Injustice: Gods Among Us

***Injustice: Gods Among Us*** was an American television series that ran for six seasons from 2035 to 2040. It is based on the comic series *Injustice: Gods Among Us:* *Year One* to *Year Five* as well as the video game of the same name. It is the seventeenth television series of the DCEU and the first produced after the set 5-Phase plan dubbed Post-Justice League V. It first premiered on September 4, 2035.

## Plot Summary

### Seasons 1-5

Superman accidentally kills his wife, Lois Lane, and his unborn child, when he thinks he's fighting Doomsday, as well as destroying Metropolis with a nuke set up by the Joker, who he kills. This leads him down a dark path that there might not be any redemption from.

### Season 6

Lex Luthor teleports the Justice League from another Earth onto the Earth where Superman has had a totalitarian grip for years. He brought them here in the hopes that they (along with the Insurgency on this Earth) can bring down Superman and his Regime for good.

## Cast

### Main

* Anson Mount as Batman/Bruce Wayne
* Michael Fassbender as Superman/Clark Kent/Bizarro
* O'Shea Jackson Jr. as Victor Stone/Cyborg
* Ryan Gosling as The Flash/Barry Allen
* Sam Worthington as Green Lantern/Yellow Lantern/Hal Jordan
* Morena Baccarin as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince
* Samara Weaving as Harley Quinn
* Brandon Routh as Shazam
* Aidan Gallagher as Robin/Nightwing/Damian Wayne
* Liam Cunningham as Alfred Pennyworth (with the exception of season 6)
* Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor

### Recurring

* Jack Lowden as Green Arrow/Oliver Queen (seasons 1-2; 5-6)
* Alycia Debnam-Carey as Hawkgirl/Shiera Hall (season 1; 3; 5-6)
* Zac Efron as Nightwing/Dick Grayson (season 1; 3; 5)
* Alexandra Daddario as Raven/Rachel Roth (seasons 1; 3-6)
* Alexander Ludwig as Aquaman/Arthur Curry (seasons 1; 4-6)
* Jena Malone as Batwoman/Katherine Kane (seasons 1-5)
* Blake Lively as Black Canary/Dinah Lance (seasons 1-2; 5)
* Charlize Theron as Catwoman/Selina Kyle (seasons 1-5)
* Conor Leslie as Huntress/Helena Bertinelli (seasons 1-3)
* Jane Levy as Oracle/Batgirl/Barbara Gordon (seasons 2; 4-5)
* Anya Chalotra as Zatanna (seasons 2-3)
* Sean Bean as Doctor Fate/Kent Nelson (seasons 2-3)
* Lynda Carter as Hippolyta (seasons 2-4)
* Bryan Cranston as Jim Gordon (seasons 1-2; 5)
* Oscar Isaac as Sinestro (seasons 2-6)
* Holt McCallany as Harvey Bullock (seasons 2-3)
* Adria Arjona as Renee Montoya (seasons 2-5)
* Alexander Skarsgard as John Constantine (season 3)
* Frank Welker as Detective Chimp (voice) (season 3)
* Keith David as Trigon (season 3)
* Noomi Rapace as Madame Xanadu (season 3)
* Vincent Katheiser as The Spectre (season 3)
* Joshua Bowman as Ragman/Rory Reagan (season 3)
* Rami Malek as Deadman/Boston Brand (season 3)
* Derek Mears as Swamp Thing (season 3)
* Vinnie Jones as Etrigan (season 3)
* Freddie Highmore as Klarion (season 3)
* Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Ares (seasons 1; 3-4; 6)
* Ben Schwartz as Plastic Man/Patrick O'Brien (season 3)
* Peyton List as Poison Ivy/Pamela Isley (seasons 3-4)
* Finn Wolfhard as Luke O'Brien (season 3)

### Guest

* Emory Cohen as Jimmy Olsen (season 1)
* Janet Kidder as Lois Lane (season 1 and 5)
* Ray Porter as Doomsday (season 1 and 5)
* Cameron Monaghan as Joker (season 1 and 6)
* Jackie Earle Haley as Scarecrow/Dr. Jonathan Crane (season 1)
* Harrison Ford as Jon Kent (season 1; 3-4)
* Julianne Moore as Martha Kent (season 1; 3-4)
* Liam Hemsworth as Galaxor/Mitchell Davies (season 1)
* Laroyce Hawkins as Black Lightning/Jefferson Pierce (season 1)
* David Boreanaz as Captain Atom/Nathaniel Adam (season 1)
* Jacky Ido as Martian Manhunter/J'onn J'onzz (season 1)
* Rodolfo Valente as Black Adam (season 1 and 5)
* Tom Welling as Jor-El (season 1)
* Dylan O'Brien as Green Lantern/Kyle Rayner (season 2)
* Jimmy Tatro as Green Lantern/Guy Gardner (season 2)
* Allison Williams as Carol Ferris (season 2)
* Corey Reynolds as Green Lantern/John Stewart (season 2)
* Margaret Qualley as Supergirl/Lara Lane-Kent (season 3)
* Kodi Smit-McPhee as Billy Batson (season 4)
* Elizabeth Gillies as Maggie Sawyer (season 4)
* Danny Trejo as Bane (voice) (season 5)
	+ Paul Wight as Bane (body) (season 5)
* Derek Mears as Parasite (season 5)
* Jason Stathan as Killer Croc/Waylon Jones (season 5)
* January Jones as Killer Frost/Caitlin Snow (season 5)
* Sullivan Stapleton as Hawkman/Carter Hall (season 5)
* Riley Keough as Iris West (season 5)
* Joe Manganiello as Deathstroke/Slade Wilson (season 5)

## Reception

When it first premiered, *Injustice: Gods Among Us* received positive reviews from critics but very mixed reviews from fans. "Guzikowski triumphantly returns to the DCEU with an adaptation of one of the best Elseworld stories DC has to offer." Many fans were suspecting an adaptation of just the game and were sad that it was an adaptation of the comic book series instead. The actual story was still praised, but the marketing promised something different, and fans were left disappointed.

For the next three seasons, fans got warmer and warmer to the idea, and had greater reception from fans. While these seasons would have mixed to positive reception, they would become less and less mixed as time went on. Many fans got into the intriguing lore of the world, as well as different tones for every season (i.e. cosmic for season 2 and mystical for season 3).

When season 5 premiered, it received positive reception. Many fans stated that the story was the best of the prequel series so far, and the most interesting.

When season 6 premiered, it received very positive reception. Fans thought the pacing and leaning more on the story surrounding the game was well executed and not as choppy as it could've been. As well as the story having more meaning, showcasing the preceding 5 years of the world, and in the long run, praised Guzikowski's use of the comic series, and were fonder of the earlier seasons than the initial reaction.

## Trivia

* In order to create something as epic in scale as this series, the only choice to helm the series was Aaron Guzikowski who previously did the series *New Gods*. He was apprehensive, as he felt he was forced to do more seasons than he wanted for *New Gods* with the limited source material. But due to the many comic book series from the *Injustice* universe, Guzikowski had more material to work with and he ultimately agreed to do the series.
* Guzikowski's only choice for Superman was Michael Fassbender after his performance in *Justice League II*. As well as Michael Rosenbaum being the only choice for Lex Luthor, as Guzikowski felt that Rosenbaum was "too good" for *Smallville* and that he needed to be Lex Luthor in something better.