The Teen Titans! They’re a bunch of young adventurers, sidekicks, and other super-powered kids eager to grow up and face a world of danger and excitement with their heads held high. As with so many other super-teams, they’ve been through a number of incarnations and rosters, but the core idea – young heroes dealing with the approach of adulthood while reveling in their abilities and helping the innocent – remains.
And now they’re getting a live-action TV show called Titans on DC’s new streaming service, DC Universe. So let’s take a look at the history of the team!
Teen Titans: The Basics
It all starts with the original Teen Titans back in the 1960s, a team comprised of Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, and Wonder Girl. Later joined by Speedy, Green Arrow’s sidekick, the “cool” kids team faced sociopolitical issues like the Vietnam war and racial conflict head on. A brief blip in the mid-’70s created a gap in the original team’s series, but when they returned they were joined by the African-American hero Bumblebee and split their efforts with the addition of a West Coast team (you thought the Avengers came up with that?).
Source: IGN.com History of DC's Titans TV Show Explained