Superman & Lois

New strength awakens.

RELEASED 23 Feb 202138h 20m · 53 episodes★ 8.1 TMDB

After years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent and Lois Lane come face to face with one of their greatest challenges ever: dealing with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents in today's society.

Why it matters in DC

Clark and Lois face parenthood alongside the responsibilities already associated with their public lives. The series shifts the point of emphasis from becoming Superman to sustaining a family, offering a different life stage from adaptations centred on Clark's first arrival in Metropolis.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Superman & Lois is title 17 of 24 in our Live-action Elseworlds viewing sequence. Superman & Lois follows its own family-centred Superman setting, so its catalogue position is separate from the principal Arrowverse sequence. Other Superman films and Smallville are not the family's earlier chapters. The show's opening establishes the relationships to follow, even when actors or familiar character names suggest connections elsewhere.

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