Prepare to see the Man of Steel like you've never seen him before.
Earlier today, The CW offered a first look at Superman & Lois star Tyler Hoechlin's new costume for the series. In the reveal, both he and costume designer Laura Jean Shannon offered a few new details about what had been updated. Additionally, he revealed, "The story we're telling about Clark/Superman at this point in his life is unique and something we've never seen before."
"I find that the new suit is representative of the show. Just as this suit is unique and set apart from the ones that preceded it, the story we're telling about Clark/Superman at this point in his life is unique and something we've never seen before," Hoechlin said in his full statement. "I appreciate the opportunity to wear the suit and the responsibility that comes with it."
"But it's always interesting when I'm asked how I feel about 'my new suit,' because I've always felt that the suit doesn't belong to me; it belongs to everyone that finds some kind of meaning in that suit, in the symbol on the chest," he continued. "I just happen to be the one wearing it."
"I come from the world of baseball and a line of coaches that always preached that the name on the front of the jersey is more important than the one on the back. Because when you wear that jersey, it represents not only you, but your entire team, and everyone that has ever worn that jersey that came before you. So when I wear the suit, that's what it means to me," he added. "It represents everything that Superman stands for and has stood for, for almost a century now. And I look forward to carrying on that tradition."
"We got Superman into some custom athletic inspired Super-Boots as a 'jumping off point' and focused on a new neckline and cape to maximize the billowing and movement we all love to see in the books and films that have defined this character for generations," Shannon explained. "A streamlined muscle structure and updated paint job combined with some dynamic design lines and a sculpted armored belt all took his established custom fabric into a new direction to solidify the new look for Superman in Superman & Lois."
Back at Warner Bros.' DC FanDome event in August, showrunner Todd Helbing explained why it was necessary for Superman & Lois to develop a new suit for the Man of Steel. "Originally, you [Tyler Hoechlin] came on for the crossovers and that suit just wasn't built to sustain a series," he explained at the time. "It gave us this fresh slate. Yeah, let's make a new suit."
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.