Static Shock: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Quick-witted Virgil Hawkins finds himself imbued with electromagnetic superpowers after being exposed to a mutagenic gas and takes on the guise of Static, an urban hero of his own creation. He confronts real problems and issues faced by today's kids, such as peer pressure, gangs and growing up in an ethnically diverse urban neighborhood. Learning to control his powers, figuring out how to patrol the skies at night and still make it home in time to study for his chemistry class, Virgil's greatest discovery becomes the real "charge" he gets in helping people and making a positive difference in his community - Dakota City.

Series details

• Title: Static Shock
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 2000-09-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-05-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: The WB
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 5950
• IMDb ID: tt0247729
• TVDB ID: 79067

Cast and credited roles

• Phil LaMarr — Virgil Hawkins|Static
• Jason Marsden — Richie Foley
• Kevin Michael Richardson — Robert Hawkins
• Michele Morgan — Sharon Hawkins
• Maria Canals-Barrera — Shelly Sandoval
• Crystal Scales — Daisy Watkins
• Danica McKellar — Freida Goren

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2000-09-23; final listed air date 2001-05-12.
• Season 2: premiered 2002-01-26; final listed air date 2002-05-04.
• Season 3: premiered 2003-01-25; final listed air date 2003-06-21.
• Season 4: premiered 2004-01-17; final listed air date 2004-05-22.

Source and licence

Adapted from Static Shock on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.