As what appears to be the sole survivor of The CW’s great DC cancelation purge throughout 2022, Superman & Lois will continue its run for another season alongside newcomer Gotham Knights. The former’s focus on balancing superhero life with family life could serve to provide a compelling contrast to the more gritty crime-fighting vibe that the latter seems to promise. Luckily, interested audiences won’t have to wait too long to find out if that’s the case.
RELATED: Gotham Knights: The Most Confusing DC Show
Deadline reports that both Superman & Lois and Gotham Knights will see their respective releases on March 14th. Superman & Lois will launch its 3rd season at 8 pm, followed right behind by Gotham Knights at 9 pm with its series premiere. While The CW’s “Arrowverse” collection of shows has effectively ended, it looks like the broadcast connection between these two shows will carry on that spirit, at least to a small degree.
Gotham Knights, which revealed its first trailer over the summer, will focus on a rather morbid and gritty setup. Batman/Bruce Wayne is dead, leaving a city of villains to run wild without a hero to stop them. Bruce’s adoptive son Turner Hayes (Oscar Morgan) is framed for his murder, along with several other notable youths. This includes Duela (Olivia Rose Keegan), a thief born in Arkham Asylum, Harper Row (Fallon Smythe), a skilled mechanic, and her brother Cullen Row (Tyler DiChiara), a transgender teen with a troubled past. They’ll be hounded by Misha Collins as Harvey Dent, who is one of many hot on the trail of the framed teens. But it’s not all about running, as adept coder Stephanie Brown (Anna Lore) and ally to Batman Carrie Kelley (Navia Robinson) are along for the ride to help out.
Meanwhile, season 3 of Superman & Lois sees Clark Kent/Superman (Tyler Hoechlin) and Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch) working together for the Smallville Gazette and trying to live a comfortable small-town life after the events of the previous season. But nothing is ever simple in the life of a super family. Lois and Clark’s son Jordan (Alex Garfin) has to deal with fully coming into his powers while family friend and fellow hero John Henry Irons (Wolé Parks) will deal with some unfortunate and treacherous consequences brought on by his doppelgänger’s past.
There’s a lot going on in both shows, and that just means plenty to look forward to for viewers. The CW may not be the interconnected web of heroes it used to be, but there are still clearly some big things happening.
Gotham Knights and Superman & Lois will premiere their 1st and 3rd seasons, respectively, on March 14th, 2023 on The CW.
MORE: Star Trek: How Do Phasers Work?
Source: Deadline
