Scripted series · The WB
Static Shock
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Phil LaMarr
Virgil Hawkins / Static (voice)
52 eps
Jason Marsden
Richie Foley / Gear (voice)
52 eps
Kevin Michael Richardson
Robert Hawkins (voice)
52 eps
Michele Morgan
Sharon Hawkins (voice)
52 eps
Nicollette Sheridan
Miss Moore / Darcy (voice)
1 eps
Miguel Sandoval
Principal Aguilar (voice)
2 eps
Cree Summer
Candide (voice)
1 eps
Wendie Malick
Karen Roberts / Omnara (voice)
1 eps
Telma Hopkins
Mrs. Barnett (voice)
1 eps
Ron Perlman
Heavyman / Koenig (voice)
1 eps
Karen Maruyama
Kim (voice)
1 eps
Lara Jill Miller
Teen Girl #2 (voice)
1 eps
David Arquette
Leech (voice)
1 eps
Freddy Rodríguez
Fade / Tech (voice)
1 eps
Robert David Hall
Pilot (voice)
1 eps
Alfre Woodard
Jean Hawkins (voice)
1 eps
Karl Malone
Karl Malone / Pulverizer (voice)
1 eps
Dennis Haysbert
Chief Barnsdale (voice)
4 eps
Eli Marienthal
Robin (voice)
1 eps
Joe Spano
Mr. Osgood (voice)
1 eps
Ed Begley Jr.
Donald Todd (voice)
2 eps
Phil Morris
Jonathan Vale (voice)
2 eps
Brian Tochi
Shiv (voice)
7 eps
Roscoe Lee Browne
Dr. Anokye (voice)
2 eps
Jean Smart
Richie's Mom (voice)
3 eps
David Faustino
Executive (voice)
2 eps
Corey Burton
Brainiac (voice)
2 eps
Vernee Watson
Mrs. Watkins (voice)
2 eps
Pamela Tyson
Dolores Vale (voice)
2 eps
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Trina Jessup (voice)
2 eps
Kevin Conroy
Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
5 eps
John Cho
Navigator (voice)
2 eps
Sean Patrick Thomas
Marcus (voice)
2 eps
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh
Allie / Nails (voice)
2 eps
Rickey D'Shon Collins
Boy (voice)
4 eps
Melissa Disney
Nurse (voice)
2 eps
Kenn Michael
Jump (voice)
2 eps
Kerrigan Mahan
Edwin Alva (voice)
7 eps
Marcelo Tubert
Captain (voice)
3 eps
Adam Baldwin
York (voice)
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Static Shock actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Static Shock reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
An ordinary inner-city kid gains extraordinary powers and becomes an urban legend as the first teenage African-American superhero.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01 · Signature episode
Shock to the System
Virgil gains powers after being exposed to a strange gas that leaks from its cannister when it's hit by a bullet during a gang gunfight.
- Directed by James Tucker
- Written by Christopher Simmons
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Dwayne McDuffie
Showrunner
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Michael Davis
Creator
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Derek Dingle
Creator
Denys Cowan
Creator
Paul Dini
Writer
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Bob Goodman
Writer
John Semper Jr.
Writer
John Ridley
Writer
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Rodney Patrick Vaccaro
Writer
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Ralph Soll
Writer
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Len Uhley
Writer
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Matt Wayne
Writer
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David Garber
Writer
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Ernie Altbacker
Writer
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Stan Berkowitz
Writer
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Adam Beechen
Writer
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Christopher Simmons
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Dwayne McDuffieWriter
- Paul DiniWriter
- Bob GoodmanWriter
- John Semper Jr.Writer
- John RidleyWriter
- Rodney Patrick VaccaroWriter
Direction
- David ChlystekDirector
- Victor Dal CheleDirector
- Mark HowardDirector
- Dan RibaDirector
- Chuck DrostDirector
- James TuckerDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- Google Play MoviesBuy
- Fandango At HomeBuy
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