The second season of the American television series Superman & Lois premiered on The CW on January 11, 2022, and concluded on June 28, 2022, airing 15 episodes. The series is based on the DC Comics characters Superman and Lois Lane created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The season was produced by Berlanti Productions, DC Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Television. Initially considered to be part of the shared fictional Arrowverse (where Hoechlin and Tulloch originated their roles) in the first season, the second season establishes the series set in an alternate universe from the Arrowverse.
The series stars Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch as the titular characters, Clark Kent / Superman, a costumed superhero, and his wife, Lois Lane who deal with the Inverse Method cult led by Ally Allston who has swayed Lois' sister, Lucy to her side and has made an enemy of Bizarro for her supposed conquering of his world. Also returning are main cast members Jordan Elsass, Alex Garfin, Erik Valdez, Inde Navarrette, Wolé Parks, Dylan Walsh, and Emmanuelle Chriqui, with Tayler Buck and Sofia Hasmik being promoted from their guest and recurring status in the previous season. Superman & Lois was renewed for a second season by The CW in March 2021 and filming took place primarily in Surrey, British Columbia.
The season premiere was watched by 1.09 million viewers, becoming the CW's most-watched premiere for the 2021–22 season. Superman & Lois was renewed for a third season in March 2022.
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Cast and characters
Main Tyler Hoechlin as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman Daniel Cudmore portrays Bizarro's armored appearance. Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane Jordan Elsass as Jonathan Kent Alex Garfin as Jordan Kent Erik Valdez as Kyle Cushing Inde Navarrette as Sarah Cushing / Sarah Cortez Wolé Parks as John Henry Irons Tayler Buck as Natalie Lane Irons Sofia Hasmik as Chrissy Beppo Dylan Walsh as Samuel Lane Emmanuelle Chriqui as Lana Lang-Cushing
Special guest Adam Rayner as Tal-Rho Jenna Dewan as Lucy Lane David Ramsey as John Diggle
Recurring Ian Bohen as Mitch Anderson Mariana Klaveno as Lara Lor-Van Rya Kihlstedt as Ally Allston Catherine Lough Haggquist as Kit Faulkner Djouliet Amara as Aubrey Wern Lee as Tag Harris Samantha Di Francesco as Candice Pergande
Production Development On March 2, 2021, The CW renewed the series for a second season.
Casting In June 2021, Sofia Hasmik was promoted to a series regular for the second season. In August, Tayler Buck, who guest starred in the first season, was promoted to a series regular for the second season. In October, Ian Bohen was cast in a recurring role as Lt.Gen. Mitch Anderson for the second season. Jenna Dewan reprises her role as Lucy Lane from Supergirl. David Ramsey reprises his role as the alternate version of John Diggle during the season finale in a special guest role.
Costume This season features a new design of Superman's suit giving slight adjustment to his boots by adding more red, making it more accurate to the comics.
Filming Principal photography began on September 15, 2021, and concluded on May 5, 2022.
Release The season began airing in the United States on The CW and in Canada on CTV Sci-Fi Channel on January 11, 2022. The finale aired on June 28, 2022.
In the United Kingdom, it premiered on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on July 16, 2022.
Home media The entire season was released on HBO Max on July 29, 2022. It was later released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 27, 2022.
Ratings The premiere of Season 2 was the most-watched premiere for a CW show for the 2021-22 season, in addition to being the most-watched premiere for the channel since Kung Fu in April 2021. 420,000 US households streamed the episode within one day according to Samba TV.
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