Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 is speeding your way with a Justice Society theme and more timey-wimey shenanigans. Here's everything we know!
With Lance Henriksen playing the role of Justice Society member Todd "Obsidian" Rice on Legends of Tomorrow Season 2, fans immediately began to wonder just how deep into the character's history the show would get. After all, Todd Rice isn't just anybody, he's the son of a Green Lantern.
No, we're not talking about Hal Jordan (who has been teased multiple times on Arrow), but the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott. It turns out that the Legends of Tomorrow version of Obsidian is indeed Alan Scott's son, and the show is going right for it.
Mr. Henriksen told ComicBook.com that "It's all in there, every bit of it...being Green Lantern's son and all that stuff and him being gay is all in there. It's treated, honestly, kind of ungently. It's a real thing."
The "ungently" thing also refers to Todd's troubled past and internal struggles. Something tells me that he's going to be a central figure this season.
Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Release Date
Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 will premiere on Thursday, October 13th.
There's also an awesome new poster for Legends of Tomorrow Season 2. Check it out...
Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episodes
Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 1: Out of Time
After the defeat of the immortal villain Vandal Savage and the exposure of the corrupt Time Masters, a new threat emerges. Dr. Nate Heywood (Nick Zano), an unconventional and charming historian, is thrust into the action. After making a shocking discovery, Nate seeks out Oliver Queen (guest star Stephen Amell) for help in finding the scattered Legends. Once reunited, the Legends continue their new mission to protect the timeline from temporal aberrations - unusual changes to history that spawn potentially catastrophic consequences. Their first stop is 1942 to protect Albert Einstein from being kidnapped before the Nazis destroy New York City with a nuclear bomb. Meanwhile, Ray (Brandon Routh) notices that Sara (Caity Lotz) has a mission of her own, which leads them both to face her nemesis, Damien Darhk (guest star Neal McDonough).
air date: October 13
Click the gallery above to check out images from the season 2 premiere — and they feature Green Arrow himself (or at least Oliver Queen, given that Stephen Amell is wearing street clothes). Oliver doesn't look to happy to see Mick. Then again, when does Oliver ever look happy to see anyone who isn't Thea, Felicity, or Diggle? You can peruse through the gallery of photos, which also feature the introduction of new series regular Nick Zano as Dr. Nate Herywood (aka Citizen Steel), above.
Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 2: The Justice Society of America
air date: October 20
Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 3: Shogun
air date: October 27
Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 4: Abominations
air date: TBA
Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 5: Compromised
air date: TBA
Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 6: Outlaw Country
air date: TBA
Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Story
Here's the first official synopsis for Legends of Tomorrow Season 2...
After the defeat of the immortal villain Vandal Savage and the corrupt Time Masters who colluded with him, a new threat emerges. Dr. Nate Heywood (Nick Zano), an unconventional and charming historian, is thrust into the action upon making a shocking discovery – the Legends are scattered throughout time. Nate must find a way to rescue season one’s beloved team of heroes and rogues, including billionaire inventor Ray Palmer (Brandon Routh), who has created an exo-suit with the power to shrink him to miniscule size, as the Atom; Sara Lance (Caity Lotz), the White Canary, a trained assassin; Professor Martin Stein (Victor Garber) and Jefferson “Jax” Jackson (Franz Drameh), who together form the meta-human Firestorm; and Mick Rory (Dominic Purcell), aka Heat Wave, a career criminal. When the Legends encounter the J.S.A (the Justice Society of America, the precursor to DC’s Justice League) in the 1940s, Amaya Jiwe (Maisie Richardson-Sellers), aka Vixen, joins the team. While the team reunites, a mystery looms – the fate of former captain Rip Hunter (Arthur Darvill).
Once reunited, the Legends continue their new mission to protect the timeline from temporal aberrations – unusual changes to history that spawn potentially catastrophic consequences. When Nate, the grandson of J.S.A. member Commander Steel, unexpectedly finds himself with powers, he must overcome his own insecurities and find the hero within himself. Ultimately, the Legends will clash with foes both past and present, to save the world from a mysterious new threat.
Oh, and Marc Guggenheim dropped this sweet JSA photo on his Twitter...
We wrote more about how the JSA fits into this season right here.
Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Villains
But there will be plenty of villains to go around, too! Matt Letscher, who we first met as the Reverse-Flash on The Flash Season 2 (and who returns for season three) will be a series regular on Legends of Tomorrow Season 2. Wentworth Miller and John Barrowman will make Legends appearances as Malcolm Merlyn and Captain Cold, as will Neal McDonough as Damien Darkh.
“For season two of Legends, we decided that the perfect antagonist for TV’s first-ever team of Super Heroes would be TV’s first-ever team of Super-Villains, recruited from the ranks of Arrow and The Flash’s deadliest adversaries," executive producer Marc Guggenheim said. "Being huge fans of the Challenge of the Superfriends, we’ve come to call this group our ‘Legion of Doom.’”
Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Trailer
There's also a very short Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 trailer, and it's got a lot of the particular brand of craziness we've come to know and love about the show. But most exciting of all is that if you don't blink, you'll get your first look at Sarah Grey as Stargirl.
Check it out...
Here's the sizzle reel from SDCC! Check it out...