Warning! SPOILERS for Young Justice season 4, episode 13, "Kaerb Ym Traeh!"
Many are wondering when Young Justice season 4, part 2 will get an official release date and how the story will be resolved. The popular DC Comics animated series came to a close with Young Justice's exciting mid-season finale, which aired just in time to close out 2021. This has left fans anxiously awaiting the next chapter of the hit show and wondering when it will return in 2022.
First airing on Cartoon Network in 2010, Young Justice detailed the adventures of a group of teenage superheroes operating under the aegis of the Justice League. The show quickly developed a strong following among young adults and comic book fans. Unfortunately, while the series was a ratings hit for Cartoon Network, it was not popular with its intended audience of young children who bought action figures. The series was cancelled after two seasons, but a massive fan effort, comparable to the successful #ReleaseTheSnyderCut campaign, persuaded Warner Bros. to bring the series back for a third season on the DC Universe streaming service. This, in turn, led to Young Justice season 4 being moved to HBO Max.
The first half of Young Justice season 4 was broken up into three story arcs, with the first detailing the adventures of Miss Martian and Superboy as they traveled to Mars to undergo a traditional Martian marriage ceremony. The second arc focused on Tigress as she puzzled out an apparent schism within the League of Shadows and reconciled with her older sister, Cheshire. The third and final arc focused upon the magician Zatanna and her proteges, as they averted a battle between two Lords of Chaos which threatened to destroy the Earth, as Young Justice's Vandal Savage prepared to evacuate the planet. While the world was ultimately saved, the cosmic balance was left in a precarious place, with many mysteries established for the second half of Young Justice season 4 to explore.
How Many Episodes Young Justice Season 4 Has Left
The second half of Young Justice season 4 will have 13 episodes. This will balance out the 13 episodes from Young Justice season 4, part 1, making 26 episodes total. Young Justice showrunner Greg Weisman confirmed this in a post to his personal blog in October 2021.
Young Justice Season 4, Part 2 Release Date: When Will It Return?
An official release date for Young Justice season 4, part 2 has yet to be announced. However, the series is expected to return sometime in the Spring of 2022. Young Justice's showrunner Greg Weisman confirmed that 21 of the season's 26 episodes were complete as of the show's premiere in October 2021 and further added that he expected the post-production on the final five episodes to be completed sometime before the end of the year.
Young Justice Season 4 International Release Updates
The first two seasons of Young Justice developed a global following and the fan effort which brought about the show's return was truly an international effort. Sadly, Warner Bros. has been slow in delivering the series to areas outside the United States, apart from licensing Young Justice season 3 to Netflix in some countries. At this time, there have been no official announcements regarding when Young Justice season 4 might see an international release outside of the United States, leaving those fans who wish to support the series without any way of watching the show legally.
Young Justice Season 4, Part 2 Story Predictions
The biggest question heading into Young Justice season 4 part 2 concerns the death of Superboy. Conner Kent was believed to have sacrificed his life to prevent the detonation of a viral bomb that could have destroyed the Green and Red Martian races, though some fans theorized that his death had been faked by the time-traveling Legion of Superheroes. This idea was seemingly disproved by the Young Justice season 4 mid-season finale, where Zatanna had a vision in which she specifically claimed to have seen "Conner's spirit... his ghost..." and felt he wasn't at rest. The second half of Young Justice: Phantoms will almost certainly also involve the on-going subplots regarding Beast Boy's opiate abuse and Mary Bromfield's corruption at the hands of Granny Goodness.