Fans of the Man of Steel will be delighted to learn that Superman & Lois is returning for a new season at The CW. This announcement comes alongside a slew of other renewals as the network prepares for the 2022-2023 programming season. Since its debut, Superman & Lois has been a success for the network with fans praising the new iteration of the iconic hero and critics appreciating the optimism and sincerity of the show. Additionally, given the network’s commitment to the ‘Arrowverse’ shows, this renewal does not come as a surprise.
Superman & Lois tells a more grounded story of the larger-than-life superhero with a focus on his family life with the famed reporter, Lois Lane, and their children. The first season drives this home as it chronicles the family’s return to Smallville. However, their new lives are interrupted by the introduction of The Stranger, and Morgan Edge’s evil schemes. The second season of the show took bolder steps in plot lines and storytelling with the introduction of Bizarro, and the Inverse Method cult. However, the season made efforts to not lose its grounded approach to telling the characters’ stories. While story details of the upcoming season have not been released at the moment, it is expected that the third season will keep in tandem of humanizing the god-like hero.
The show’s titular characters are played by Tyler Hoechlin as Superman/Clark Kent, while Elizabeth Tulloch plays Lois Lane. Jordan Elsass and Alex Garfin play the couple’s sons–Jonathan and Jordan Kent respectively. Emmanuelle Chriqui, Wolé Parks, Erik valdez, Inde Navarrette, Tayler Buck, Sofia Hasmik and Dylan Walsh round out the main cast.
Alongside, Superman & Lois, other shows to be renewed included Riverdale, Walker, Nancy Drew, Kung Fu, All American and fellow Arrowverse show, The Flash. Addressing The CW’s 2022-2023 programming slate, chairman and CEO of the network, Mark Pedowitz, referred to the renewed shows as “the start of a solid foundation” for the network’s future. He also acknowledged that the renewed shows were some of The CW’s “most-streamed and socially-engaged programming,” citing their importance to the network’s overall digital strategy as a result.
Greg Berlanti, Geoff Johns, Sarah Schecter, Todd Helbing, David Madden, Kristi Korzec, and Lee Toland Krieger serve as executive producers on the show while Jennifer Lence, Carl Ogawa, Nadria Tucker, Louis Shaw Milito and Karyn Smith-Forge are on board as producers. Superman & Lois is produced by Berlanti Productions, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television.
No word yet on when Season 3 is expected to air. However, the first season debuted in February 2021, and the second season began airing in January 2022. Should the third season follow this trend, then Superman & Lois will most likely return to our screens in early 2023.