Superman & Lois season 4

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The fourth and final season of the American television series Superman & Lois will premiere on The CW. The series is based on the DC Comics characters Superman and Lois Lane created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The season will be produced by Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television.

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The series stars Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch as the titular characters, Clark Kent / Superman, a costumed superhero, and his wife, Lois Lane, the world's best and most famous reporter. Also returning are main cast members Alex Garfin and Michael Bishop. They are joined by Michael Cudlitz. Superman & Lois was renewed for its fourth and final season in June 2023.

The season is set to premiere in 2024.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten by  [1] Original air date  [2] U.S. viewers
(millions)
441"The End & The Beginning" [3] Gregory SmithBrent Fletcher & Todd Helbing2024 (2024) [4] TBD

The following episodes of the season were written by: [1]

  1. Katie Aldrin & Kristi Korzec
  2. Brent Fletcher & Todd Helbing
  3. George Kitson & Max Kronick
  4. Adam Mallinger
  5. Kristi Korzec
  6. Katie Aldrin & George Kitson
  7. Brent Fletcher & Todd Helbing
  8. Jai Jamison
  9. Brent Fletcher & Todd Helbing

The third episode, titled "Always My Hero", was directed by David Giuntoli. [5] The ninth episode was also directed by Jamison, [6] and the tenth episode, titled "It Went By So Fast", was directed by Gregory Smith. [7]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Production

Development

In June 2023, The CW renewed the series for a fourth season with a shortened 10 episode order. [15] That November, season four was confirmed to be the final season. [16] The season is scheduled to premier in fall 2024, although the special effects would be finished by summer, in order to lead into The CW's upcoming show The Librarians: The Next Chapter . [17]

Casting

Main cast members Tyler Hoechlin, Elizabeth Tulloch, Alex Garfin, and Michael Bishop will return as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman, Lois Lane, Jordan Kent, and Jonathan Kent. Michael Cudlitz was promoted to series regular following his guest appearances as Lex Luthor in the previous season. [8]

With the announcement of the fourth season, the supporting cast members were expected to be affected by budget cuts. Former cast members Erik Valdez, Inde Navarrette, Wolé Parks, Dylan Walsh, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Taylor Buck, and Sofia Hasmik, who portrayed Kyle Cushing, Sarah Cortez, John Henry Irons, Samuel Lane, Lana Lang, Natalie Irons, and Chrissy Beppo departed as series regulars with the option of guest starring in the future. [8]

Walsh meanwhile indicated that he would not be returning in any capacity, [8] but the Be More Super podcast later reported in December 2023 that he would return for two episodes, [18] while Emmanuelle Chriqui would also guest star in an unknown number of episodes. [19] Navarrette confirmed in July that she would return as a guest star for at least three episodes. [12]

Filming

Filming for the season began on January 11, 2024 [20] in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [21] Filming concluded on April 24, 2024. [22] [23] The cast and crew held a wrap party on April 25, 2024 to celebrate the conclusion of four seasons of filming. [24]

Release

The season is set to premiere in 2024. [4]

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