Synopsis

An ordinary inner-city kid gains extraordinary powers and becomes an urban legend as the first teenage African-American superhero.

Although the show hired the comic series' co-creator Dwayne McDuffie as story editor and writer, McDuffie had no direct involvement on the development of Static Shock.

The idea of a Static series first emerged with DC's editor-in-chief Jenette Kahn during the time McDuffie was working for Milestone under Kahn.

In 1993, Kahn proposed to adapt some Milestone comics; Burnett was hired to write a pilot episode for an X-Men-esque series with Milestone superheroes called The New Guard.

The latter change was done because producers had the intention "to focus on a strong, complex relationship between an African-American father and son." Nevertheless, McDuffie was concerned by the change because he originally intended to oppose the stereotype of black people not having a complete nuclear family.

Animation based on the Milestone Media/DC Comics character Static.

The production team consisted mostly of people who were involved with Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series, but also included Static's co-creator Denys Cowan.