Booster Gold

***Booster Gold*** was an American television series that ran for five seasons from 2025 to 2031. It is based on the DC Comics hero Booster Gold. It is the third television series of the DCEU and the third in Chapter 1. It premiered on October 10, 2025 and ended on November 27, 2031.

## Plot Summary

### Season 1

Michael Jon Carter was a star football player that lost his role after an injury and becomes a security guard at the Justice League Museum. His sister was a hero in the future and becomes inspired by her to do good. He finds a reprogrammed AI and goes back in time to become a hero and famous in the present day as Booster Gold. Booster gets in over his head whenever a scientist creates a time travel device and wants to use it to make the future his own. He teams up with the hero Blue Beetle to stop the future from changing, while Gold learns what it’s like to be a hero after a harrowing sacrifice.

### Season 2

After the death of Blue Beetle, Booster Gold has dedicated himself to becoming a proper hero and not focus on becoming famous as hard as he finds it. Booster Gold meets his father Jon for the first time in over a decade and learn that he’s a superhero named Supernova who saves the timeline. Jon tried to reconnect with his son and his daughter but something seems off about him. Rip Hunter, another time traveler warns Booster Gold about his father. Supernova reveals that he is a bounty hunter who erases people from existence for cash and was just trying to get Booster Gold’s technology.

### Season 3

Booster Gold meets the newest Blue Beetle named Jaime Reyes. Booster decides to train Jaime to become a hero like the original Blue Beetle was. Jaime looks up to Booster Gold after he saves him from a super villain. Booster gold doesn’t actually want to train Jaime and only wants to take the scarab away from him and use it to find Ted Kord. They meet the Reach, a coalition of aliens that created the scarab that Jaime uses. They treat him as a hero, and want to train him similar to Booster Gold was doing. The Reach unlocks the scarab, giving him even more powers and abilities. Jaime finds out that Booster Gold was lying to him and leave him for good to meet with the Reach. Now Booster must find Jaime and save him before the Reach take him and use him to control the world.

### Season 4

The Blue Beetle from the future introduces Michael and Jaime and offers to find a way to save Ted Kord without altering the timeline. The duo takes this chance but they find that this new Blue Beetle is hiding something, and is shady.

### Season 5

In the fifth and final season, Booster and Beetle meet a time traveler named Rip Hunter, who needs them to prevent the future where a Justice League member becomes evil and takes over the planet.

## Cast

### Main

* Glen Powell as Michael Carter/Booster Gold
* Tom Kenny as Skeets (Voice)
* John Krasinski as Ted Kord/Blue Beetle (Season 1)
* Xolo Mariduena as Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle (Season 3-5)
* Becky G as Khaji-Da (Season 3-5)
* Dan Stevens as Rip Hunter (Season 5)

### Recurring

* Zoey Deutch as Michelle Carter/Goldstar
* Bill Hader as David Clinton/Chronos (Season 1)
* Yoshi Sudarso as Jack Soo
* Bob Odenkirk as Dirk Davis
* Dolph Lundgren as Jonar Carter/Supernova (Season 1-2)
* Elpidia Carrillo as Rocio Reyes (Season 3-4)
* Belissa Escobedo as Milagro Reyes (Season 3-5)
* Julian Richings as Lu Kreeza (Season 3)
* Bruna Marquezine as Jenny Kord (Season 3-4)
* John Krasinski as Ted Kord/Blue Beetle (Season 4)
* Manu Bennet as Black Beetle (Season 4)

### Guest

* Pete Davidson as Richard Hertz/Blackguard (Season 1)
* Anthony Carrigan as Rex Mason/Metamorpho (Season 1)
* Susan Sarandon as Victoria Kord (Season 1)
* David Tennant as Jor-El (season 2)
* Dan Stevens as Rip Hunter (season 2 and 4)
* George Lopezas Uncle Rudy (season 3)
* Adriana Barraza as Nana Reyes (season 3)
* Harvey Gullen as Doctor Sanchez (Season 3-4)
* Isabela Merced as Shayera/Hawkwoman (Season 5)
* Alan Ritchson as Nathaniel Adams/Monarch (Season 5)
* George McKay as Matthew Ryder (season 5)

## Reception

When it first premiered, *Booster Gold* received universal acclaim reception from critics and audiences. "Booster Gold has finally received the spotlight and Gould managed to showcase the beloved character so much." It managed to keep that reception throughout the first season, praising the writing, effects, and performances from Powell and Hader.

When season 2 premiered, it received positive reception. "Gould keeps the Booster train chugging along with a great season featuring inferior villains, and not as interesting of a story." While Lundgren did not give as good of a performance as Hader, the writing for his character was compelling. The supporting cast was given more to do this season, and received positive reception as well. While the story was well received and Glen Powell was still praised for his performance, John Krasinski leaving created a blatant hole in the show.

When season 3 premiered, it received very positive reception. "After the slight decline of the previous season, we got a more humorous and heartfelt series that also was able to fit the characters form the Blue Beetle film." Gould managed to find a compelling duo with Booster and Jaime bouncing off each other well. On top of that, also dealing a different threat. Many fans were happy how they were able to strike a good balance between Booster Gold and Blue Beetle.

When season 4 premiered, it received mixed reception. "While both have their visions set in place, the divisive nature comes from a lack of a good villain this season." The main villain this season, mainly being Black Beetle, was considered lackluster and many criticized the villain for being too basic despite Bennett's decent performance. Several people also stated that the action was middling and the final fight suffered from poor CGI considered to the previous season. Peter Gould admitted that he phoned this season in, and felt that this season lost the magic of the previous seasons which caused him to bring Vince Gilligan on for the final season.

When season 5 premiered, it received universal acclaim. "After the lackluster villain of Black Beetle, we are given the most dangerous threat yet." Many praised the performances of Powell and Stevens, as well as Powell's chemistry with Mariduena. Some fans thought that Krasinski's absence was disappointing but understandable. Critics thought that Gilligan was able to reinvigorate the series into a perfect conclusion. The mystery element of who Monarch was helped hook audiences in.

## Trivia

* Initially Chris Pratt was supposed to star as Booster Gold but they decided to recast him with Glen Powell before production started due to thinking that Powell would be the better choice. Pratt would later go on to play the character Sportsmaster in the film *Green Arrow and Black Canary.*
* Peter Gould was hesitant at first, but after learning a bit of the character and hearing James Gunn's intentions for the character he was more than excited about the prospect of producing the series.
* Angel Manuel Soto, the director of Blue Beetle returned to direct half of the episodes in season 3 as well as a couple of episodes in season 4 and 5.
* After the backlash of season 4, Peter Gould brought on Vince Gilligan as an executive producer for the final season after working together on *Breaking Bad* and *Better Call Saul*