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- Tyler Hoechlin · Elizabeth Tulloch · Alex Garfin
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Seasons 4
Superman & Lois episodes 53
Season 1 · 15 episodes · 15 aired · Feb 23, 2021 to Aug 17, 2021
- E1Feb 23
- E2Mar 2
- E3Mar 9
- E4Mar 16
- E5Mar 23
- E6May 18
- E7May 25
- E8Jun 1
- E9Jun 8
- E10Jun 15
- E11Jun 22
- E12Jul 13
- E13Jul 20
- E14Aug 10
- E15Aug 17
S1.E1 ·
Pilot
After losing his job and his mother in the same week, Clark Kent moves his wife Lois and their twin teenage sons back to Smallville, where the town's new owner and a mysterious armored stranger put Superman's secret, and his family, at risk.
Directed by Lee Toland Krieger
S1.E2 ·
Heritage
As an armored hunter scours the globe for Kryptonite, Clark takes his son Jordan to the Fortress of Solitude to learn about Krypton, while Lois starts digging into the company that just bought up Smallville.
Directed by Lee Toland Krieger · Written by Todd Helbing
S1.E3 ·
The Perks of Not Being a Wallflower
Jordan starts standing up for himself at school for the first time, while Lois's hunt for answers about Smallville's new owner leads her toward a source who knows more than it's safe to know.
Directed by Gregory Smith · Written by Brent Fletcher
S1.E4 ·
Haywire
An escaped convict pulls Superman away from his family right as a Smallville teenager's injury starts causing problems nobody can explain.
Directed by James Bamford · Written by Michael Narducci
S1.E5 ·
The Best of Smallville
Smallville's harvest festival stirs up old wounds as a young man with a hazy past resurfaces in town, and the armored hunter makes his boldest move yet.
Directed by Rachel Talalay
S1.E6 ·
Broken Trust
Jordan hides a dangerous new symptom from his dad to keep playing football, while Lois and Lana get closer to whatever is really buried in the old mine.
Directed by Sudz Sutherland · Written by Katie Aldrin
S1.E7 ·
Man of Steel
Lois arranges a meeting meant to get straight answers from Smallville's armored stranger, and it goes further than anyone expects.
Directed by David Ramsey · Written by Jai Jamison
S1.E8 ·
Holding the Wrench
While the DOD questions its newest captive, Lois has to reckon with a painful loss from her own past that the case has dragged back up.
Directed by Norma Bailey · Written by Kristi Korzec
S1.E9 ·
Loyal Subjekts
Smallville's new owner makes his boldest move yet, forcing the Kents to defend their own home as the real reason he never left town comes into focus.
Directed by Eric Dean Seaton · Written by Andrew N. Wong
S1.E10 ·
O Mother, Where Art Thou?
The man behind Smallville's troubles reveals exactly who he is and what he wants from Superman, sending the Kents racing to undo the damage before it's too late.
Directed by Harry Jierjian · Written by Adam Mallinger
S1.E11 ·
A Brief Reminiscence In-Between Cataclysmic Events
A flashback-heavy hour revisits how Clark and Lois built their life together, right as a dangerous visitor closes in on the Fortress of Solitude.
Directed by Gregory Smith · Written by Brent Fletcher
S1.E12 ·
Through the Valley of Death
With Superman compromised by forces beyond his control, his family and a reluctant new ally have to find a way to reach him before it's too late.
Directed by Alexandra La Roche · Written by Katie Aldrin & Michael Narducci
S1.E13 ·
Fail Safe
With one threat behind them, Lois and Clark clash over what to do with a stockpile of weapons built to take Superman down.
Directed by Ian Samoil · Written by Jai Jamison & Kristi Korzec
S1.E14 ·
The Eradicator
Smallville reels from months of upheaval as the man responsible makes one more desperate move, putting one of the twins directly in his path.
Directed by Alexandra La Roche · Written by Max Cunningham & Brent Fletcher
S1.E15 ·
Last Sons of Krypton
The season's central threat comes to a head in Smallville as the Kents fight to save one of their own and finally close the book on what's been happening to their town.
Directed by Tom Cavanagh
Season 2 · 15 episodes · 15 aired · Jan 11, 2022 to Jun 28, 2022
- E1Jan 11
- E2Jan 18
- E3Jan 25
- E4Feb 1
- E5Feb 22
- E6Mar 1
- E7Mar 8
- E8Mar 22
- E9Mar 29
- E10Apr 26
- E11May 3
- E12May 31
- E13Jun 7
- E14Jun 21
- E15Jun 28
S2.E1 ·
What Lies Beneath
Months after Smallville's crisis, a secretive new government program and a painful vision start pulling Clark toward something buried deep in the local mines.
Directed by Gregory Smith · Written by Brent Fletcher & Todd Helbing
S2.E2 ·
The Ties That Bind
Clark's visions grow worse as something new surfaces from the mines, and a family member Lois hasn't spoken to in years reenters her life.
Directed by David Ramsey · Written by Kristi Korzec & Michael Narducci
S2.E3 ·
The Thing in the Mines
John and Superman come face-to-face with the figure behind the mine disturbances, while a long-buried family secret threatens to split the Kents apart.
Directed by Gregory Smith · Written by Katie Aldrin & Juliana James
S2.E4 ·
The Inverse Method
A charismatic self-help leader's event pulls Chrissy in deeper than she expects, while the identity of the armored figure plaguing Clark starts to take a disturbing shape.
Directed by Melissa Hickey · Written by Jai Jamison & Andrew N. Wong
S2.E5 ·
Girl… You'll Be A Woman, Soon
Lois closes in on the cult tied to Smallville's newest threat, while a family milestone gets complicated by secrets closer to home.
Directed by Diana Valentine · Written by Rina Mimoun & Adam Mallinger
S2.E6 ·
Tried and True
A warning about a danger too big to face alone collides with mounting tension in both the Kent and Cushing households.
Directed by Amy Jo Johnson · Written by Max Kronick & Patrick Barton Leahy
S2.E7 ·
Anti-Hero
Locked up alongside an old enemy, Superman has to strike an uneasy alliance to get ahead of a threat that's already spinning out of control.
Directed by Elizabeth Henstridge · Written by Max Cunningham & Michael Narducci
S2.E8 ·
Into Oblivion
A portal to another world tears open, and the fallout pulls someone the Kents love along with it.
Directed by Sudz Sutherland · Written by Juliana James & Kristi Korzec
S2.E9 ·
30 Days and 30 Nights
With Superman missing, his family and friends have to hold Smallville together without him, while a startling new arrival raises more questions than answers.
Directed by Ian Samoil · Written by Katie Aldrin & Jai Jamison
S2.E10 ·
Bizarros in a Bizarro World
A detour into a twisted mirror version of Smallville shows just how differently things could have gone for the people the Kents love most.
Directed by Louis Shaw Milito · Written by Brent Fletcher & Todd Helbing
S2.E11 ·
Truth and Consequences
Superman races to stop a dangerous double from the other world, while a secret the Kents have guarded all season finally comes out.
Directed by David Ramsey · Written by Andrew N. Wong
S2.E12 ·
Lies That Bind
The fallout from last episode's revelation ripples through Smallville as the Kents scramble to seal the door between worlds for good.
Directed by David Mahmoudieh · Written by Rina Mimoun
S2.E13 ·
All Is Lost
A desperate search for a missing family member puts Superman and his allies on a collision course with the cult leader at the height of her power.
Directed by Elaine Mongeon · Written by Kristi Korzec
S2.E14 ·
Worlds War Bizarre
As two worlds start to collide, Smallville itself becomes the battleground, and no family in town is safe from the fallout.
Directed by Sheelin Choksey · Written by Michael Narducci
S2.E15 ·
Waiting for Superman
With everything on the line, the Kents and their allies make a last stand to pull their world back from the brink.
Directed by Gregory Smith · Written by Brent Fletcher & Todd Helbing
Season 3 · 13 episodes · 13 aired · Mar 14, 2023 to Jun 27, 2023
- E1Mar 14
- E2Mar 21
- E3Mar 28
- E4Apr 4
- E5Apr 11
- E6Apr 25
- E7May 2
- E8May 9
- E9May 23
- E10May 30
- E11Jun 6
- E12Jun 20
- E13Jun 27
S3.E1 ·
Closer
Weeks after Smallville's last crisis, a new and unsettling figure surfaces in town just as life finally starts to find a rhythm again for the Kents.
Directed by Tom Cavanagh · Written by Brent Fletcher & Todd Helbing
S3.E2 ·
Uncontrollable Forces
A town hall figure tied to Smallville's recent history becomes a target, while Lois receives news that changes everything for her family.
Directed by Elizabeth Henstridge · Written by Katie Aldrin
S3.E3 ·
In Cold Blood
Lois's investigation into a dangerous new player in Metropolis puts her, and the people closest to her, directly in harm's way.
Directed by Gregory Smith · Written by Jai Jamison
S3.E4 ·
Too Close to Home
As Lois starts treatment, keeping the Kent family's biggest secret gets harder than ever with so many eyes on Smallville.
Directed by Stewart Hendler · Written by Juliana James
S3.E5 ·
Head On
Lois finds an unlikely connection at the hospital while Superman faces a new enemy whose real motives aren't what they first appear to be.
Directed by David Ramsey · Written by Andrew N. Wong
S3.E6 ·
Of Sound Mind
Clark leans on a support system of his own as the mysterious assailant with a personal grudge against him strikes again.
Directed by Diana Valentine · Written by George Kitson
S3.E7 ·
Forever and Always
The twins push their parents for a solution neither Clark nor Lois is willing to risk, forcing a hard conversation about what Superman's powers can't fix.
Directed by Alvaro Ron · Written by Adam Mallinger
S3.E8 ·
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
The Kents close in on the identity behind Metropolis's newest threat, while one of the twins gets pulled into the middle of it without knowing who they're really up against.
Directed by Gregory Smith · Written by Aaron Helbing
S3.E9 ·
The Dress
A flashback to happier times contrasts with present-day tension as a stolen secret threatens to upend more than one relationship in Smallville.
Directed by Stephen Maier · Written by Kristi Korzec
S3.E10 ·
Collision Course
A night that's supposed to be ordinary spirals out of control for the twins, while Smallville's newest threat regains an edge nobody saw coming.
Directed by Elaine Mongeon · Written by Max Cunningham & Max Kronick
S3.E11 ·
Complications
With Lois facing the biggest test of her life, the Kents' allies scramble to contain a threat that's quickly becoming impossible to hold back.
Directed by Jai Jamison
S3.E12 ·
Injustice
An old enemy returns to Smallville with a new agenda, and one of the twins has to decide whether to step into a bigger role.
Directed by Sudz Sutherland · Written by Michael Narducci
S3.E13 ·
What Kills You Only Makes You Stronger
As Smallville gathers to celebrate, an old enemy's latest scheme forces Superman into the fight of his life.
Directed by Gregory Smith · Written by Brent Fletcher & Todd Helbing
Season 4 · 10 episodes · 10 aired · Oct 7, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024
S4.E1 ·
The End & the Beginning
Lex Luthor sets up shop in Smallville with a score to settle, as Superman squares off against a creature built specifically to kill him.
Directed by Gregory Smith · Written by Brent Fletcher & Todd Helbing
S4.E2 ·
A World Without
Smallville grapples with the unthinkable while Jordan risks everything chasing a long-shot plan to set things right, and Luthor forces Lois into an impossible choice.
Directed by Sudz Sutherland · Written by Katie Aldrin & Kristi Korzec
S4.E3 ·
Always My Hero
Grief drives a wedge between the twins as the DOD scrambles for any way to undo the season's biggest loss, with Luthor circling closer than ever.
Directed by David Giuntoli · Written by Brent Fletcher & Todd Helbing
S4.E4 ·
A Perfectly Good Wedding
A family wedding gets complicated as a familiar face returns to Smallville changed, and a new threat forces a decision about who wears the suit next.
Directed by Gregory Smith · Written by George Kitson & Max Kronick
S4.E5 ·
Break the Cycle
Lois tracks down someone from Luthor's past who might be the key to reaching him, while the Kents brace for a fight they may not be able to win.
Directed by Elizabeth Henstridge · Written by Adam Mallinger
S4.E6 ·
When the Lights Come On
Luthor sets his sights on Smallville real estate as a threat from his own past resurfaces right on Lana's doorstep.
Directed by Ian Samoil
S4.E7 ·
A Regular Guy
After months of secrecy taking its toll, the Kents weigh a decision that could change how all of Smallville sees them.
Directed by Gregory Smith · Written by Katie Aldrin & George Kitson
S4.E8 ·
Sharp Dressed Man
Luthor goes public with information meant to humiliate the Kents, while John uncovers a troubling development in Clark's condition.
Directed by Michael Cudlitz · Written by Brent Fletcher & Todd Helbing
S4.E9 ·
To Live and Die Again
Luthor's past catches up with someone close to him as he sets his sights on Smallville one more time, forcing Superman into a fight he may not walk away from.
Directed by Jai Jamison · Written by Jai Jamison
S4.E10 ·
It Went by So Fast
The series builds to a final confrontation with Luthor and a reckoning with everything the Kent family has sacrificed along the way.
Directed by Gregory Smith · Written by Brent Fletcher & Todd Helbing
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The one piece of DC homework it is easy to get backwards
Superman & Lois is not part of the new DCU. That is worth saying plainly before anything else, because the title alone makes it an easy mix-up: James Gunn’s 2025 Superman relaunched the franchise from scratch, and this show predates it by four years and shares none of its cast, continuity or canon. Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch played this Superman and Lois across several Arrowverse crossovers starting in 2018, and the finale of 2019’s “Crisis on Infinite Earths” served as the show’s backdoor pilot. By the time Superman & Lois itself premieres in February 2021 and wraps up in 2024, it has quietly become its own self-contained thing: a show about raising teenagers who happen to be half-Kryptonian, set in a Smallville that looks and feels nothing like the Metropolis skyline most DC adaptations reach for.
The shape of the show is simple and it holds for all four seasons: Clark and Lois move the family back to the Kent farm, and each season layers in a new threat while keeping the real story on Jonathan and Jordan growing into, or away from, their father’s powers and legacy. It is a complete, finished run – all 53 episodes – which makes it an easier binge than most ongoing superhero television, and the HBO Max home means no hunting across services partway through.
One practical note before you start: if Jonathan Kent looks like a different actor between season 2 and season 3, that is not a clone, a recast twist or an Inverse World story beat. Jordan Elsass left the production in August 2022 for personal reasons, and Michael Bishop took over the role for the final two seasons. Both are credited below, by the seasons each one played.
If it is the new DC Studios slate you actually want, our Supergirl guide and our Creature Commandos guide are both in that continuity instead. And for where this show ranks against the rest of DC’s television output, our best DC TV shows list has the full picture. The series record has the full production history.
Superman & Lois cast 14
Tyler HoechlinClark Kent / Superman
Elizabeth TullochLois Lane
Alex GarfinJordan Kent- Jordan ElsassJonathan Kent (seasons 1-2)
- Michael BishopJonathan Kent (seasons 3-4)
Emmanuelle ChriquiLana Lang- Erik ValdezKyle Cushing
Inde NavarretteSarah Cushing- Wolé ParksJohn Henry Irons / Steel
Dylan WalshSam Lane- Adam RaynerTal-Rho / Morgan Edge
- Tayler BuckNatalie Irons
- Sofia HasmikChrissy Beppo
Chad L. ColemanBruno Mannheim
- Creator
- Todd Helbing
- Studios
- Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television Studios, DC Entertainment
Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Tyler Hoechlin: John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0; Elizabeth Tulloch: John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0; Alex Garfin: Anotherwikiaccountagain, CC BY 4.0; Emmanuelle Chriqui: gdcgraphics at https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdcgraphics/, CC BY-SA 2.0; Inde Navarrette: Kevin Payravi, CC BY-SA 4.0; Dylan Walsh: The Talk, CC BY 3.0; Chad L. Coleman: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch Superman & Lois?
All four seasons stream on HBO Max in the US with any subscription, checked October 30, 2026.
Is Superman & Lois part of the new DCU?
No. Superman & Lois began as an Arrowverse spin-off on The CW in 2021, years before James Gunn’s DC Studios relaunched the franchise with 2025’s Superman. The two continuities share no characters, actors or canon; Superman & Lois tells its own complete, self-contained story.
Why does Jonathan Kent look different in later seasons?
A real-world recast, not a plot device. Jordan Elsass played Jonathan in seasons 1-2 and left the show in August 2022 for personal reasons; Michael Bishop took over the role for seasons 3-4.
How many episodes of Superman & Lois are there?
53 episodes across four seasons: 15 in season 1, 15 in season 2, 13 in season 3, and 10 in season 4.
Do I need to have watched the Arrowverse first?
No. Superman & Lois was built to stand alone, with its own cast and a fresh setting in Smallville. No Arrow, Flash or Supergirl viewing is required.
Is Superman & Lois over?
Yes. The CW ended the series after four seasons; its finale aired December 2, 2024.
