Tonight during Batwoman, a bug appeared at the bottom right corner of the show promoting a “2-hour premiere event” for Superman & Lois on February 23. While we have known the show would premiere on that day, this is the first we are hearing of a 2-hour “event,” unless, of course, The Flash — which was also announced as premiering its new season that night — counts as part of the two hours. Or, could Superman & Lois be expanded or running two episodes and The Flash delayed until the following week?
In any event, we’ve reached out to the studio and network to find out what exactly this means… stay tuned for more details as they become available!
UPDATE: Still no official word from the studio or network, but one of the affiliates – CW18 Milwaukee – has tweeted that the “two-hour premiere event” will feature a 90-minute debut episode of Superman & Lois and a 30-minute “Legacy of Hope” special on February 23. They later also tweeted that The Flash season premiere is delayed until March 2. The posting was accompanied by the image below, which seems to make things pretty clear… (Milwaukee is in a time zone where the show starts at 7PM rather than 8PM).
Our thanks to Derek from the Superman & Lois TV Talk podcast for pointing us toward the Tweet!
UPDATE #2: This news has now been confirmed by The CW!
In SUPERMAN & LOIS, after years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, the world’s most famous superhero, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin, “Teen Wolf”) and comic books’ most famous journalist, Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch, “Grimm”), come face to face with one of their greatest challenges ever – dealing with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents in today’s society. Complicating the already daunting job of raising two boys, Clark and Lois must also concern themselves with whether or not their sons Jonathan (Jordan Elsass, “Little Fires Everywhere”) and Jordan (Alexander Garfin, “The Peanuts Movie”) could inherit their father’s Kryptonian superpowers as they grow older. Returning to Smallville to handle some Kent family business, Clark and Lois are reacquainted with Lana Lang (Emmanuelle Chriqui, “Entourage”), a local loan officer who also happens to be Clark’s first love, and her Fire Chief husband Kyle Cushing (Erik Valdez, “Graceland”).
The adults aren’t the only ones rediscovering old friendships in Smallville as the Kent sons are reacquainted with Lana and Kyle’s rebellious daughter, Sarah (Inde Navarrette, “Wander Darkly”). Of course, there’s never a dull moment in the life of a superhero, especially with Lois’ father, General Samuel Lane (Dylan Walsh, “Nip/Tuck”) looking for Superman to vanquish a villain or save the day at a moment’s notice. Meanwhile, Superman and Lois’ return to idyllic Smallville is set to be upended when a mysterious stranger (Wolé Parks, “All American”) enters their lives. Based on the characters from DC created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, SUPERMAN & LOIS is written and executive produced by Todd Helbing (“The Flash”) and executive produced by Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Geoff Johns. The series is from Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.