Auli'i Cravalho Voices Jessica Cruz in Adult Swim's 'My Adventures of Green Lantern'

Auli'i Cravalho is taking on a new role in the DC animated universe. The 25-year-old Moana star will lend her voice to Jessica Cruz, the Green Lantern character in the upcoming Adult Swim series My Adventures of Green Lantern.

Cravalho will first appear in the Superman spinoff this Saturday, June 20, in the second episode of season three, titled "Mobile Suit Toyman." In the show, Jessica Cruz is portrayed as a high school teenager rather than the seasoned Green Lantern Corps member she becomes in the comics.

Showrunner Jake Wyatt explained the creative reasoning behind introducing the character in the Superman series first. The second episode was designed to explore how different people react to Supergirl's presence in their world, with Jessica offering a unique perspective as an ordinary teenager witnessing extraordinary events.

"When word came down from the brass that Green Lantern was greenlit, we wanted our pre-Lantern Jessica Cruz to give us the girl-on-the-street view of Supergirl," Wyatt told Entertainment Weekly. "How would a shy, relatively powerless teenager see this powerful, young super-woman out there changing the world?"

Wyatt praised Cravalho's audition, noting an emotional depth and natural charm that set her apart from other candidates. He highlighted her previous collaboration with director Karen Graci and her experience as a Disney princess.

In the upcoming My Adventures of Green Lantern series, audiences will follow Jessica as a Power Ring selects her to become its champion. The plot description indicates she'll face alien threats and debris from an ancient space war while navigating typical teenage challenges and her own anxieties.

Cravalho has extensive experience in voice acting, having launched her career in animation before moving on to projects across Disney, Prime Video, and other platforms. A live-action Green Lantern series called Lanterns is also in development as part of the broader DC Universe slate.