In the past decade, while DC fans eagerly wait for James Gunn’s Superman and the start of the new DC Universe, Superman & Lois has thrived on television. The show has given a mature yet fun and hopeful take on the Man of Steel while he has been absent from the big screen.
Now, as the series is tackling their version of the famous “Death of Superman” comic storyline, stars Tyler Hoechlin, Brendan Fletcher, and producer Todd Helbing have hinted that Smallville will stay at the center of the show in its emotional fourth and final season.
Speaking to Meredith Loftus at Collider’s San Diego Comic Con Media Studio about what key characters like Lana Lang, Kyle Cushing, and John Henry will be doing in the final season, Fletcher, who plays Thaddeus R. Killgrave, said, “There’s so much.
We wrap up everyone’s story, so don’t feel like you’re not going to see it. With Kyle and Chrissy, they’re pregnant, right? What happens next? That was a big move he proposed, so we’re going to pay that off.” He continued:
“With John Henry and Lana, they just hooked up for the first time, so we got to chase that ball down the field a little bit and throw some trouble at it. Sarah goes off and has her own adventures. Nat is working with John Henry and maybe working a little too hard, that turns into a pretty interesting story.”
An Alternative Superman Tale
Helbing added, “All of the cast members from Vancouver that are the townsfolk get more than they ever had this season.” The focus is on the aftermath of both Superman and Clark Kent’s deaths and the hope that rises from this massive tragedy.
Helbing explained, “There’s really this side story going on the whole season about Smallville and how Smallville comes together, particularly after Clark dies, Superman dies. So, it’s very fun to watch them all come to the forefront.” Superman himself (Hoechlin) said:
“I got to say a big pat on the back to these guys because I know when we had the news that we were coming back, but some of the cast regulars were going to be not back as regulars and the budget cuts. I think some of the news was skewing negative and I think people were questioning what the season was going to be.
These guys did such a good job as well as the rest of the writers’ room of really taking that and using it to their advantage.
I feel like all those characters, in some episodes, were getting a little snack; now everybody gets a meal every time they’re on screen. It really plays with some of these other team-ups that are going to happen in the season.”
He concluded, “So, kudos to them because they really did that. If anything, people are going to be extremely pleasantly surprised to find this season is maybe our strongest season, even with all of those kinds of restrictions going in.”
