Steven Universe Returns With Some Season Confusion

By: Johnathan Mendez on 5:40 PM

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From Episode 10 "Steven's Lion." (Source)

Hey fans, Steven is finally coming back! After a hiatus that started in January, Entertainment Weekly reports that "Steven Universe" will return in June for what Cartoon Network is dubbing "The Summer of Steven."

The most recent episode of "Steven Universe" aired on January 8, 2016 and left the fanbase on an indefinite hiatus. Following internal leaks that occurred earlier in the year, Entertainment Weekly's announcement of new episodes was expected. What wasn't expected was the other part of the announcement; "Steven Universe" has been confirmed for a fifth season... well, kind of.

(A basic representation of fans at the moment.)

Back in the summer of 2015, the show was confirmed for a third season, which at the time constituted 158 episodes total according to Rob Sugar, the brother of creator Rebecca Sugar. For simplicity, that's 52 episodes per season, plus two. Season One contained exactly 52 episodes, and Season Two left off on episode 26. Logically, Season Two would be continuing when Steven Universe returns in June, but that isn't the case according to writer Matt Burnett.

FYI, Season 1 was 52 episodes, all other seasons are 26 episodes. I don't know why the change, but it didn't affect how we made the show.

— Burnett (@mcburnett) March 30, 2016

With that in mind, Season Five would end on episode 158, meaning that no new episodes were actually announced as being greenlit.

To clarify what was said in the tweet above, the airing schedule of "Steven Universe" does not affect the production schedule. So it's very possible that Season Three getting confirmed in 2015 was relating to production and not airing; this new confirmation is just how Cartoon Network will handle the episodes for broadcast.

Aside from all the season confusion, fans are very happy with the announcement of new episodes, leading to some very interesting Reddit comments.

Comment from discussion Matt Burnett confims Summer of Steven.

Comment from discussion Matt Burnett confims Summer of Steven.

Comment from discussion Matt Burnett confims Summer of Steven.