DC'S STARGIRL: The CW Casts Alkoya Brunson As Jakeem Thunder For Season 2

DC'S STARGIRL: The CW Casts Alkoya Brunson As Jakeem Thunder For Season 2

Often mentioned in the first season of DC's Stargirl, The CW has cast Alkoya Brunson to portray Flash-family affiliate Jakeem Thunder, who will team with Jim Gaffigan's Thunderbolt in season 2.

By MarkJulian - Nov 19, 2020 02:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Stargirl
Source: Decider

Mentioned previously on DC's Stargirl as a friend of the titular heroine's little brother, Jakeem Thunder will officially make his debut on the latest CW superhero show in season 2. According to the Decider, Alkoya Brunson has joined the cast to portray the youngest member of the Justice Society of America. The news should come as no surprise, as comedian Jim Gaffigan was recently cast as the voice of Thunderbolt.

Brunson is no stranger to working on The CW having previously appeared on The Originals.

Jakeem Thunder debuted in the pages of DC Comics in Flash (vol. 2) #134 in 1998 and was created by Grant Morrison, Mark Millar and Paul Ryan. Jakeem is the second inheritor of the Thunderbolt "genie" (who is actually a Fifth Dimension being like Mister Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite) following the mental decline of Johnny Thunder due to Alzheimer's diseas.

The original Flash Jay Garrick gave Thunderbolt's lamp/fountain pen to Jakeem who can control the incredibly powerful Fifth Dimensional being by clicking the pen and saying "so cool."

Stargirl follows high school sophomore Courtney Whitmore (Brec Bassinger), as she inspires an unlikely group of young heroes to stop the villains of the past. This new drama reimagines Stargirl and the very first superhero team, the Justice Society of America, in an unpredictable series.

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dracula
dracula - 11/19/2020, 2:34 PM
I guess he looks young enough to believably be around the same age as Mike
dracula
dracula - 11/19/2020, 2:37 PM
Kind of hope this is it for new heroes/villains. Dont want to overstuff the season. Already have two heavy hitters added to the villains.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 11/19/2020, 3:32 PM
Still gotta find a way to watch the first season (and Harley Quinn) before delving more into this season
dracula
dracula - 11/19/2020, 3:46 PM
@bkmeijer - first season is coming to hbomax next month and harley quinn is already there
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 11/19/2020, 4:02 PM
@dracula - that's kinda of the problem, HBO Max isn't available where I life and none of the other streaming services got the rights
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 11/19/2020, 4:44 PM
I used to hear sometimes about this duo of characters so to finally have them coming is pretty good.

Congrats to the kid, this should be his most fun time on a shoot set yet surrounded by other people in costumes. :)

Safe to say Courtney's little brother could find himself in some trouble if he hangs out too much with Jakeem. :P
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