After several successful cameo appearances peppered throughout the CW's Arrowverse, the Man of Steel and The Daily Planet's ace reporter are finally getting a series to call their own with Superman & Lois. The CW officially ordered Superman & Lois to series back in January, and the show is finally slated to hit the network soon.
With that said, here's everything we know about the upcoming series.
THE STORY SO FAR
Written by The Flash executive producer Todd Helbing and based on the DC characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superman & Lois revolves around the world’s most famous superhero and comic books’ most famous journalist, as they deal with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents in today’s society.
Tyler Hoechlin made his debut as Kal-El in the Season 2 premiere of Supergirl. He later reprised his role in the 2018 crossover event Elseworlds, which also saw the first appearance of Elizabeth Tulloch's Lois Lane. The fan-favorite couple returned for another appearance in the 2019 crossover event, Crisis on Infinite Earths. And despite some major shake-ups on Batwoman following series star Ruby Rose's exit, there is a forthcoming crossover between Superman and Batwoman that is planned to air sometime next year.
In those earlier crossovers, Superman and Lois return to Argo City, a remnant from the destroyed Krypton. where they conceive their first child. The couple temporarily moves there during Lois' pregnancy to avoid potential stress from Earth's yellow sun. Lois and Clark returned to Earth following the birth of their son to aid in the Crisis event.
When the show opens, Clark Kent has lost his job at The Daily Planet following a massive job layoff. The spin-off series will see DC Comics' most iconic power couple return to Smallville to handle some Kent family business where they will come across Clark's first love, Lana Lang. Their return trip to the small Kansas town will be upended when a mysterious stranger arrives.
The series' official synopsis reads:
In SUPERMAN & LOIS, after years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, the world’s most famous superhero, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin, “Teen Wolf”) and comic books’ most famous journalist, Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch, “Grimm”), come face to face with one of their greatest challenges ever – dealing with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents in today’s society.
SUPERMAN & LOIS' TRAILER
You can see the trailer for Superman & Lois above. There was also a general Arrowverse trailer that featured the couple.
PRODUCTION AND RELEASE DATE
The CW announced that Superman & Lois will premiere Tuesday, February 23 at 9:00pm ET and air following The Flash. Production on Season 1 of Superman & Lois began October 21, 2020. Initial plans to shoot the pilot in March were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the CW superhero show skipped the pilot phase entirely following a straight-to-series order for a thirteen-episode first season. Warner Bros. TV halted production on all of its Arrowverse shows for the majority of the year.
CAST AND CREW
Superman & Lois is being helmed by former The Flash showrunner, Todd Helbing. Helbing will act as the creator and head writer of the series, as well as executive producer along with Arrowverse founder and producer extraordinaire, Greg Berlanti. Joining them as executive producers will be producer Sarah Schechter and comic-book writer and former DC Entertainment COO, Geoff Johns. The eponymous roles of Superman and Lois will be reprised by Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch, respectively.
The super couple's twin teenage sons Jonathan and Jordan will be played by Jordan Elsass (Little Fires Everywhere) and Alexander Garfin (The Peanuts Movie). The series will show Lois and Clark struggle with the possibility that their sons may inherit their father's powers.
Emmanuelle Chriqui (Entourage) has been cast for the series regular role of Lana Lang Cushing. Lang has stayed in Smallville instead of heading to the bright lights of Metropolis like her peers. Chriqui's version of the popular character is a loan officer at Smallville Bank that will run into Clark and re-establish their friendship during a difficult point in her life. Erik Valdez (General Hospital) will play Lana's husband, Kyle Cushing, a created for TV character. The fire chief of Smallville, Cushing is a local hero that resents city folk which will undoubtedly drive a wedge between Lana and Clark. While Inde Navarrette (Wander Darkly) will star as Lana and Kyle's daughter, Sarah Cushing, "a whip-smart, supercool wild child with some demons in her past who becomes friends with the Kent boys, Jonathan and Jordan."
Lois Lane's father, Samuel Lane will be played by Dylan Walsh (Blue Bloods), while Wolé Parks (Yellowstone) has been tapped to play the villain of the series. Parks will play The Stranger -- a mysterious visitor hellbent on proving to the world that it no longer needs Superman.
This article will be updated as more information becomes available.
Superman & Lois stars Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Dylan Walsh, Alex Garfin, Jordan Elsass, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Inde Navarrette and Wolé Parks. The series premieres Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 9 p.m. ET on The CW.