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Auli'i Cravalho Cast as Jessica Cruz in Adult Swim’s Green Lantern Spin‑Off

The casting marks a push to grow the My Adventures animated universe by reimagining Jessica Cruz as a teenage, pre‑Lantern protagonist who will lead her own series.

Overview

  • Auli'i Cravalho, best known as the voice of Moana, has been confirmed to voice Jessica Cruz and is attached to lead the planned My Adventures With Green Lantern series.
  • The character will first appear in My Adventures With Superman Season 3, Episode 2, titled "Mobile Suit Toyman," which airs on June 20 on Adult Swim's Toonami block.
  • My Adventures With Green Lantern has been announced and is in early pre‑production, but it has not yet received a confirmed series pickup or a release date.
  • This adaptation recasts Jessica as a shy high school student chosen by a Power Ring and streamlines her comics backstory by downplaying the Ring of Volthoom origin and its trauma-driven arc.
  • Showrunner Jake Wyatt says the pre‑Lantern Jessica is intended to give a 'girl‑on‑the‑street' view of Supergirl, a choice that signals Adult Swim and DC Studios are using the Superman series to seed connected animated projects.