Superman & Lois Likely Ending After ‘One or Two More Seasons,’ According to New DC Studios Heads
If Superman & Lois fans were looking for another reason to worry about the show’s future, they just found one.
Speaking with reporters on Tuesday about their vision for DC’s next steps on screens both big and small, new studio heads James Gunn and Peter Safran said they see the series having “one or two more seasons” left in the tank.
It’s unclear whether “one or two” includes the show’s upcoming third season — premiering Tuesday, March 14 at 8/7c on The CW — which is a very important distinction.
On a slightly more uplifting note, Gunn says that Superman & Lois is “a show everybody likes, so it’s going to keep going for a little bit.”
Gunn and Safran on Tuesday announced 10 movie and TV projects in development, all of which mark the beginning of “Chapter One” of DC’s new slate. One of those films is 2025’s Superman: Legacy, which will introduce a new actor to play the Man of Steel. As part of Gunn and Safran’s vision, all new DC projects will be interconnected, making it difficult — if not impossible — for The CW’s Superman & Lois to exist alongside Superman: Legacy.
Of course, Superman & Lois‘ future was already in jeopardy, thanks to Nexstar Media Group’s recent acquisition of The CW, which is quickly becoming a shell of the network that fans have known and loved for more than a decade. The new owners are reportedly only looking to renew two more shows from the current schedule; if a recent TVLine poll is any indication, fans are hoping to see those slots go to Superman & Lois and Walker, with Supernatural spinoff The Winchesters following closely in third place.
Another possibility: If The CW decides that it no longer has the room or budget to keep Superman & Lois after its current season, the show could move to HBO Max to finish out whatever remains of its run.
Your thoughts on Superman & Lois‘ future, or lack thereof? Drop ’em in a comment below.
It tracks
One season = after upcoming one giving Gunn a clean DC slate
Two Seasons= upcoming + 23-24 season considering All American is the only thing CW has for original programming in 23-24 right now
Though I love this series, pretty sure this is the final season regardless since it doesn’t look like Nexstar plans on keeping any DC properties. At least it makes it easier knowing it would have been cancelled eventually for an entirely different reason.
If it has to end with season 3 fine. If season 4 fine. Just no cliffhangers, make sure to tie all loose end and give it a proper ending. I would hate to see another Legends of Tomorrow scenario. Fans deserve better.
I really wonder what the CW will be in 2 years.Nexstar seems bound and determined to make it very different.Translation more conservative so called adult aimed programming.Wonder if the CW will even survive it.I can tell you I won’t be watching Saudi Golf sponsored by a terrorist king.
Why can’t Superman be both on the big and little screen? Everyone keeps saying you can’t have both at the same time, but never why.
Exactly.It’s a multiverse. Though by the time the new Superman movie is due 2025, this show would be on season 5.I’d be happy to see it finish after 4 to 5 seasons. Love the show but so many shows are ruined by going on too long.
Back in 2000’s during Smallville run they didn’t want to have tv Batman while there was Nolan and Bale’s Batman on the big screen, they were afraid to “confuse” the viewer. But 20 years later people have been introduced to the multiverse, thanks to the Arrowverse and the MCU…If that excuse didn’t make any sense back then, it makes even less sense today.
But, but, but everything must be link with the smallest cameos and hints! It’s stupid they are linking all the brand new projects thinking they would all gonna work out and every single projects will make them money.
Network execs believe it will be a dilution of the project. Why do I need to drop $20 per person to watch the new Superman movie when I can watch the Superman TV show through a subscription I already pay for. The argument for me is over simplified for sure but that is the reason.
Love this show and really hoping it gets a fourth season. I’d be happy with a good 4 seasons and 60 episodes.
I assume this means it will be renewed for Season 4. Season 3 is already a go. Now, it might end with Season 4. Because that will be 2024. Assuming the movies stay on track. That allows 2025 to set up the new universe. I am not sure I like that any television projects will be interconnected with the movies. Because it means you have to watch the movies, and you cannot just watch the tv shows. I assume that means it adds with All American. So, it leaves Walker or Kung Fu for the last slot.
I read the statement from Gunn and Safran to mean that they were not going to cancel Superman & Lois themselves after the upcoming third season, Nexstar is free to renew the series for a fourth season. However, they stopped short of saying that season 4 would move to HBO Max if Nexstar does in fact cancel the series. I doubt even Nexstar knows the 2-3 series they might renew for 2023-24.
Yeah, I don’t think Nexstar will make a decision until they see the ratings and what the drop off is when season 3 starts. If there’s a low percentage drop off then it stands a good chance of being one of the ones they renew.
I feel like Gunn’s comments just confused things more since it’s renewal is not up to him unless he’s committing to have it on HBO max if CW cancels
Pretty sure with how well the show ranked on HBO Max last year and sells well internationally, as in it airs on prime time channels in multiple european countries, that season 4 will happen somewhere even if Nexstar don’t want to pay the licensing.
Really don’t understand in a multiverse and when the show is standalone it can’t continue existing. Really hoping it gets to season 4. Tyler and Bitsie are just so great in this show.
Have loved many a show but for some reason the idea of loosing this one hits hard.
Such a vague non answer from Gunn.
Not really vague.
Not really a non answer.
I got everything they said and it made total sense. I’d want S&L to end after 4 or 5 seasons so it’ll end on a great high.
At least 4 seasons is better than 3 but preferably 5
Shows are renewed and then un-renewed all the time these days. I think the best we can hope for at this point is a full season 3, which theoretically would be 15 episodes like seasons 1 and 2, but even that is not guaranteed. I won’t even believe Season 3 is real until March 14 and I see it with my own eyes. Miracle Workers season 4 was supposed to start January 16, but at the last minute it was “postponed” indefinitely with no new premiere date given. I know it’s on a different network, but that’s just the way of the TV world these days. It seems your favorite show can just disappear at any minute. Even guaranteed renewals don’t mean anything anymore.
Superman & Lois season 3 having 13 episodes instead of 15 episodes, that could be a possibility. However, I believe Nexstar is contractually obligated to air all of the renewed CW series this season. While I would not go to Vegas I would put the odds at 99% that season 3 airs on the Nexstar owned CW.
I’d be happy with 5 seasons. But I would be happy to see it go beyond even that if it could.
this is good news in the sense we arent left in the dark anymore
People seems to think that this means it’s renewed. All it means is that DC won’t block season 4 but Nexstar still have to renew it. Deserves at least 4 seasons!
Ah…..and it was just at the time of Crisis airing that DC had decided to finally embrace a multiverse like fans had wanted for years…..
5 seasons max, but no more after that. Just give Superman and Lois the ending it deserves and not a cliffhanger.
As someone who also loves this show, 5 seasons is pushing it. Call it a day at four.
Never thought I’d say this, but I kind of miss cable tv, with all these streaming services merging and cancelling everything!
I feel like James Gunn and Peter Safran are clueless or they were hired basically to end the DC tv/movie franchise. I think they are shooting themselves in the foot, with letting Cavill and potentially Gadot go. I have never been impressed with anything that involved James Gunn.
I should say, that he did okay with Guardians, but I am just not a big fan of his.
An important point of correction is that they
announced that they’re going to have a whole section called “DC Elseworlds” for projects outside of the “universe” they’re building.
Which is weird/dumb because Gunn has been shading all the different TV/film/animated entities and the lack of connectiveness and saying that’s been part of the problem with DC. 🙄
Seems to me that they want to make tv series that is borrowing. I like action, drama, and Sci-fi. Especially Sci-fi, so if they don’t have that I will no longer be interested in watching their network.
Noooo! It has many years left but CW going conservative I hope a more deserving network picks it up I’m over this conservative misinformation claim to be Christian crap!
I would see Superman and Lois with 2 more season would end on season 5 before new chapter Superman James Gunn would be nice. I wanted wish for that because I won’t give up on it.