Superman & Lois

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.

For the 1990s ABC television series, see Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

Superman & Lois
Genre
Based onCharacters appearing in DC Comics
Developed by
Starring
Music byDan Romer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Karyn Smith-Forge
  • Carl Ogawa
  • Jennifer Lence
  • Nadria Tucker
  • Louis Shaw Milito
Production locationsVancouver, British Columbia
Cinematography
  • Gavin Struthers
  • Stephen Maier
  • Gordon Verheul
Editors
  • Harry Jierjian
  • David Holland
  • Becca Berry
  • Brian G. Addie
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time40–63 minutes
Production companies
DistributorWarner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original networkThe CW
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Audio formatDolby Digital 5.1
Original releaseFebruary 23, 2021 (2021-02-23) –
present (present)
Chronology
Related showsArrowverse

Superman & Lois was announced as a pilot in October 2019 and was ordered to series in January 2020. Filming began in October 2020 and concluded in July 2021. The series premiered on February 23, 2021. Superman & Lois was renewed for a second season in March 2021 which premiered on January 11, 2022 on The CW. In March 2022, the series was renewed for a third season.

Premise

In the first season, 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. Their idyllic lives are upended when The Stranger enters as well as by the secret experiments of Morgan Edge.[1]

During the second season, Superman's painful visions lead him to an encounter with Bizarro while also butting heads with Lt. General Mitch Anderson. In addition, Lois deals with the Inverse Method cult led by Ally Allston who swayed Lucy Lane to her side and has made an enemy of Bizarro for her supposed conquering of his world.

Cast and characters

Main
Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch
  • Tyler Hoechlin as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman: a superhero from Krypton and husband of Lois who defends Earth.[2] Dylan Kingwell portrays a teenage Clark while Lennix James portrays a 4-year-old Clark.
    • Hoechlin also portrays an evil version of Superman from another Earth that works for his world's Morgan Edge.
    • Hoechlin also portrays General Zod when in the body of Superman.
    • Hoechlin also portrays Bizarro, Kal-El's "Inverse World" counterpart whose armored appearance was performed by Daniel Cudmore.
  • Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane: a world-renowned journalist and wife of Clark.[2]
    • Tulloch also portrays a version of Lois Lane who was married to John Henry Irons and died at the hands of her world's Superman.
    • Tulloch also portrays Lois's Bizarro counterpart.
  • Jordan Elsass as Jonathan Kent: the modest, kind-hearted and athletic son of Clark and Lois. He is named after Clark's adoptive father, Jonathan Kent.[3] Brady Droulis portrays a 7-year-old Jonathan Kent.
    • Elsass also portrays Jonathan-El, Jonathan's Bizarro counterpart who gains powers and becomes known publicly as Jon-El.
  • Alex Garfin as Jordan Kent: the introspective son of Clark and Lois, who is an outcast with social anxiety.[3] He has inherited his father's powers, though early in Season 1 his abilities only appear in "small bursts" but he manifests more powers and in Season 2 he has grown powerful enough to fight Tal-Rho for a brief time. He is named after Clark's biological father, Jor-El. Dawson Littman portrays a 7-year-old Jordan Kent.
    • Garfin also portrays Zeta-Rho when in the body of Jordan Kent.
    • Garfin also portrays Jordan's Bizarro counterpart who doesn't have powers.
  • Erik Valdez as Kyle Cushing: husband of Lana Lang and Smallville's fire chief. A callous and abrasive alcoholic, 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.[4]
  • Inde Navarrette as Sarah Cushing: Kyle and Lana's "wild child" daughter who befriends the Kent boys and serves as Jordan's love interest.[5] In Season 2 episode "Girl…You’ll Be A Woman, Soon" she celebrates her quinceañera and changes her name to Cortez, which was her family's name before they changed it.[6]
  • Wolé Parks as John Henry Irons: a mysterious visitor from an unidentified parallel Earth who is hellbent on proving to the world that it no longer needs Superman. But later he learns that Superman is the savior of Earth and teams up with him to protect people from Morgan Edge.[7][8]
    • Parks' image was also used to portray Earth-Prime's John Henry Irons, who is mentioned to have been killed in action.
  • Adam Rayner as Morgan Edge / Tal-Rho / Eradicator (season 1; guest season 2): "an intelligent, eloquent and impassioned self-made mogul whose innate ability to motivate is the means to his success and others’ demise.”[9] He is later revealed to be Kal-El's half-brother known as Tal-Rho through Kal’s mother Lara Lor-Van and Zeta-Rho with plans to restore the Kryptonian race.[10] Jack Rehbein and Ben Cockell portray a 10-year-old Tal-Rho and a 19-year-old Tal-Rho, respectively.
    • Rayner also portrays Tal-Rho's Bizarro counterpart, who has always had a close relationship with the Inverse Kal-El.
  • Dylan Walsh as Sam Lane: father of Lois and grandfather of Jonathan and Jordan, a no-nonsense, workaholic Army general who is determined to keep America and the world safe from all threats.[11]
    • Walsh also portrays a version of Sam Lane who was killed in conflict against his world's version of Superman.
    • Walsh also portrays Sam's Bizarro counterpart.
  • Emmanuelle Chriqui as Lana Lang-Cushing: an old friend of Clark Kent and the loan officer at Smallville Bank.[12]
    • Chriqui also portrays Kal-El and Tal-Rho's mother, Lara Lor-Van, in the body of Lana Lang.
    • Chriqui also portrays Lana's Bizarro counterpart, a former waitress who marries the Inverse Tal-Rho and gains powers.
  • Tayler Buck as Natalie Lane Irons (season 2;[13] guest season 1): John Henry Irons's daughter from his Earth with an alternate version of Lois Lane.
  • Sofia Hasmik as Chrissy Beppo (season 2;[14] recurring season 1): a "go-getter" journalist at the Smallville Gazette who has a "chance encounter" that changes her life.[15]
    • Hasmik also portrays Chrissy's Bizarro counterpart.

Recurring
  • Joselyn Picard as Sophie Cushing: the "spirited and rebellious" younger daughter of Lana Lang and Kyle Cushing and the sister of Sarah.[16]
  • Daisy Tormé as the voice of Hedy, an A.I. Device that works for John Henry Irons and Natalie Irons.
  • Fritzy Klevans-Destine as Sean Smith: a student at Smallville High School and football player who is Sarah's ex-boyfriend and originally antagonizes the Kent brothers.
  • Wern Lee as Tag Harris: a student at Smallville and a friend of Sean Smith who developed vibration abilities upon being exposed to yellow phosphorescence the day Jordan's heat vision manifested. In the second season, Harris becomes under the command of General Anderson's Superman team.
  • Zane Clifford as Timmy Ryan: a student at Smallville High School who is a friend of Sean Smith.
  • Dee Jay Jackson as Cobb Branden: a farmer and a friend of the Kent family.
  • Stacey Farber as Leslie Larr: Born Irma Sayres, Leslie is a woman with super-strength and heat vision who works as the personal assistant to Morgan Edge.[17] Her abilities come from being experimented on with X-Kryptonite.
  • Angus Macfadyen as Jor-El (season 1): Clark Kent's biological Kryptonian father. Though he died along with Krypton, a copy of his consciousness is encoded virtually as an A.I. within the arctic Fortress of Solitude in hologram form to provide guidance when his son seeks help.[18]
  • Danny Wattley as Gaines: the football coach at Smallville High School.
  • Hesham Hammoud as Lieutenant Reno Rosetti: a military officer of the U.S. Army, serving under General Sam Lane.
  • Eric Keenleyside as George Dean: the Mayor of Smallville.
  • Austin Anozie as Malcolm Teague: a student at Smallville High School.
  • Kelcey Mawema as Denise Olowe: a student at Smallville High School.
  • Jill Teed as Sharon Powell (season 1): a woman whose son was offered a job by Morgan Edge and later gets targeted by Subjekt-11.
  • Pavel Romano as Corey Wellnitz: a student at Smallville High School.
  • Monique Phillips as Aidy Manning: a resident of Smallville.
  • Tori Katongo as Tamera Dalley: a firefighter for Smallville Fire Department.
  • Leeah Wong as Emily Phan: a resident of Smallville and one of Morgan Edge's experiments, who made her gain Kryptonian powers.
  • Kayla Heller as Tegan Wickhem: a student at Smallville High School who catches Jonathan's eye.
  • Shawn Stewart as Jasper Townes: a resident of Smallville and one of Morgan Edge's experiments.
  • Kennedy Chew as Avery Phan: a student at Smallville High School.
  • A.C. Peterson as Zeta-Rho (season 1): the father of Tal-Rho and ex-husband of Lara Lor-Van. Like Jor-El, a copy of his consciousness is encoded virtually as an A.I. within Tal-Rho's desert hideout in hologram form.
  • Ian Bohen as Lieutenant General Mitch Anderson (season 2): the metaphorical “new sheriff in town” at the DOD. His worldview divides into two types – those you serve and those who serve you. He does not like that Superman exists outside that paradigm and tries to bring the Man of Steel under his authority officially.[19]
    • Bohen also portrays Anderson's Bizarro counterpart.
  • Samantha Di Francesco as Candice Pergande (season 2): Jonathan's girlfriend.
  • Mariana Klaveno as Lara Lor-Van (season 2): Kal-El and Tal-Rho's biological Kryptonian mother. A copy of her consciousness is encoded virtually as an A.I., and is awakened in hologram form by Tal-Rho at his desert fortress.
  • Jenna Dewan as Lucy Lane (season 2): Lois Lane's younger sister. Dewan reprises her role from Supergirl.[20]
  • Rya Kihlstedt as Ally Allston (season 2): a leader of "The Inverse Method" cult. Amber Taylor portrays a younger version of the character.
    • Kihlstedt also portrays Ally's Bizarro counterpart.
  • Stephanie Cho as First Sergeant Erin Wu (season 2): an officer of the U.S. Army, formerly serving under Lieutenant General Mitch Anderson.

Guest
  • Michele Scarabelli as Martha Kent (season 1): the adoptive mother of Clark Kent. She dies of a stroke in the first episode.
  • Fred Henderson as Jonathan Kent (season 1): the adoptive father of Clark Kent. He died of a heart attack while Clark was still a teenager.
  • Paul Jarrett as Perry White (season 1): the editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet before Morgan Edge bought it out.
  • Daniel Cudmore as David Fuglestad / Subjekt-11 (season 1):[21] A man with super-strength that rivals Superman's super-strength due to having been experimented on with X-Kryptonite.
  • Clayton James as Derek Powell (season 1): a miner and Sharon's son who took a job by Morgan Edge. After being killed in an accident, Derek was revived by Morgan and Leslie using X-Kryptonite that gave him Kryptonian abilities.
  • Brendan Fletcher as Thaddeus Killgrave (season 1): a mad scientist and old enemy of Superman who works with Intergang.
  • Robel Zere as Dabney Donovan (season 1): an associate of Morgan Edge who assists in his experiments with X-Kryptonite.
  • Wendy Crewson as Dr. Wiles (season 1): a Department of Defense (DOD) therapist whom Lois sees.
  • Charles Jarman as Ron Troupe (season 1): a reporter from the Daily Planet during Clark's early days.
  • David Ramsey as John Diggle (season 1): an A.R.G.U.S. agent and friend of Clark and Lois. Ramsey reprises his role from Arrow.[22]
  • Catherine Lough Haggquist as Dr. Kit Faulkner (season 2): An AmerTek scientist in league with Ally Allston.

Episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedRankAverage viewers
(in millions)
First airedLast aired
115February 23, 2021 (2021-02-23)August 17, 2021 (2021-08-17)1162.44[23]
215[24]January 11, 2022 (2022-01-11)June 21, 2022 (2022-06-21)[25]TBATBA

Season 1 (2021)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"Lee Toland KriegerTeleplay by : Todd Helbing
Story by : Greg Berlanti & Todd Helbing		February 23, 2021 (2021-02-23)1.75[26]
The Daily Planet has been bought out by Edge EnerCorp. After losing his job and mother on the same day, Clark Kent attends her funeral in Smallville with his wife Lois Lane and their twin teenage sons Jonathan and Jordan. There, he reunites with Lana Lang and her husband Kyle Cushing, while his sons befriend her daughter Sarah. While the twins mysteriously survive what should have been a fatal accident, the adults begin to suspect that Edge EnerCorp's CEO Morgan Edge, already responsible for Clark's dismissal, has nefarious plans for Smallville. Clark's sons discover his spaceship, so he reveals that he is Superman and that at least one of them must have inherited his powers to have survived the accident. While they initially assume the more athletic Jonathan is superpowered, it turns out to be the neuroatypical loner Jordan when he runs afoul of Sarah's boyfriend, Sean Smith. Meanwhile, Superman and General Sam Lane are dealing with a mysterious enemy who is sabotaging nuclear power plants so he can study how Superman uses his abilities. Superman loses a one-on-one fight with the man, who uses a powered exo-suit that conceals his identity via lead lining. In the end, Clark and Lois decide to move into the Kent farm to allow Jordan privacy as he grows into his powers. The mysterious enemy is identified by his AI as "Captain Luthor".
22"Heritage"Lee Toland KriegerTodd HelbingMarch 2, 2021 (2021-03-02)1.24[27]
While Captain Luthor searches the globe for Kryptonite, Clark takes Jordan to the Fortress of Solitude to meet a virtual version of Jor-El, who helps him learn Krypton's history. Meanwhile, at Smallville High, Jonathan is relentlessly bullied by Sean and his friends on the school's football team. Lois questions Edge at a city council meeting about his plans for Smallville. Tests at the Fortress reveal that Jordan's powers are temperamental and extremely limited, disappointing Clark. The Kents attend a barbecue at the Cushings' home, where Lois argues with Kyle over Edge's proposal. Luthor attacks General Lane at the DOD and asks him to help destroy Superman before he can become a threat. General Lane reveals to Superman that he has been secretly stockpiling Kryptonite. After Edge turns her exposé on him into a puff piece, Lois quits the Daily Planet and joins the Smallville Gazette. At his base, Captain Luthor makes plans to build a new ship and armor while continuing to search for Kryptonite. A flashback to Luthor's world reveals that he is the last survivor of a military unit wiped out by an evil Superman.
33"The Perks of Not Being a Wallflower"Gregory SmithBrent FletcherMarch 9, 2021 (2021-03-09)1.25[28]
After being pushed around too many times by Sean and his friends, Jordan decides to push back by joining the team, gaining the respect of the coach and his new teammates. Clark is worried that doing so will reveal his powers, but Jonathan convinces him otherwise. Clark allows Jordan to join the team, and takes a job as the school's assistant coach. Sarah breaks up with Sean and quits the cheerleading team after an argument with her mother. However, Lana and Sarah eventually make up after the former reveals the dysfunctional state of their family like her father sleeping on the couch, Sophie picking on the kids in her class, and Lana abusing sleeping medication. Lois finds a woman named Sharon Powell to talk to regarding Morgan Edge's previous dealings that involved her son Derek. "Subjekt-11", a man with super-strength that rivals Superman's, ambushes Lois when she goes to meet with Sharon, but Superman saves them both. Subjekt-11 is later trying to leave town while asking Morgan on the phone what Larr's going to do to clean up the incident. Morgan's personal assistant Leslie Larr appears in the road and uses her heat vision to kill him. She calls up Morgan and tells him "It's done. I'll call a team".
44"Haywire"James BamfordMichael NarducciMarch 16, 2021 (2021-03-16)1.21[29]
General Lane asks Clark to escort Thaddeus Killgrave, who is being transferred out of Metropolis Penitentiary due to Superman's recent absence from the city. After Clark refuses to make an appearance in order to spend time with his family, Lane warns the twins not to distract their father from his role as Superman. Meanwhile, Lois asks Clark to show up to a town meeting to rally opposition to Edge's motion to re-open the local Shuster Mines. Superman gets tied up searching for Killgrave who was sprung out by Intergang, which results in Edge winning the mining vote. Meanwhile, Jonathan and Jordan's football teammate Tag Harris increasingly starts vibrating uncontrollably from his broken arm. The twins try unsuccessfully to help Tag, who is inadvertently becoming more and more dangerous. As Superman battles Killgrave, he hears Jonathan's ELT call for help, giving him added determination to quickly defeat Killgrave and come to the aid of his sons and Tag. Seeing that Clark is putting increased importance on his family, General Lane initiates a contingency plan called Project 7734 inspired by the dog tag that Captain Luthor gave him. Meanwhile, Edge and Larr discover a supply of X-Kryptonite buried in the Shuster Mine.
55"The Best of Smallville"Rachel TalalayTeleplay by : Brent Fletcher and Nadria Tucker
Story by : Todd Helbing		March 23, 2021 (2021-03-23)1.24[30]
The Harvest Festival comes to Smallville. After Eliza breaks up with him, Jonathan begins to act out (including drinking at the Festival), which reminds Clark about the last Festival before he decided to move to Metropolis. Sharon brings her son Derek to the Smallville Gazette, where he claims that he was in a coma and had suffered from memory loss. Suspicious, Chrissy tracks Derek after a fire breaks out at the Smallville Community Center (which Derek himself caused due to struggling with powers like Tag). Meanwhile, Captain Luthor introduces himself to Lois as Marcus Bridgewater and offers to help with her investigation on Edge. Chrissy finds Derek with Larr, re-exposing him to X-Kryptonite radiation to stabilize his powers. Luthor tries to destroy both Derek and Superman, but both are unharmed. Derek uses his heat vision with his eyes closed and disintegrates. Lana presents a bench to the town that serves as a memorial to Martha. Luthor sees Lois happy with Clark and is reminded of the Lois on his world who was his wife. After a date at the Festival, Sarah and Jordan decide to remain as friends. As Jordan is walking home, he is ambushed by a super-powered Tag who wants to know what he did to him.
66"Broken Trust"Sudz SutherlandKatie AldrinMay 18, 2021 (2021-05-18)0.72[31]
Jordan calls Superman for help, scaring Tag. As a result of his attack, Jordan develops a migraine when hearing high-pitched sounds, almost activating his heat vision. He chooses to not tell Clark, so he can still play in the game against Metropolis. While Smallville does win, Jordan is forced to reveal his condition to Clark after the Metropolis team tackles him. Meanwhile, Edge promotes Lana to a manager for his mining operation, much to her and Kyle's surprise. Lois approaches Lana about investigating Edge. Later, she and Marcus discover that the mine contains X-Kryptonite. Larr finds them and attacks, but Marcus knocks her out. Lois wants answers from Marcus, but is called by Clark. Superman finds Tag in Metropolis after Lana reports Tag kidnapped Sarah. Superman protects him from the DOD, who attempted to use regular and Kryptonite bullets. Meanwhile, Jordan gets in a fight with the Metropolis team and is about to punch one of them when Jonathan steps in, accidentally breaking his wrist. The next day, Lana agrees to help Lois investigate Edge. Jordan's body starts going into shock, so Clark takes him to the Fortress.
77"Man of Steel"David RamseyJai JamisonMay 25, 2021 (2021-05-25)0.80[32]
Jordan's super-hearing has started to develop causing headaches, forcing him to stay home. Meanwhile, Lana must choose five candidates for Edge's "Leadership Program" involving her old friend Emily Phan. She assumes that these candidates will be in "Edge's X-Kryptonite Army". Lois arranges a meeting between Marcus and Superman in order to get the former to reveal his true identity, however, at the meeting Marcus attacks Superman using red solar flares and a kinetic hammer. Jordan hears his father is in trouble and the twins save him by hitting Marcus with a truck. The DOD detains Marcus, whose real name is revealed as John Henry Irons. In flashbacks, John was married to Lois and had a daughter, Natalie. Superman and several others with Kryptonian abilities attacked Metropolis, killing Lois. John created his suit with Natalie and the AI was initially programmed for Lex Luthor of John's Earth.
88"Holding the Wrench"Norma BaileyKristi KorzecJune 1, 2021 (2021-06-01)0.90[33]
John is interrogated at the DOD, but wants to only speak to Lois. Jonathan and Lois explore John's RV, where they find photos of him, as well as his Earth's Superman, Lois, and Natalie. When Jonathan explores the RV on his own, he has to be saved from the AI by Superman. Lois yells at Jonathan in anger, but Clark suggests that there is more on her mind. Lois returns to a therapist who helped her years earlier when she had a miscarriage with a baby girl, who would have been named Natalie. Meanwhile, Sarah tries out for a singing competition in school and is assisted by Jordan, after Kyle abandons her upon learning that he was not chosen for Edge's Leadership program. Lt. Reno Rosetti displays Kryptonian powers when he tries to kidnap John. He fights Superman, weakened by Kryptonite gas, before being killed by John, who is talked down from killing Superman by Lois, who empathizes with his loss. Sam is forced to reveal Project 7734, an R&D Division for weapons designed to harm Superman if he should turn. John is released by the DOD and drives off, as Lois apologizes to Jonathan and reveals her miscarriage to him.
99"Loyal Subjekts"Eric Dean SeatonAndrew N. WongJune 8, 2021 (2021-06-08)0.92[34]
Edge realizes that Lana has been feeding Lois intel after the latter confronts him about putting Kryptonian consciousnesses into people with help from Dabney Donovan. Jordan is infected by the Kryptonite gas inhaled by his father and is taken to the Fortress of Solitude so that Jor-El's A.I. can help heal him. This forces him to miss Sarah's talent show performance, causing a rift between the two. Meanwhile, Edge activates his Subjekts, including Emily, and has them attack the Kent farm. Jonathan and Sam fight them with Project 7734 weapons before Kyle arrives, revealing himself as one of Edge's Subjekts. Superman returns to the farm and drives the attackers away. Kyle returns home and tells Lana he blacked out and does not remember what happened. Clark and Lois realize that the reason Edge is staying in Smallville is that only the local people can become non-flawed Subjekts as they have been exposed to the X-Kryptonite in the ground for a long period of time. Edge later summons Superman and reveals that he is his Kryptonian "brother".
1010"O Mother, Where Art Thou?"Harry JierjianAdam MallingerJune 15, 2021 (2021-06-15)0.96[35]
Edge reveals himself as Tal-Rho, son of Zeta-Rho and Lara Lor-Van, making him Kal-El's half-brother. When his mother, now married to Jor-El, first warned that Krypton was dying, his father sent him to Earth to resurrect Krypton with the Eradicator, the device used to implant Kryptonian minds and DNA into humans, created by their mother. His pod landed in England, where he was kept in prison and experimented on before escaping. Edge offers Superman the chance to join his "family" before leaving. Upon obtaining the Eradicator and the cooperation of Dabney Donovan, Superman and the DOD use it to implant his mother's mind into Lana, who volunteers for this task, so she can reverse the process on Edge's Subjekts. Meanwhile, the twins tell Sarah the truth about Kyle and she sees the Kryptonian inside of him. Superman powers the Eradicator with a solar flare, returning everyone back to normal, including Kyle and Lana. Sam orders for Edge to be found. Superman lands close to the Fortress of Solitude with the Eradicator before passing out, now drained of his powers. Elsewhere, Edge and Larr are in a canyon, preparing their next move.
1111"A Brief Reminiscence In-Between Cataclysmic Events"Gregory SmithBrent FletcherJune 22, 2021 (2021-06-22)0.85[36]
Superman experiences flashbacks of his life before and after meeting Lois, including discovering his Kryptonian heritage, starting his career at The Daily Planet, fighting Atom-Man, and first meeting Lois, their marriage, and the birth of the twin sons. Throughout these flashbacks, he sees images of a ghostly figure in black, which he eventually deduces to be Tal-Rho. Superman awakes from his dream to discover Tal-Rho had followed him to the Fortress of Solitude and explored his memories using Kryptonian technology invented by Ter-Loc, revealing Superman's human family. Tal-Rho demands Superman's allegiance but is refused. After saving Kyle from his brainwashing, Lois prepares for war against Edge, and Sarah and Jordan start a relationship. A weakened Superman is unable to prevent Tal-Rho from destroying the crystal housing the copy of Jor-El's consciousness and leaving for the Kent farm and threatening his family. At the Kent farm, Superman arrives just in time to save his family, swearing allegiance to Tal-Rho in exchange for their safety. Tal-Rho takes Superman to his desert fortress and places him in the Eradicator under the guidance of Zeta-Rho's holographic representation, while Lois calls John and expresses concern that Superman has been turned by Tal-Rho.
1212"Through the Valley of Death"Alexandra La RocheKatie Aldrin & Michael NarducciJuly 13, 2021 (2021-07-13)0.87[37]
Tal-Rho has implanted General Zod's consciousness into Superman, but he continues to try to fight his mind being taken over. John returns to Smallville ready to take down Superman with a red solar rocket he had designed on his Earth. Parts for the rocket are obtained from A.R.G.U.S. under false pretenses, delivered by John Diggle. Lois reveals to John that Clark is Superman and together with Diggle and Jonathan tries to convince him that he can still be saved. Elsewhere, the Cushings are being blamed by other Smallville residents for what happened with Edge. Jordan locates his father with his super-hearing and John goes out to confront him, discovering that Zod has taken over his mind. During the fight Superman temporarily breaks out from Zod's control and instructs John to kill him, but instead of doing so, John encourages him to fight back for his family, resulting in Superman successfully expelling Zod. Tal-Rho realizes that Zod is gone and escapes his Fortress with the Eradicator, chased by Superman and John. Tal-Rho heats up the Eradicator just as John shoots him with his rocket. Tal-Rho is captured as the DOD turn their attention to locating Leslie Larr.
1313"Fail Safe"Ian SamoilJai Jamison & Kristi KorzecJuly 20, 2021 (2021-07-20)0.84[38]
Larr tries to attack the DOD facility housing Tal-Rho, but is intercepted and captured by Superman and John. With the final Kryptonian captured, Sam wants to disband Project 7734, but Superman opposes the idea and wants to preserve the weapons as a fail safe. Lois dislikes the idea, but finally agrees on the condition that the DOD hands the project over to John. Sam wants to bury the story of what really happened with Edge and initially Lois agrees, but after seeing the hardships faced by the Cushings and Lana snapping at Mayor Dean for lying about having their back, leaks the real story to Chrissy. In his Kryptonite chamber, Tal-Rho remembers his training and how he once disagreed with his father's ultimate plan for restoring Krypton, which would result in his own death. Now he agrees with the plan and allows the Eradicator to take over his mind. He breaks out of his chamber, escapes the DOD facility, and flies out to space to feed on solar energy.
1414"The Eradicator"Alexandra La RocheMax Cunningham & Brent FletcherAugust 10, 2021 (2021-08-10)0.73[39]
Smallville businesses struggle while the residents grow angry with DOD's presence in the town. Chrissy gets an offer to sell the Gazette while the Cushings make plans to move out of town after Kyle gets a job offer in Bristol County. Sam tries to calm the residents at a town hall meeting, but fails when he is forced to dodge Sharon Powell's question about Derek's death after being informed that Tal-Rho has broken Larr out of the DOD facility. Superman and John confront Tal-Rho and Larr in Metropolis where Tal-Rho uses his new powers to create four new Subjekts out of the crowd and unleashes them on the city. While Superman and John are able to apprehend Larr and the four Subjects, Tal-Rho manages to escape. Meanwhile, Sam picks up the twins and Sarah from a party to take them to safety. They are attacked by Tal-Rho who kidnaps Jordan and implants Zeta-Rho's consciousness into him.
1515"Last Sons of Krypton"Tom CavanaghStory by : Kristi Korzec & Michael Narducci
Teleplay by : Brent Fletcher & Todd Helbing		August 17, 2021 (2021-08-17)0.67[40]
Zeta-Rho allows Jordan to contact Superman and keeps him busy, while Tal-Rho turns six DOD soldiers into Krypton's Defense Council. Tal-Rho enters the Shuster Mines to resurrect Krypton, while Superman and John fight Zeta-Rho and the Council. John knocks out Zeta-Rho and takes an unconscious Jordan to the farm, where Lois enters his mind with Tal-Rho's Kryptonian device and successfully convinces him of his strength, expelling Zeta-Rho. Meanwhile, Superman holds Tal-Rho in place while John throws his kinetic hammer, powered with solar energy, at him at maximum force, depowering him and ending the conflict. Superman goes public with the truth about Edge's origin. The Cushings decide to stay in Smallville after Kyle is offered his old job back. Lois purchases half of the Gazette to keep Chrissy from selling it away. Sam decides to step down from active duty at the DOD. Superman recovers the pieces of his father's crystal from the Fortress of Solitude and buries them at the Kent Farm. John plans to leave Smallville when a vessel locks onto his suit and lands at the farm. His daughter Natalie comes out of the vessel and reunites with John while mistaking Lois for her late mom.

Season 2 (2022)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date [24]U.S. viewers
(millions)
161"What Lies Beneath"Gregory SmithBrent Fletcher & Todd HelbingJanuary 11, 2022 (2022-01-11)1.09[41]
Three months have passed since Tal-Rho's defeat and Natalie's arrival. Lois is displeased with Chrissy's interviewees for the Gazette and busts Jonathan for nearly having sex with a girl. Lana helps mayoral candidate Daniel Hart in the election against Mayor George Dean. While rescuing a North Korean submarine, Superman suffers from a painful vision, and it happens again during an earthquake. He witnesses a team of young superpowered individuals rescuing people from the mines, and learns they're working for Lt. Gen. Mitch Anderson and the DOD since Superman refuses to prioritize America over the rest of the world. Meanwhile, Sarah returns home from camp, but acts distantly towards Jordan. In Metropolis, Natalie struggles to adjust to Earth-Prime. John contacts Lois, who talks with Natalie and allows her and John to stay with them. Deep in the mines, a gigantic hand smashes through one of the walls.
172"The Ties That Bind"David RamseyKristi Korzec & Michael NarducciJanuary 18, 2022 (2022-01-18)1.10[42]
Clark suffers another vision and visits Tal-Rho, who claims he is powerless though offers to help if taken to his fortress. Clark refuses, but later a vision prevents him from defeating Phillip Karnowski, so Anderson's team (now including Tag Harris) steps in. Meanwhile, comments from one of Lois's old sources threaten the Gazette, but she ignores it and interviews Dr. Faulkner about the tremors with Chrissy at the mines. Hart drops out of the race while Natalie befriends Sarah. Clark and Jordan agree to Tal-Rho's offer; he awakens a hologram of his and Clark's mother, Lara. As another tremor occurs, a monster attacks a group in the mines and Clark suffers another vision while Tal-Rho (who lied about his powers) briefly fights Jordan. Lara deduces that the visions are due to a cosmological event that coincides with the tremors. That night, Tal-Rho is returned to prison, Lana decides to run for mayor, Jonathan hypothesizes that his teammate Timmy is taking steroids, Sarah tells Jordan that she kissed a girl named Aubrey at camp, Dr. Faulkner calls her boss about what was in the mines, and Lois reveals to Chrissy that her old source is her sister Lucy Lane.
183"The Thing in the Mines"Gregory SmithKatie Aldrin & Juliana JamesJanuary 25, 2022 (2022-01-25)0.90[43]
Clark's visions worsen and he experiences outbursts with Jordan and Jonathan. Lana continues her campaign despite citizens having doubts due to the Tal-Rho incident. Sam advises Clark to settle his differences with Anderson and gets John access to the mines. Lois and Sam discuss his hesitation to contact Lucy, who nearly killed herself while in Ally Allston's cult. John discovers a detonated rock in the mines and is knocked out by Faulkner. After another detonation, a mysterious figure in a metal suit emerges and fights Superman. John regains consciousness and blasts away part of the helmet. Superman and the figure suffer more visions and the latter flees. Natalie confronts her father about him continuing to fight with the armor. Meanwhile, Jordan, while initially unsure about how to continue his relationship with Sarah, apologizes and gifts her Martha's necklace to display his commitment. Jonathan discovers his girlfriend, Candice, is selling a crystal substance and asks her for some. Sam arranges for Lois and Lucy to talk in person, but Ally appears in Lucy's place. In the arctic, the figure is revealed to be a scarred, pale version of Superman whose suit bears a mirrored image of Superman's crest.
194"The Inverse Method"Melissa HickeyJai Jamison & Andrew N. WongFebruary 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)0.78[44]
Five years prior, Lucy moved out of the Kent apartment after arguing with Lois over Ally. In the present, Ally threatens Lois. Under the alias Penelope Collins, Chrissy attends Ally's Inverse Method event while Lucy confronts Lois. Ally sees through Chrissy's disguise and plays live footage of Lois admitting she omitted details about how Lucy saw her "other half" in her article on Ally, straining Lois and Chrissy's friendship. Meanwhile, the Superman-like figure attacks Clark at the barn, but is repelled by John. Afterwards, John has Clark give their energy readings to Anderson. Against Clark's advice, Anderson's team attacks the figure at Salar de Uyuni. Clark and John arrive, and during the fight, two of the team are killed, Tag escapes with the figure's necklace, and John is injured and hospitalized. Meanwhile, Jonathan begins taking the crystal substance. That night, Dean promises to keep the Cushings' family business out of the election, Kyle visits a bartender, Sam agrees to secretly train Jordan, and Chrissy calls Ally for information on Lois.
205"Girl... You'll Be A Woman, Soon"Diana ValentineRina Mimoun & Adam MallingerFebruary 22, 2022 (2022-02-22)0.79[45]
Lois wonders if the cult is connected to the figure. She learns that Faulkner is a member and visits her only to find that the figure killed her and is tracking Ally. Chrissy visits Ally, who forces a mysterious pendant onto her, allowing her to meet a "bizarro" version of herself in an alternate world. Superman defends Ally from the figure, who he identifies as his other self. Superman defeats him and brings him to Lara. Meanwhile, Sam lets Jonathan come along for Jordan's training, but Jonathan takes the substance and acts aggressively. That night, at Sarah's quinceañera, Kyle learns from Tonya— the bartender, whom he was once having an affair with— that her girlfriend threatened to leak the affair to Dean. Sarah overhears and tells Lana in front of Kyle. Chrissy tells Lois that Ally's other self has taken over the other world. Jonathan develops powers thanks to the substance, and passes them off as his own to Jordan. At Tal-Rho's Fortress, Clark's other self tells him that Ally will destroy everything he loves unless he kills her.
216"Tried and True"Amy Jo JohnsonMax Kronick & Patrick Barton LeahyMarch 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)0.76[46]
Superman's other self warns that if Ally acquires both pendants, she will become godlike and says he is not powerful enough to destroy them. Meanwhile, Anderson is berated by his superior General Hardcastle for his poor partnership with Superman. Kyle tries to apologize to Lana, but she turns him away. Lana learns from Tonya that Kyle broke things off two years prior shortly after Sarah's accident. Jordan catches Jonathan with an inhaler, but he passes it off as Candice's. Sam brings Lucy to talk to Lois and forbids them from discussing Ally. They begin to bond again. At that night's football game, Jonathan is put into Timmy's position and Jordan overhears that it was because Timmy was caught with the same inhaler. He realizes Jonathan has been using X-Kryptonite and confronts him. Lucy argues with Lois over Ally and leaves. Lana tells Kyle to move out. Anderson arrests Superman for treason for withholding information, and imprisons him with Tal-Rho.
227"Anti-Hero"Elizabeth HenstridgeMax Cunningham & Michael NarducciMarch 8, 2022 (2022-03-08)0.77[47]
Jonathan is caught with Candice's X-K and Lois finds out. Lana advises her to listen to Jonathan regardless of his explanation. Sarah vents to Aubrey and she advises her to talk to Kyle. Meanwhile, Superman awakens in prison with Tal-Rho and begs Anderson to investigate Ally. After Anderson harms Tal-Rho to coerce Superman into giving information, the Kryptonian brothers fake a fight in order to break out. They flee to Tal-Rho's Fortress where Superman's other self states that he and his Tal-Rho were inseparable until his Tal-Rho's wife tried to kill him. Anderson steals X-K and Project 7734 weapons and locates Tal-Rho's Fortress, ultimately injuring Tal-Rho and killing Superman's bizarre duplicate. Superman brings Tal-Rho near the sun, allowing him to heal before he returns him to prison. Clark returns home, Sarah finds Kyle, and Dean tries to use Kyle's affair to his advantage, but Lana convinces his supporters to ignore it. With a warrant out for his arrest, Anderson visits Ally with the inverse world's pendant.
238"Into Oblivion"Sudz Sutherland
Gregory Smith		Juliana James & Kristi KorzecMarch 22, 2022 (2022-03-22)0.80[48]
One year prior, Natalie chases John during a temporal anomaly and is lost for six months. In the present day, John awakens with brain trauma while Natalie struggles to forgive Clark. Sam discovers that Anderson stole the pendants while Lucy sends cryptic goodbyes. Chrissy joins Anderson and the cult at the mines where they open a portal to the Inverse World. Anderson steals the pendants and enters while Superman is able to pull Chrissy and Ally out, though Lucy is not found. Meanwhile, Kyle helps a reluctant Lana prepare for the "family values" questions for her debate with Dean. At school, Sarah asks Jordan if they can hang out with Aubrey. Football season is canceled, though Jonathan stays quiet about Candice and is forced to work at a convenience store. That night, Jordan defends Jonathan and Candice from an X-K dealer and skips out on Sarah. Natalie forgives Clark and he offers her and John a house owned by an old friend of his. Lucy arrives at Lois's door and states that she stayed behind. Sam brings her to her apartment, but she spikes his drink and steals his DOD keycard for Ally.
249"30 Days and 30 Nights"Ian SamoilKatie Aldrin & Jai JamisonMarch 29, 2022 (2022-03-29)0.68[49]
Ally is freed from the DOD and Superman chases her into the Inverse World. A month passes without his return, so John begins filling in for him. On election day, Lana stands up for Jonathan when a parent rebukes him about football season. Jordan secretly rescues Kyle from a fire while John puts it out. He tells Lois, and she orders Jordan to not use his powers for vigilantism. Natalie gets upset at John for not remembering that it is the day her mother died. Sam realizes that the fire was at an X-K dealing hub and promises Jonathan immunity for his source, so Candice comes forward. Sam and Lois are captured at an X-K manufacturing hub, but are rescued by Jordan. Lana wins the election. John and Natalie reconcile and watch old videos of their Lois. Sarah is upset that Jordan missed the entire day and breaks up with him, believing that he isn't putting her first. Later, the Inverse Jonathan arrives at the Kent house and tells Lois and Jordan that their Clark was "too late." Superman is shown on the ground.
2510"Bizarros in a Bizarro World"Louis Shaw MilitoBrent Fletcher & Todd HelbingApril 26, 2022 (2022-04-26)0.83[50]
In flashbacks, the histories of the Inverse World's inhabitants are shown. Kal-El is a celebrity and is close with Tal-Rho, who is married to Lana. Years later, he becomes obsessed with his fame and neglects his sons. Jonathan (known as Jon-El) develops powers and joins Ally alongside Lana (who also gains powers) and Tal-Rho. Lois and Jordan leave Kal-El and go into hiding with Sam as Ally takes control of the DOD and the media. After Earth-Prime's Anderson's arrival, he fails to merge with his other self, who is then killed by Jon-El. With Chrissy's help, he finds Lois. After Superman's arrival, he reconciles with Anderson and they fight Jon-El, Lana, and Tal-Rho. Jon-El kills Anderson and gives the pendants to Ally, who merges with her other self and instructs Jon-El to do the same. Jon-El travels to Earth-Prime, and Tal-Rho allows Superman to chase after him.
2611"Truth and Consequences"David RamseyAndrew N. WongMay 3, 2022 (2022-05-03)0.73[51]
Superman returns in time to stop Jon-El from merging with Jonathan. Clark tracks Jon-El using Jonathan's visions, but is stopped by Lana unaware that a month passed or that she won the election. The following day, Jon-El intimidates Sarah in her new car and kidnaps Lana. Lois realizes this and hides the truth from Sarah. Jon-El draws out and defeats Superman with kryptonite while summoning the Inverse Lana. She arrives in the mines and attacks John and Natalie, who were mining for X-K. Natalie stabs her and she flees back to the Inverse World. Jordan intercepts Jon-El and flies for the first time. In the sky, he knocks out Jon-El and nearly falls himself. Lana is able to remove the kryptonite in time for Superman to free her and rescue Jordan. Jon-El is remanded to DOD custody. Superman brings Lana home and tells her that Jon-El is not Jonathan. With his family's support, Clark tells Lana that he's Superman.

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.[2] On January 14, 2020, The CW officially ordered Superman & Lois to series.[52] The first season consisted of 15 episodes.[53] The series Everwood and Friday Night Lights served as inspirations for the series, given they were also family dramas. Helbing explained 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".[1] On March 2, 2021, The CW renewed the series for a second season which premiered on January 11, 2022.[54] On March 22, 2022, The CW renewed the series for a third season.[55]

Casting

Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch were signed on to reprise their roles as Clark Kent and Lois Lane from Supergirl.[2] In February 2020, Jordan Elsass and Alexander Garfin were cast as Clark and Lois' sons Jonathan Kent and Jordan Kent, respectively.[3] In April, Dylan Walsh was cast as Samuel Lane. Walsh replaces Glenn Morshower, who previously recurred in the role on Supergirl.[11] Emmanuelle Chriqui was also cast as Lana Lang,[12] along with Erik Valdez as Kyle Cushing.[4] The next month, Wolé Parks was cast as "The Stranger" while Inde Navarrette was cast as Sarah Cushing.[7][5] Additionally, Adam Rayner portrays Morgan Edge, who was previously portrayed by Adrian Pasdar in Supergirl.[9]

In October 2020, Sofia Hasmik and Stacey Farber were cast in the recurring roles of Chrissy Beppo and Leslie Larr, respectively.[15][17] 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.[22] In June 2021, Hasmik was promoted to a series regular for the second season.[14] In August 2021, Tayler Buck, who guest starred in the first season, was promoted to a series regular for the second season.[13] In October 2021, Ian Bohen was cast in a recurring role as Lt. Mitch Anderson for the second season.[56] Jenna Dewan, who previously played Lucy Lane on Supergirl reprised her role in the second season.[57]

Filming

Production on the pilot was expected to begin on March 23, 2020, in Vancouver, British Columbia, and conclude on May 14.[58] 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.[59][60] In late July 2020, Warner Bros. Television planned for the Vancouver-based production to restart in late August.[61] Filming of season 1 began on October 21, 2020, and concluded on July 2, 2021.[62][63][64] The series is filmed on location in Surrey, British Columbia.[65][66] Season 2 began filming on September 15, 2021,[67] and is scheduled to conclude on May 5, 2022.[68]

Writing

In November 2020, series writer Nadria Tucker announced she was fired from the show, claiming it was for "pushing back on racist and sexist storylines." She also claimed she worked on all 15 episodes of the first season, but was only paid for 13 of them.[69][70][71] In a statement, WBTV claimed that "Warner Bros. Television did not exercise its option to extend her [contract] for additional episodes" and that "WBTV was transparent and told her why it was not picking up her option."[72]

Speaking to the lack of greater Arrowverse connections in the first season, Helbing felt there was "this weird set of circumstances where, because of production or timing or COVID, everything in the show that was related to the Arrowverse has gotten pulled out". He added that as development progressed further away from the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover, "it felt like we were opening a can of worms every time we had to explain the connection", though he was hopeful more connections or proper crossovers could occur in the second season.[73]

Broadcast

Superman & Lois premiered on February 23, 2021,[74] 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.[75] After a delay in production caused by COVID-19, the series went on hiatus after the fifth episode, during which the sixth season of Supergirl took over the series' timeslot.[76] The entire first season of Superman & Lois became available on HBO Max on September 17, 2021.[77] The second season premiered on January 11, 2022.[78][79]

CTV Sci-Fi Channel airs the series in Canada.[80] The BBC acquired the UK broadcast rights to the show. The series premiered on BBC One on 4 December 2021, and was made available to stream on iPlayer.[81]

Home media

Season one of Superman & Lois was released on Blu-ray and DVD on October 19, 2021.[77]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 88% based on 43 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Though it may be a bit too grounded for some viewers, Superman & Lois draws strength from unexpected places – without skimping on the action – to carve its own path in a crowded superhero universe."[82] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100 based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[83]

Season 1

The pilot episode's rating of 1.75 million viewers is the second-best premiere of any CW series since the debut of Batwoman in October 2019 with 1.86 million viewers.[84] In addition, the premiere was streamed by 716,000 households in the United States according to Samba TV.[85] The live broadcast of the premiere on BBC One garnered a viewership of 2.75 million households.[86]

Viewership and ratings per episode of Superman & Lois
No. Title Air dateRating
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" February 23, 20210.41.75[26]0.41.400.83.15[87]
2 "Heritage (Season Premiere)" March 2, 20210.31.24[27]0.41.470.72.71[88]
3 "The Perks of Not Being a Wallflower" March 9, 20210.31.25[28]0.31.290.62.54[89]
4 "Haywire" March 16, 20210.21.21[29]N/AN/AN/AN/A
5 "The Best of Smallville" March 23, 20210.31.24[30]N/AN/AN/AN/A
6 "Broken Trust" May 18, 20210.10.72[31]0.31.030.41.75[31]
7 "Man of Steel" May 25, 20210.20.80[32]0.30.990.41.79[32]
8 "Holding the Wrench" June 1, 20210.10.90[33]0.20.930.41.84[33]
9 "Loyal Subjekts" June 8, 20210.20.92[34]0.20.880.41.80[34]
10 "O Mother, Where Art Thou?" June 15, 20210.20.96[35]0.30.940.51.90[35]
11 "A Brief Reminiscence In-Between Cataclysmic Events" June 22, 20210.20.85[36]0.30.930.41.77[36]
12 "Through the Valley of Death" July 13, 20210.20.87[37]0.20.840.41.71[37]
13 "Fail Safe" July 20, 20210.20.84[38]0.20.930.41.76[38]
14 "The Eradicator" August 10, 20210.10.73[39]0.20.830.31.56[90]
15 "Last Sons of Krypton" August 17, 20210.10.67[40]0.20.900.31.57[40]

Season 2

The premiere of Season 2 was the most-watched premiere for a CW show for the 2021–22 season, in addition to being the most-watched premiere for the channel since Kung Fu in April 2021.[91] 420,000 US households streamed the episode within one day according to Samba TV.[92]

Viewership and ratings per episode of Superman & Lois
No. Title Air dateRating
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)
1 "What Lies Beneath" January 11, 20220.21.09[41]TBDTBDTBDTBD
2 "The Ties That Bind" January 18, 20220.21.10[93]TBDTBDTBDTBD
3 "The Thing in the Mines" January 25, 20220.20.90[43]TBDTBDTBDTBD
4 "The Inverse Method" February 1, 20220.20.78[44]TBDTBDTBDTBD
5 "Girl... You'll Be A Woman, Soon" February 22, 20220.20.79[45]TBDTBDTBDTBD
6 "Tried and True" March 1, 20220.20.76[46]TBDTBDTBDTBD
7 "Anti-Hero" March 8, 20220.10.77[47]0.20.740.31.51[94]
8 "Into Oblivion" March 22, 20220.10.80[48]TBDTBDTBDTBD
9 "30 Days and 30 Nights" March 29, 20220.10.68[49]TBDTBDTBDTBD
10 "Bizarros in a Bizarro World" April 26, 20220.20.83[50]TBDTBDTBDTBD
11 "Truth and Consequences" May 3, 20220.20.73[51]TBDTBDTBDTBD

Accolades
Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref
2021 Hollywood Critics Association Best Broadcast Network Series, Drama Nominated [95]
Harvey Awards Best Adaptation from Comic Book/Graphic Novel Nominated [96]
People's Choice Awards The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show of 2021 Nominated [97]
2022 Critics Choice Super Awards Best Actor in a Superhero Series Tyler Hoechlin Nominated [98]
Best Superhero Series Nominated [98]
American Society of Cinematographers Awards Outstanding Achievement in Episode of a One-Hour Television Series – Commercial Gavin Struthers Nominated [99]
CAFTCAD Awards Best Costume Design in TV - Sci-Fi/Fantasy Katrina McCarthy Pending [100]

Comic book tie-ins

In January 2022, DC Comics announced Earth-Prime, a six-issue comic event set entirely in the universe of DC's superhero shows. Each of the first five issues spotlight a different CW/DC superhero series, with the sixth issue serving as a crossover finale. The comic series is considered part of the superhero television shows' canon. Earth-Prime #2 features Superman & Lois, written by Adam Mallinger, Jai Jamison and Andrew Wong with art by Tom Grummett and Norm Rapmund and was released on April 19, 2022. The comic includes Clark/Superman and Lois trying to celebrate their first wedding anniversary, Clark remembering his father Jonathan on Father's Day, and the origin story of the Superman from John Henry Irons' unnamed Earth.[101]

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