Superman and Lois’s story is about to end. With the next 10-episode fourth season of The CW series, which stars Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch as the lead characters, the DC series’ era at The CW will come to an end. The CW is scheduled to premiere the last season in 2024.
Brad Schwartz, President of Entertainment at The CW Network, said, “Over the last three seasons, Superman & Lois redefined both the superhero genre and family drama as Tyler, Elizabeth and the entire cast effortlessly portrayed these classic characters with new layers of depth and complexity that had never before been explored in the Superman universe.” “We are grateful for the years of hard work and graceful storytelling from the show’s writers, producers, actors and crew, as well as our terrific partners at Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Productions. As Superman embarks on his final flight, the team is leaving us with an absolutely epic 10-episode must-watch-every-minute farewell to one of the most legendary CW families ever.
Superman and Lois have faced several challenges, including budget cuts and strikes following the show’s Season 4 renewal. The writers room was reduced from eight writers to five for the forthcoming season as a result of those cuts, as we previously reported.
Warner Bros. Television, the production studio, promised to offer the upcoming seasons of Superman & Lois and All American: Homecoming for a much lower licence price in order to make them possible for the network under its new lower-cost original programming model. As a result, the shows were renewed in June. Budget cuts for the shows were necessary for the studio to continue making money off of them, which resulted in a fall in the number of series regulars. Not all of them were requested to return on a full-time basis.
The intensive use of special effects in Superman & Lois makes the show more costly than previous CW original dramas, which results in larger cuts. Season 4 will see the return of just four of the 12 regulars from Season 3: Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Michael Bishop, and Alex Garfin.
“While we’re sad to say goodbye to Superman & Lois at the end of Season Four, we’re grateful for the time we’ve had with our amazing cast, crew, vfx teams, editors, musical geniuses, and writers. Since the day this show was first discussed, it was about family. And that’s what was created—on and off screen,” said executive producers and co-showrunners Todd Helbing and Brent Fletcher. “We’d like to thank our partners at Berlanti Productions, DC, WB and The CW for their endless support and enthusiasm during this journey…and give a very special thank you to all the fans for tuning in. We’re thrilled about what we have in store in our final season, and can’t wait for everyone to watch as Superman, Lois and all our heroes face off against the biggest threat in the show’s history—Lex Luthor.”
Superman & Lois is a Warner Bros. Television production from Berlanti Productions, with executive producers Todd Helbing, Sarah Schechter, Brent Fletcher, and Geoff Johns. The show is based on the DC characters established by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.