‘Superman & Lois’ Stars Discuss DC Crossover Regrets and Abandoned Arrowverse Plans, Including Near-Crossover with Batwoman

Although set in a different reality from the Arrowverse, ‘Superman & Lois’ is easily the best CW superhero show in terms of quality writing. The show did have its ups and downs, especially last year.

After Nexstar acquired CW and the network was bound to be restructured, ‘Superman & Lois’ survived the onslaught during which many shows were canceled. This led to some of the main cast being let go, fewer writers and the episode count was slashed compared to previous seasons.

Still, the show managed to wrap up its story in the 4th season which is the show’s last, originally the show was supposed to get 7 seasons (at least.)

Speaking at a panel during the San Francisco Fan Expo ‘Superman and Lois’ stars discussed plans for the show that will sadly never come to fruition. But, first, the show’s to larger Arrowverse.

‘Superman & Lois’ is connected to the Arrowverse through Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman, who first appeared on ‘Supergirl,’ but the series was eventually confirmed to take place in a different reality altogether as the showrunner decided to keep the two universes separate.

While many cast members reprise their roles from the Arrowverse, ‘Superman & Lois’ breaks continuity in several ways, such as recasting Lex Luthor. Showrunner Todd Helbing explained that the characters in the series are doppelgängers of their Arrowverse versions.

When we were trying to come up with analogues of who this guy could be, personality-wise, when we started describing him hit just felt like we were describing someone tom could play with his eyes closed, his comic timing and just everything about his energy level,

Tyler Hoechlin said he felt lucky to have his top choices, Lex Luthor and Doomsday, appear in ‘Superman & Lois.’ He was excited to see them together and felt it would be “greedy” to ask for more, especially with the show ending.

Elizabeth Tulloch then addressed the planned crossover with the ‘Batwoman.’ The crossover was considered, but strict COVID restrictions during filming in 2020 made it impossible.

Additionally, the two shows were filmed in different formats, which caused further complications. She also revealed that a reference to Supergirl, with a photo of Melissa Benoist, was originally planned for the ‘Superman & Lois’ pilot but was removed as discussions about separating the show from the Arrowverse took place.

We started shooting in October of 2020, so there were really, really strict Covid restrictions and there was some talk of maybe doing a crossover with Batwoman, and then they were like, let’s just, no.

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Despite all of this, ‘Superman & Lois’ is a great addition to the live-action Superman adaptations, predominantly thanks to the show’s wholesome themes and family vibe. The show is slowly but surely reaching its finale with the last episode airing on December 2nd

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