ability to shrink and/or increase an object's physical mass at will. One of the world's top scientific minds, Professor Palmer uses his shrinking ability to explore the subatomic world in the pursuit of furthering scientific discoveries in the field of physics. voiced by Jerry O'Connell.

Black Canary: a superhero vigilante who fights crime using her vast knowledge of martial arts and the metahuman power to generate powerful ultrasonic vibrations through her vocal chords. Having inherited the alter-ego "Black Canary" from her mother, Dinah Lance is a superb athlete and fighter, who seeks to establish her own identity and independence within the hero community while also paying tribute to and honoring her mother's legacy. voiced by Vanessa Marshall

Green Arrow: a vigilante superhero who fights crime in Star City. Specializing in archery, the archer's public persona is that of Oliver Queen, a wealthy playboy and billionaire industrialist turned outspoken liberal politician. Famed for his flippant manner and strong opinions that favor left wing and progressive politics, Green Arrow is a noted figure in the superhero community for his tenacity and his playboy attitude. voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos.

Green Lantern: John Stewart was an architect and former U.S. Marine who was selected by the Guardians of the Universe to be the Green Lantern of Space Sector 2814 when Hal Jordan resigned. John Stewart was equipped with the standard uniform and power ring of the Green Lantern Corps. voiced by Phil LaMarr.

Hawkman: an honored police officer on his homeworld of Thanagar. Along with his wife Shayera, they use the anti-gravity belts and their wings to fly and fight criminals. These were the tools of an elite police unit tasked to track and apprehend the most dangerous criminals. The pair were sent to earth  to capture the shape-shifting criminal Byth. Following this mission, they elected to remain on Earth to work with authorities in the United States and learn human police methods. The two adopted covers as a pair of museumcurators, Carter and Shiera Hall, and acted publicly as the second Hawkman and the second Hawkgirl (later Hawkwoman). voiced by David Kaye.

Plastic Man: Patrick "Eel" O'Brian started out as a lowlife gangster until he was shot by a guard at the Crawford Chemical Works. Stumbling into a vat of chemicals, he escaped and ended up in a spiritual retreat where he discovered that the chemicals had changed his body into being near unbreakable, with the ability to stretch every atom of his body into any shape he could imagine. With these newfound powers, Eel changed his life for the better, becoming the super hero "Plastic Man". voiced by Dana Snyder.

Red Tornado: an android who was created by the mad scientist T.O. Morrow as a weapon against the Justice League of America. But Tornado has a mind of his own and went against his programming to befriend the Justice League members and fight for the right of freedom. voiced by Jason J. Lewis.

Vixen: an adventurer and hero from Africa who is gifted with the ability to mimic the traits and abilities of any animal on the planet thanks to a mystical totem she had inherited from her family. voiced by Jasika Nicole.

Captain Marvel: Child to archaeologists C.C. and Marylin Batson, Billy Batson's parents were killed by their assistant, Theo Adam, while on a dig at the tomb of Rameses II at Abu Simbel, Egypt. Separated from his sister and left in the care of his uncle, who later stole his trust fund money and threw him out, Billy eked out an existence in Fawcett City as a newsboy while sleeping in subway terminals. Guided to the Rock of Eternity, Billy was chosen by the wizard Shazam to become the new champion of mankind; bestowing extraordinary power by speaking the wizard's name; transforming the boy into the adult Shazam, a hero possessing the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles, and the speed of Mercury (S.H.A.Z.A.M.). voiced by  Robert Ochoa and  Sean Astin.

Captain Atom: Court-martialed air force captain Nathaniel Adam volunteered for the top secret Captain Atom Project in order to prove his innocence to charges of murder and treason. Adam's superiors theorized that a strange alien alloy would protect him from an atomic blast, however, a disastrous experiment melded the alloy to Adam's body and catapulted him 18 years into the future. When the quantum-powered Adam reappeared, he was pardoned in exchange for service as the U.S. sanctioned super hero, Captain Atom. voiced by Michael T. Weiss.

Zatanna Zatara: one of the world's most powerful magic-users. Posing as a traveling stage magician, Zatanna was born into a long line of magic users who use magic against evil. A long-time member of the Justice League of America and an ally of white-magic users on multiple planes, Zatanna's virtually limitless powers are summoned through the use of backwards words as magic incantations. voiced by Lacey Chabert.

Supporting characters
Lois Lane: a Pulitzer-prize winning investigative journalist employed at the Daily Planet. Famously partnered with fellow Daily Planet reporter, and later husband, Clark Kent, Lois was raised in the military by her father, General Sam Lane, and as a result she is more than capable of handling herself in almost any situation. Since the his first appearance in the public eye, Lois has become an unofficial expert, exclusive interviewer and a long-time romantic interest of the kryptonian hero, Superman.

Jimmy Olsen: a young photojournalist working for the Daily Planet. He is close friends with Lois Lane, Clark Kent, Superman and Perry White; all of whom he looks up to as role models and parental figures.

Lana Lang: a childhood friend of Clark Kent in Smallville, Lana is the Editor of the Business Section at the Daily Planet and lives in the penthouse of Hammersmith Tower in Metropolis with her niece.

Alfred Pennyworth: Bruce Wayne's loyal and tireless butler, housekeeper, legal guardian, best friend, aide-de-camp, and surrogate father figure following the murders of Thomas and Martha Wayne. As a classically trained British actor and an ex-Special Operations Executive operative of honor and ethics with connections within the intelligence community, he has been called "Batman's batman".

Lucius Fox:  the current business manager and corporate executive of Wayne Enterprises. A close friend and confidante to Bruce Wayne, with whom Fox frequently acts as financial liaison, Fox's actions are, albeit indirectly and unknowingly, responsible for many of the resources that go towards the development of the Batman's gadgetry and crime-fighting equipment.

James "Jim" Gordon: the commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department, and one of the Batman's greatest allies outside the hero community. A controversial political figure due to his use of an urban myth to aid in policing his city, Gordon's devotion to justice and his strict moral code has made him one of Batman's most trusted partners in fighting crime. However, he has made it clear on numerous occasions that should Batman ever cross the line from erstwhile hero to vagrant vigilante, Gordon would not hesitate to bring him down.