Superman and Lois: The Real Reason for the Series Ending Revealed

Renewed last year for a fourth batch of episodes, Superman and Lois will return to the CW in the fall for what will ultimately be its final season, cut to just 10 episodes.

And if we believe the statements of the president of the American channel, the decision to stop the adventures of Clark Kent and Lois Lane was not caused by the audience or the big budget of the series. But there is indeed another (very big) project centered on the Man of Steel.

Superman: Legacy improved the series led by Tyler Hoechlin

Last November, The CW announced the end of Superman and Lois, led by Tyler Hoechlin (Teen Wolf) and Elizabeth Tulloch (Grimm), before the series’ fourth and final season was even in production. The news came as a surprise, knowing that Superman and Lois had established themselves as the second most-watched series on the channel last season, behind Walker.

Then we can imagine that the superhero series – the last survivor of the Arrowverse – was too expensive for the CW, which was then in the process of restructuring and was getting more and more from reality TV or series acquired from abroad. Its net to save money.

It also echoed what Brad Schwartz, president of The CW, said in May 2023: “Superman and Lois is very strong creatively. It’s getting good points on air, good points on digital, but it’s an expensive series that doesn’t make us money. And we don’t have the rights to the previous seasons. However, it’s important to have a catalog for the series to find its audience and the previous ones. Seasons are only available on Max..

As part of the TCA (Television Critics Association), Brad Schwartz spoke again last week about Superman and Lois and finally lifted the curtain on the real reason for the series ending: Warner Bros. made the decision to end the series. to make way for James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy, which hits theaters in July 2025 and begins filming very soon.

“They don’t want another Superman product to be competitive in the market.”said the president of CW on the site TheWrap during this event intended for the American press.

Superman: Legacy, starring David Korenswet (Hollywood, The Pearl) and Rachel Brosnahan (Mrs. Maisel) as Clark Kent/Superman and Lois Lane, the Creature Commandos animated series is slated for a late 2024 release. Max platform, the launch of the “new DCU” overseen by DC Studios presidents James Gunn and Peter Safran.

So the idea seems to be to avoid creating confusion in the minds of the audience with two Supermans played by two different actors. Hence the cancellation of Superman and Lois, forcing Tyler Hoechlin to move the pantyhose in a few months in favor of Superman: Legacy, which should be one of the cinematic events of 2025.

While Superman: Legacy hits French theaters on July 9, 2025, the fourth and final season of Superman and Lois will air in the United States on The CW this fall. In France, TF1 has aired the first two seasons of the series to date. And Season 1 is available for free streaming on the TF1+ platform.