Season One (Titans)

The first season of the Netflix original television series Titans was released on June 5, 2015. The season was rated TV-MA.

Premise
Dick Grayson/Nightwing is a detective for the Jump City Police Department. When a string of murders are confirmed to be the work of a serial killer, Grayson takes the case, both as a detective and vigilante. Along the way, he befriends young Rachel Roth, who has ties to an inter-dimensional being that could result in the end of reality. Meanwhile, a young alien woman arrives on Earth and meets Garfield Logan, a meta-human with the ability to shapeshift into different animals, though his skin has turned green as a result. The two join forces and eventually encounter Grayson and Rachel, leading to the formation of a team.

Starring

 * Brenton Thwaites as Dick Grayson/Nightwing
 * Antonia Thomas as Koriand'r/Starfire
 * Morgan Lily as Rachel Roth/Raven
 * K.J. Apa as Garfield Logan/Beast Boy

Guest Starring

 * Bryce Dallas Howard as Amy Rohrbach
 * Ian Somerhalder as Trigon
 * Evan Rachel Wood as Komand'r/Blackfire
 * Temuera Morrison as Myand'r
 * Vera Farmiga as Angela Roth
 * Jessica Chastain as Marie Logan

Critical reception
Critics gave the series critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has a 91%, based on 68 reviews, with an average rating of 8.72. The critical consensus reads, "With high production quality and a no-nonsense dramatic flair, Titans excels as an effective superhero team origin story and an exciting action adventure." On Metacritic, the series has an 80/100, based on 25 reviews. IGN gave the first season a 9.3/10 "Great" rating.

Timeline placement
Due to the series relying on Dick Grayson being an experienced police officer ready to become a detective, the series was forced to take place several years into the future. Despite being released a year after Batman 3, the series takes place three-and-a-half years later, in late 2018. This is because, Jump City's police rankings are modeled after the LAPD. With Dick's six months in the Gotham Police Academy, he would need three-and-a-half years to become a detective, leading to the time jump.