“Freedom Fighters: The Ray,” a new animated series with the actor Russell Tovey providing the voice of the main character, is to debut Friday. The series is about a band of DC Comics heroes who live on Earth X, a parallel world in which Germany won World War II. Six episodes will be available on CW Seed, the CW network’s digital content site.

Fans of the DC TV universe were introduced to this version of the Ray in live action and played by Mr. Tovey during the two-day, four-part “Crisis on Earth X” crossover last week, which included episodes of “Supergirl,” “Arrow,” “Flash” and “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.” (The Ray was originally introduced in Smash Comics No. 14, published in 1940.)

Amid fighting Nazis — and evil versions of the title heroes — the story made time for quiet moments, two weddings and some gay, lesbian and bisexual representation. White Canary (Caity Lotz) had a dalliance with Alex Danvers (Chyler Leigh), the sister of Supergirl, but the biggest surprise was the reveal of the relationship between the Ray and Citizen Cold (Wentworth Miller), which included an onscreen kiss. Mr. Tovey answered some questions about the episode and the future of the Ray by phone on Wednesday. These are edited excerpts from the conversation.

Are you a big superhero fan?

Growing up, I always wanted to be a superhero. That’s always been something I astral projected. So when this came up, it was an easy yes — especially for what the character stood for. It magnified my excitement in portraying him. Most of my acting mates — everyone wants to play a superhero. It’s definitely one of the boxes you want to tick. It feels wonderful to be ticking that box in a big way and with a big, pink triangle.