The CW has released a new trailer for Superman and Lois, the next TV series starring Tyler Hoechlin and Bitsie Tulloch as DC’s most famous super couple. After months of fans being teased with backstage peeks and promotional images like the new Superman costume, we now have a look at the final product. Superman and Lois sees Lois and Clark move back to Smallville, where they will raise two teenage children who may or may not end their father’s powers. In the meantime, they need to balance family life with the responsibilities of being public figures in their own right.
The series has already assembled a rather impressive cast; in addition to Hoechlin and Tulloch, Superman and Lois will feature Dylan Walsh as General Sam Lane; Emmanuelle Chriqui as Lana Lang and Erik Valdez as her husband; Adam Rayner as Morgan Edge; and Wole Parks and Stacey Faber in two villain roles.
Here is the official synopsis of the series, through the original CW announcement for the first season:
Inside Superman and Lois, after years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters ravaging Metropolis and alien invaders with the intention of exterminating the human race, the most famous superhero in the world, The Man of Steel, also known as Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin, “Teen Wolf” ) and comics The most famous journalist, Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch, “Grimm”), comes face to face with one of her greatest challenges of all time – dealing with all the stress, pressure and complexities that come with being a parent. who work in today’s society.
To complicate the already difficult job of raising two boys, Clark and Lois must also be concerned that their children Jonathan (Jordan Elsass, “Little Fires Everywhere”) and Jordan (Alexander Garfin, “The Peanuts Movie”) may inherit their son’s son. parent Kryptonian superpowers as they age. Returning to Smallville to run some Kent family businesses, Clark and Lois meet up with Lana Lang (Emmanuelle Chriqui, “Entourage”), a local credit officer who is also Clark’s first love, and her fire chief husband Kyle Cushing (Erik Valdez, “Graceland”). Adults are not the only ones to rediscover old friendships in Smallville while Kent’s children are reunited with Lana and Kyle’s rebellious daughter, Sarah (Inde Navarrette, “Wander Darkly”). Of course, there’s never a dull moment in a superhero’s life, especially with Lois’s father, General Samuel Lane (Dylan Walsh, “Nip / Tuck”) looking for Superman to defeat a villain or save the day at any time .
Meanwhile, Superman and Lois’ return to idyllic Smallville will be interrupted when a mysterious stranger (Wolé Parks, “All American”) comes into their lives. Based on DC characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superman and Lois it was written and produced by Todd Helbing (“The Flash”) and produced by Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Geoff Johns. The series is by Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
Superman and Lois will be launched in the spring of 2021.