Superman & Lois Information

Superman & Lois is an American superhero drama television series developed for The CW by Todd Helbing and Greg Berlanti, based on the DC Comics characters Superman and Lois Lane, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch star as the title characters Clark Kent / Superman, a costumed superhero, and Lois Lane, a journalist for the Daily Planet. The series is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the franchise.

The series was announced in October 2019 and was ordered to series in January 2020. Filming began in October 2020 and was expected to conclude in June 2021. Superman & Lois premiered on February 23, 2021, and was renewed for a second season in March.

Premise

Clark Kent / Superman and Lois Lane return to Smallville with their sons Jonathan and Jordan, where they are reacquainted with Lana Lang, her husband Kyle Cushing, and their daughter Sarah, but their idyllic lives are upended when The Stranger enters.

Cast and characters

Main

• Tyler Hoechlin as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman: A superhero from Krypton who defends Earth and is Lois' husband.
• Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane: A journalist at the Metropolis newspaper the Daily Planet and Clark's wife.
• Jordan Elsass as Jonathan Kent: The modest and kind-hearted son of Clark and Lois. He is named after Clark's adoptive father Jonathan Kent.
• Alex Garfin as Jordan Kent: The intelligent son of Clark and Lois, who has social anxiety and enjoys playing video games alone. He has inherited his father's powers, though his abilites are only in 'small bursts'. He is named after Clark's biological father Jor-El.
• Erik Valdez as Kyle Cushing: Lana's husband and Smallville's fire chief, who is a callous, abrasive person. He carries a chip on his shoulder about living in a small town, with imagined grievances about large cities; is contemptuous of the press; is pro-big business, at any cost.
• Inde Navarrette as Sarah Cushing: Kyle and Lana's "wild child" daughter who befriends the Kent boys.
• Wol Parks as Captain Luthor: A mysterious visitor from an unidentified parallel Earth hellbent on proving to the world that it no longer needs Superman.
• Adam Rayner as Morgan Edge: "An intelligent, eloquent and impassioned self-made mogul".
• Dylan Walsh as Samuel Lane: Lois' father, a no-nonsense, workaholic Army general who is determined to keep America and the world safe from all threats.
• Emmanuelle Chriqui as Lana Lang Cushing: An old friend of Clark Kent and the loan officer at Smallville Bank.

Recurring

• Joselyn Picard as Sophie Cushing: The "spirited and rebellious" younger daughter of Lana Lang and Kyle Cushing and the sister of Sarah.
• Sofia Hasmik as Chrissy Beppo: A "go-getter" journalist at the Smallville Gazette who has a "chance encounter" that changes her life.
• Stacey Farber as Leslie Larr: Someone who works with "the most influential people on the planet".
• Angus Macfadyen as Jor-El: Clark Kent's biological Kryptonian father. Though he died along with Krypton, his consciousness is encoded virtually as an AI within the arctic Fortress of Solitude in hologram form to provide guidance when his son seeks help.

Guest

• Fred Henderson as Jonathan Kent Sr.: The adoptive father of Clark Kent. He died of a heart attack while Clark was still a teenager.
• Michele Scarabelli as Martha Kent: The adoptive mother of Clark Kent. She later died of a stroke.
• Paul Jarrett as Perry White: The editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet before Morgan Edge bought it out.
• Fritzy Clevens-Destiny as Sean Smith: A resident of Smallville and football player who considers Sarah his girlfriend and antagonizes the Kent brothers.
• Dean Marshall as Samuel Foswell: A minion of Morgan Edge who runs the Daily Planet after it was bought by Edge.
• Eric Keenleyside as George Dean: The Mayor of Smallville.
• David Ramsey as John Diggle

Episodes

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Production

Development

The series was announced in October 2019 and executive produced by Todd Helbing, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schecter and Geoff Johns with Helbing penning the script for the series. On January 14, 2020, The CW officially ordered Superman & Lois to series. The first season will consist of 15 episodes. The series Everwood and Friday Night Lights served as inspirations for the series, given they were also family drama. Helbing said many aspects of Superman & Lois were approached as if it were a feature film, such as the aspect ratio, cinematography, and production design, saying, "We are competing with shows on cable and streamers"?we wanted to be able to do that and offer audiences something of equal quality". On March 2, 2021, The CW renewed the series for a second season.

Casting

Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch were signed on to reprise their roles as Clark Kent and Lois Lane from Supergirl. In February 2020, Jordan Elsass and Alexander Garfin were cast as Clark and Lois' sons Jonathan Kent and Jordan Kent, respectively. In April, Dylan Walsh was cast as Samuel Lane. Walsh replaces Glenn Morshower, who previously recurred in the role on Supergirl. Emmanuelle Chriqui was also cast as Lana Lang, along with Erik Valdez as Kyle Cushing. The next month, Wol Parks was cast as Captain Luthor while Inde Navarrette was cast as Sarah Cushing. Additionally, Adam Rayner portrays Morgan Edge, who was previously portrayed by Adrian Pasdar in Supergirl.

In October 2020, Sofia Hasmik and Stacey Farber were cast in the recurring roles of Chrissy Beppo and Leslie Larr, respectively. In December 2020, David Ramsey was revealed to be reprising his Arrow role of John Diggle in addition to directing at least one episode in the series.

Filming

Production on the pilot was expected to begin on March 23, 2020, in Vancouver, British Columbia, and conclude on May 14. However, on March 13, 2020, plans to shoot a pilot were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to either June or July of that year. In late July 2020, Warner Bros. Television planned for the Vancouver-based production to restart in late August. Filming began on October 21, 2020 and was expected to conclude on June 14, 2021. The series is filmed on location in Surrey, British Columbia.

Broadcast

Superman & Lois premiered on February 23, 2021, with an encore presentation on February 27, on the cable network TNT, followed by the special, Superman & Lois: Legacy of Hope, which features behind the scenes footage, interviews with the cast, and special guests discussing the legacy of Superman. CTV Sci-Fi Channel will air the series in Canada.

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 86% based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 7.79/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Though it may be a bit too grounded for some viewers, Superman & Lois draws strength from unexpected placeswithout skimping on the actionto carve its own path in a crowded superhero universe." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100 based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Ratings

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See also

• Superman and Lois Lane, general information on the fictional couple
• Superman: Lois and Clark, the comic book series