Guardian (TV series)

Guardian is an American web television series created for Netflix based on the DC Comics character of the same name. It is set within the DC Cinematic Universe, and shares continuity with the films of the franchise. The series focuses on Jim Harper, a police officer in Civic City who woke up in a laboratory five years before and discovered that he was a clone. Harper has been physically modified to have enhanced abilities, and he uses his skills to fight crime in Civic City as well as dig up all the secrets from his past.

Premise
Jim Harper is a detective in Civic City who has spent the last five years coming to terms with the fact that he is a clone. After Jim realizes that his city is controlled by crime, he decides to take on criminals that the police can't bring in.

Season One

 * James "Jim" Harper/Guardian- Jim Harper woke up in a laboratory five years before the start of the show, and had no idea how he got there. The only thing he knew was his name, and the name of the organization that created him—Cadmus. He now works as a detective in Civic City and soon takes up vigilantism to fight Warren White's crime empire. He takes the name "Guardian", based on the military codename of his original counterpart.
 * Malcolm "Mal" Duncan- Mal Duncan is Jim's detective partner and best friend. Jim and Mal investigate crimes together, which most of the time result in them being told they can't convict anyone. Contrary to Jim's adamant hatred for corruption, Mal is a bitmore neutral to the subject, as he does not like it but does not wish to interfere with it.
 * Jake Jordan- Jake Jordan is the captain of the precinct where Jim and Mal work. He frequently advises Jim to not interfere with corruption in the police force.
 * Artemis Brooks- Artemis Brooks is a fitness instructor in Civic City who is targeted by Warren White. She is one of the first people Jim saves as Guardian. Artemis and Jim become close friends, and eventually lovers. However, Jim will soon realize that Artemis has more secrets than he first realized.
 * Jason Bard- Jason Bard is a detective who transferred in from Gotham City. Jason has a limp and uses a cane due to injuries he developed on the job. Jason, like Jim, is adamantly against corruption and works with Jim to break down Warren White's crime empire. Jason is one of the first people to find out that Jim is Guardian.
 * Theodore "Ted" Grant- Ted Grant is the man who took Jim in when Jim was living on the streets. Grant is a veteran soldier and veteran boxer, and trains Jim in various combat techniques. Grant visits Civic City when he finds out that Jim has taken up vigilantism. It is soon found out that Grant has a connection to Jim's original counterpart.
 * Warren "Shark" White- Warren White is the crime kingpin of Civic City. He previously worked for Gotham crime lord Roman Sionis, but he struck out on his own after he felt like Sionis didn't respect him enough. White is very charismatic and charming, and pretends to just be an innocent businessman. He controls many of the cops in Civic City, which results in most crimes remaining unsolved. Despite White's friendly appearance most of the time, behind closed doors he is psychopathic and maniacal.
 * Lawrence Crock- Lawrence Crock is an assassin who uses sporting equipment (such as a hockey mask, javelin, and hammer) as gear and weapons. After Guillermo Barrera is brought in, Crock becomes Warren White's new head of security. Jim soon discovers that Crock is more connected to his situation than he could've ever imagined.
 * Guillermo Barrera/Brutale- Guillermo Barrera is a Corto Maltesean assassin who works as Warren White's head of security. Barrera is an expert in throwing knives, and severely injures Jim during their first fight. Barrera is also thought to be the man who killed the original Jim Harper.
 * Richard Tyler- Richard Tyler is a forensic scientist who works at the same precinct as Jim. Tyler helps Jim with some of his needs for his fight, such as bulletproof gear and a suit. Tyler is kind of quirky and awkward, and Jim frequently defends him from the cops who pick on him at the precinct.
 * Isabel Rochev- Isabel Rochev is a businesswoman who visits Civic City during an AmerTek convention, where she plans to purchase the company. Rochev is one of the first people Jim discovers to have a connection to Cadmus.

Returning Characters

 * James "Jim" Harper/Guardian- Jim has established himself as Guardian in Civic City, and has been protecting the city with the help of Artemis and his colleagues at the precinct. However, he has realized that he needs to find out more about who he truly is, and decides to go on a journey to investigate Cadmus and find out more about his origins.
 * Artemis Brooks- Artemis now works alongside Jim in the field, her codename simply being her first name. She now sports a green protective suit as well as black boots and gloves. She still wears her gray hooded cloak as well as a black domino mask. She uses a compound bow which she got from her father before he went to prison. She takes over protecting Civic City while Jim is investigating his origins. She wants her relationship with Jim to move forward, but Jim seems too focused on other things.
 * Malcolm "Mal" Duncan- Mal and Jim are still not on speaking terms after he found out that Jim was the hooded vigilante. Mal works with Artemis while Jim is investigating his origins. Artemis will try to convince Mal to forgive Jim for keeping that secret from him, but it will take time.

New Characters

 * Conner Kent/Superboy- Conner Kent, a.k.a. "Superboy", is a clone hybrid of Superman and Lex Luthor, who, like Jim, was created by Cadmus. Conner will help Jim find out more about Cadmus as well as employ his help in fighting crime in the area of Metropolis known as "Suicide Slum".
 * Richard "Dick" Grayson/Nightwing- Dick Grayson was the protégé of Batman, originally known as "Robin". He is now known as "Nightwing", and acts as the protector of Blüdhaven, a city next to Gotham City. Jim will work with Dick to investigate Dr. Mark Desmond, who is supposedly a huge key to unlocking the Cadmus mystery.
 * Dr. Theodore "Ted" Kord- Ted Kord is a billionaire scientist who owns Kord Industries, a multi-billion dollar corporation that focuses mainly on scientific research. Jim investigates Kord's organization, since he seems to be somehow affiliated with Cadmus.
 * Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle- Jaime Reyes is a Hispanic teenager who is accidentally attached to the Scarab, an ancient extraterrestrial being that grants its users incredible power. Dr. Kord had previously been using the Scarab to harness an undying power source, however during an incident the Scarab attached itself to Jaime Reyes. Reyes will soon be trained how to use the Scarab's powers for good and become the hero known as "Blue Beetle".
 * Roy Harper/Red Arrow- Roy Harper is an archer who formerly worked with Green Arrow, the vigilante of Star City. Roy is actually the nephew of the original Jim Harper, as well as the ex-boyfriend of Artemis. He also works as a vigilante known as "Red Arrow". He initially works with Artemis in Civic City but eventually helps Jim on his search.
 * Dr. Mark Desmond- Mark Desmond was one of the most important members of Cadmus. Desmond worked mainly on ability-enhancing serums, which is where Jim's enhanced abilities came from. Desmond has been working on a secret project which could possibly grant people abilities so enhanced that it could possibly match up to the might of Superman.
 * Alexander "Lex" Luthor- Lex Luthor is a billionaire who owns the multi-industrial corporation LexCorp. He is one of the biggest challengers of Superman. He created Conner Kent in an attempt to create a Superman clone that could take Superman down. Lex was another important member of Cadmus.
 * Jacob Harper- Jacob Harper is the father of the original Jim Harper, who Jim meets in Metropolis.

Returning Characters

 * James "Jim" Harper/Guardian- After years of searching, Jim will finally find out everything about Cadmus and his creation. However, he will soon realize that by doing so he opened a door to something much more catastrophic than anything he's encountered before.
 * Artemis Brooks- Artemis returns to Civic City after working with the Team for several months. Her relationship with Jim has become much closer, which is causing some trouble with working together in the field. Eventually it will boil down to whether they want to be together as lovers or crimefighters.
 * Malcolm "Mal" Duncan/Vox- Mal and Jim have finally made amends, and Mal has decided to join his crimefighting team, going by the codename "Vox".
 * Jason Bard- Jason once again becomes an integral part of Jim's team, due to his knowledge regarding things like Amanda Waller, ARGUS, and the League of Shadows.
 * Lawrence Crock- Lawrence Crock has been in Iron Heights for about three years, but soon he will have to help Jim's team, much to Jim's displeasure.
 * Roy Harper/Red Arrow- Roy decides to join Jim and Artemis in fighting crime in Civic City as well as hunting down answers on Cadmus. However, after they find the answers Roy will be pulled into something that will make him a danger to everyone.
 * Richard "Dick" Grayson/Nightwing- Dick Grayson will assist Jim and his team in infiltrating an ARGUS base.
 * Jake Jordan- Captain Jordan makes several small appearances at the CCPD precinct.

New Characters

 * Jade Nguyen/Cheshire- Jade Nguyen is a highly-skilled member of the League of Shadows. She is the daughter of Lawrence Crock and the half-sister of Artemis. She is one of Ra's al Ghul's most effective agents and will be used to seduce Roy Harper and use him as a weapon.
 * Ra's al Ghul- Ra's al Ghul is the leader of the League of Shadows.
 * Amanda Waller- Amanda Waller is the leader of ARGUS.

Season One

 * 1) "Shark Bait"
 * 2) "The Gotham Cop"
 * 3) "Artemis"
 * 4) "Cadmus"
 * 5) "Wildcat"
 * 6) "Brutale"
 * 7) "The Battle of Corto Maltese"
 * 8) "Guardian"
 * 9) "Watch Your Back"
 * 10) "World of Darkness"
 * 11) "Sins of the Father"
 * 12) "Citadel"
 * 13) "The Hero's Shield"

Season Two

 * 1) "Veritas et Justitia"
 * 2) "The Metropolis Kid"
 * 3) "LexCorp"
 * 4) "Reunion"
 * 5) "Blüdhaven"
 * 6) "Dr. Desmond"
 * 7) "Crossroads"
 * 8) "Kord"
 * 9) "Reyes"
 * 10) "Targets"
 * 11) "Forward"
 * 12) "Blockbuster"
 * 13) "Young Justice"

Season Three
Season Three will consist of thirteen episodes as per usual, with the first episode titled "Wrong Answer". The synopsis for the season is as follows: "In the exhilarating third season, Jim Harper will finally get his answers about Cadmus. But soon he will discover that the answers were not what he wanted, and he will soon regret knowing them."
 * 1) "Wrong Answer"

Trivia

 * "Civic City" was one of the first names considered by Bill Finger for what eventually became Gotham City, home of Bruce Wayne/Batman.
 * In the timeline of the DC Extended Universe, season one takes place after the events of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. This is confirmed when Jake Jordan makes reference to the "Battle of Gotham City".