# Titans (2018 TV series)
**Titans** is an American live-action superhero television series based on the DC Comics Teen Titans characters, following young heroes from across the [DC Universe](https://www.edgepedia.org/dc-universe) as they come of age and form a surrogate family and team. It premiered on October 12, 2018, as the flagship launch title for the DC Universe streaming service, ran for four seasons, and moved to [HBO Max](https://www.edgepedia.org/hbo-max) for its final two seasons before being canceled in 2023.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/titans) • [2](https://www.tvline.com/2253513/dc-comics-live-action-tv-shows-ranked/?zsource=aol) • [3](https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/doom-patrol-titans-canceled-at-hbo-max-after-four-seasons)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Premiere | October 12, 2018, on the DC Universe streaming service[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/titans) |
| Creators | Akiva Goldsman, Geoff Johns, and Greg Berlanti[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/titans) • [4](https://comicbook.com/dc/news/titans-dc-universe-three-seasons-plans/) • [21](https://www.dc.com/blog/2019/11/11/dc-universe-and-warner-bros-tv-announce-season-3-renewal-of-titans) |
| Lead cast | Brenton Thwaites (Dick Grayson), Anna Diop (Koriand'r/Starfire), Teagan Croft (Rachel Roth), Ryan Potter (Gar Logan/Beast Boy)[5](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/titans-2018/) |
| Seasons and platforms | Seasons 1–2 on DC Universe, season 3 exclusively on HBO Max, season 4 on HBO Max; ended after four seasons[6](https://thatnerdshow.com/digitalmagazine/november72021edition.pdf) • [3](https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/doom-patrol-titans-canceled-at-hbo-max-after-four-seasons) |
| Rating and runtime | TV-MA; episodes run about 47 minutes[7](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/titans-2018) |
| Critical scores | 89% average Tomatometer across 94 reviews; 67% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/titans) |
| Production companies | Weed Road Pictures and Berlanti Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television[8](https://press.wbd.com/na/property/titans/character-descriptions) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and cast
The series opens with Rachel Roth (Teagan Croft), a guarded teenager haunted by dark visions and powers, fleeing her home in [Traverse City, Michigan](https://www.edgepedia.org/traverse-city-michigan), when her life is threatened by a mysterious intruder. She falls in with [Dick Grayson](https://www.edgepedia.org/dick-grayson) ([Brenton Thwaites](https://www.edgepedia.org/brenton-thwaites)), Batman's former partner Robin, who works as a detective in Detroit while struggling with his vigilante past.[9](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/titans/umc.cmc.58to8mk3aynrxt0jwx8vppndf) • [10](https://www.netflix.com/title/80218200) They are joined by Koriand'r, the hot-headed Starfire played by Anna Diop, and Gar Logan, the shapeshifting Beast Boy played by Ryan Potter.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/titans)
The ensemble grew over the run. The cast also included [Conor Leslie](https://www.edgepedia.org/conor-leslie), Curran Walters, and Joshua Orpin, with [Alan Ritchson](https://www.edgepedia.org/alan-ritchson), Minka Kelly, Damaris Lewis, Savannah Welch, and [Vincent Kartheiser](https://www.edgepedia.org/vincent-kartheiser) in featured roles.[8](https://press.wbd.com/na/property/titans/character-descriptions) Curran Walters plays Jason Todd, the new Robin who appears in the first season, and the season 2 episode "Deathstroke" centers on the team's effort to save Jason's life after his kidnapping.[10](https://www.netflix.com/title/80218200) • [11](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/titans/s02)
### Seasons
Season 1 (October 2018) follows the team's formation as the heroes come together step by step, with episodes introducing [Hawk and Dove](https://www.edgepedia.org/hawk-and-dove) ([Hank Hall](https://www.edgepedia.org/hank-hall) and Dawn Granger) and the [Doom Patrol](https://www.edgepedia.org/doom-patrol), the group of misfit medical experiments who take Rachel in.[15](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/titans/s01) The Doom Patrol episode served as a backdoor pilot (A regular episode used to test-launch a planned spin-off series) for the spin-off series of the same name, which debuted on DC Universe in 2019.[15](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/titans/s01) • [16](https://www.postmagazine.com/Publications/Post-Magazine/2020/March-April-2020/Streaming-Series-I-Titans-I-.aspx)
Season 2 (September 2019) brought the villain [Deathstroke](https://www.edgepedia.org/deathstroke) into the team's story, with Dick and the others vowing to save [Jason Todd](https://www.edgepedia.org/jason-todd)'s life while Rachel's dark secret continued to weigh on her.[11](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/titans/s02) Season 3 (August 2021) was the first to stream exclusively on HBO Max.[6](https://thatnerdshow.com/digitalmagazine/november72021edition.pdf) Season 4 (November 2022) drew critical praise for a story described as dark, compelling, and surprising, and its final episode aired in May 2023.[17](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/titans-2018/critic-reviews/) • [18](https://dizidepo.com/title/titans-2018)
## Production and platforms
The series was developed for the DC Universe digital service by Weed Road Pictures and Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, with [Greg Berlanti](https://www.edgepedia.org/greg-berlanti) producing under his exclusive Warner Bros. TV deal alongside shows such as Doom Patrol, The Flash, and Riverdale.[8](https://press.wbd.com/na/property/titans/character-descriptions) • [12](https://www.thewrap.com/greg-berlanti-ryan-murphy-warner-bros-tv-group/) At the world premiere at New York Comic Con in October 2018, executive producer [Akiva Goldsman](https://www.edgepedia.org/akiva-goldsman) said the show had plans for at least three seasons.[4](https://comicbook.com/dc/news/titans-dc-universe-three-seasons-plans/)
**Platform changes.** The first two seasons aired on DC Universe, with the second season also available on HBO Max; HBO Max took the show over exclusively for its third season after DC Universe wound down its original series.[6](https://thatnerdshow.com/digitalmagazine/november72021edition.pdf) Season 3 premiered in August 2021, and the show was renewed for a fourth season at the DC Fandome event ahead of the season 3 finale.[6](https://thatnerdshow.com/digitalmagazine/november72021edition.pdf) In January 2023, HBO Max canceled both Titans and its sibling series Doom Patrol, with each ending when its current season concluded; an HBO Max spokesperson said the network was proud of the series and excited for fans to see their climactic endings.[3](https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/doom-patrol-titans-canceled-at-hbo-max-after-four-seasons) • [13](https://www.tvline.com/news/titans-doom-patrol-cancelled-season-5-hbo-max-1234925443/) Internationally, the series streamed on Netflix, where season 4 was added on June 25, 2023.[14](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/LEAVING-SOON/WHEN-WILL-THE-DC-SERIES-TITANS-LEAVE-NETFLIX/)
## Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the series holds an 89% average Tomatometer from 94 critic reviews, with a 67% audience score from more than 5,000 ratings. Season scores rose over the run: 78% for season 1, 81% for season 2, and 100% for both seasons 3 and 4.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/titans) Metacritic's sampled critics were more divided. Some found the show a try-too-hard middle ground between the CW's family-friendly DC dramas and Netflix's adult Marvel shows, while others praised its tonal balance of dark, violent superhero drama and teen angst, and singled out the series' depiction of a Beaver Cleaver-style family of killers as especially clever.[5](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/titans-2018/) • [17](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/titans-2018/critic-reviews/) On IMDb the show holds a 7.4 rating from about 121,000 users.[7](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/titans-2018)
The show was designed as a bridge between the CW's comic book dramas and prestige television, and it carried a grittier, TV-MA tone than most of its DC television peers.[2](https://www.tvline.com/2253513/dc-comics-live-action-tv-shows-ranked/?zsource=aol) Viewers outside dedicated fan communities gave it a substantial audience: during season 3 it was consistently among the most watched HBO Max series, and it performed well when released on international Netflix.[14](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/LEAVING-SOON/WHEN-WILL-THE-DC-SERIES-TITANS-LEAVE-NETFLIX/)
## Legacy
Titans anchored the DC Universe streaming service's slate of live-action originals and spawned Doom Patrol, which critics frequently ranked among the strongest DC television adaptations.[2](https://www.tvline.com/2253513/dc-comics-live-action-tv-shows-ranked/?zsource=aol) • [16](https://www.postmagazine.com/Publications/Post-Magazine/2020/March-April-2020/Streaming-Series-I-Titans-I-.aspx) The characters remain active in DC's screen plans: DC Studios has a Teen Titans film in development, announced in 2024 with Supergirl writer Ana Nogueira attached to the script, although in 2025 DC Studios co-head James Gunn said the script did not yet exist because Nogueira had been focused on a Wonder Woman movie.[19](https://www.gamesradar.com/upcoming-dc-movies/) • [20](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/dc-movies/james-gunn-says-the-dcu-teen-titans-script-doesnt-exist-as-the-writer-has-been-working-on-a-wonder-woman-movie-for-a-while/)
## References
1. [Titans, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/titans)
2. [All 44 Live-Action DC Comics TV Shows Ranked, TVLine](https://www.tvline.com/2253513/dc-comics-live-action-tv-shows-ranked/?zsource=aol)
3. [Doom Patrol, Titans canceled at HBO Max after four seasons, SYFY Wire](https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/doom-patrol-titans-canceled-at-hbo-max-after-four-seasons)
4. [Titans Has Plans for at Least Three Seasons, ComicBook.com](https://comicbook.com/dc/news/titans-dc-universe-three-seasons-plans/)
5. [Titans (2018) Reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/titans-2018/)
6. [Titans Renewed For Season 4 At HBO Max, That Nerd Show (November 7, 2021 edition)](https://thatnerdshow.com/digitalmagazine/november72021edition.pdf)
7. [Titans, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/titans-2018)
8. [Titans character descriptions, Warner Bros. Discovery Pressroom](https://press.wbd.com/na/property/titans/character-descriptions)
9. [Titans, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/show/titans/umc.cmc.58to8mk3aynrxt0jwx8vppndf)
10. [Titans, Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/title/80218200)
11. [Titans: Season 2, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/titans/s02)
12. [Greg Berlanti Signs Mega-Deal With Warner Bros. TV, TheWrap](https://www.thewrap.com/greg-berlanti-ryan-murphy-warner-bros-tv-group/)
13. [Titans and Doom Patrol Cancelled at HBO Max, No Season 5, TVLine](https://www.tvline.com/news/titans-doom-patrol-cancelled-season-5-hbo-max-1234925443/)
14. [When will the DC Series Titans Leave Netflix?, What's on Netflix](https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/LEAVING-SOON/WHEN-WILL-THE-DC-SERIES-TITANS-LEAVE-NETFLIX/)
15. [Titans: Season 1, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/titans/s01)
16. [Streaming Series: Titans, Post Magazine](https://www.postmagazine.com/Publications/Post-Magazine/2020/March-April-2020/Streaming-Series-I-Titans-I-.aspx)
17. [Titans (2018) critic reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/titans-2018/critic-reviews/)
18. [Titans (2018), Dizidepo](https://dizidepo.com/title/titans-2018)
19. [Upcoming DC movies and TV shows, GamesRadar](https://www.gamesradar.com/upcoming-dc-movies/)
20. [James Gunn says the DCU Teen Titans script doesn't exist, GamesRadar](https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/dc-movies/james-gunn-says-the-dcu-teen-titans-script-doesnt-exist-as-the-writer-has-been-working-on-a-wonder-woman-movie-for-a-while/)
21. [DC UNIVERSE & WARNER BROS. TV ANNOUNCE SEASON 3 RENEWAL OF TITANS, DC](https://www.dc.com/blog/2019/11/11/dc-universe-and-warner-bros-tv-announce-season-3-renewal-of-titans)
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