Geoff Johns Casts Nickelodeon Grad Brec Bassinger as Stargirl in DC Universe Series  | THR News - video Dailymotion

Nickelodeon grad Brec Bassinger will take on the title role in the drama inspired by Johns' late sister.

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00:00DC Universe has found the actress who will play Geoff Johns' most personal comic book character,

00:05Stargirl.

00:06Breck Basinger has been tapped to play the title role in the streaming service's drama,

00:10Stargirl.

00:11The actress is best known for starring in Nickelodeon's Bella and the Bulldogs.

00:24The Stargirl series will follow high school sophomore Courtney Whitmore as she inspires

00:27an unlikely group of young heroes to stop the villains of the past.

00:31The series reimagines the comic book character Stargirl and the very first superhero team,

00:36the Justice Society of America.

00:38The character was first created by Johns in 1999 and launched his career as a comic book writer.

00:43He named her after his sister Courtney, who died in a 1996 commercial airline explosion.

00:49Johns said,

00:50There is no other character in comic books more special to me than Stargirl.

00:53And after searching far and wide, I can say there is no other actor on the planet that embodies her more than Breck Basinger.

00:59Breck's warmth, strength, humor, and positive energy are core to who Courtney Whitmore is.

01:04Basinger's character is described as smart, athletic, and kind.

01:08This high school teenager's seemingly perfect life hits a major speed bump when her mother gets married

01:13and her new family moves from Los Angeles to Blue Valley, Nebraska.

01:17Hey, I'm from Nebraska.

01:18For more on this story, head to THR.com and let me know if you're excited for this new Stargirl series in the comments.

01:24Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.