After two episodes that functioned as a joint premiere, “The Perks Of Not Being A Wallflower” clarifies what Superman & Lois will look like as a weekly show landing on a tone that blends gritty realism with the lighthearted vibe of a classic Supes story.
The Falcon and Winter Soldier not debuting until next week, but don’t worry there’s still plenty of great genre stuff to watch this week.
SYFY has some fresh originals with new episodes of both
Resident Alien and
Debris. The CW’s schedule is also fairly stacked, with
Superman & Lois, The Flash, Black Lightning, Batwoman and more all new this week. If you’re looking for something a bit more undead, AMC has a new episode of its super-sized season of
The Walking Dead.
Already missing your weekly
WandaVision fix? Don’t worry, Disney+ still has you covered for one more week. The service’s new docu-series focused on the series’ creation drops on Friday, and should provide some welcome insights into the ambitious drama. Elsewhere on streaming, Apple TV+ is debuting new episodes of its alt-history sci-fi series
Superman & Lois is The CW’s latest show in Greg Berlanti’s
Arrowverse, and focuses on the family of Superman/Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin) and Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch) as they fight to save the world and raise their teenage sons, who have recently found out that their dad is a superhero/alien from another planet.
The showrunner, Todd Helbing, has described
Superman & Lois as “a family drama with Superman in it,” and it seems that CW and/or DC fans are here for it. In addition to Hoechlin and Tulloch, the show stars Alexander Garfin (Jordan Kent), Erik Valdez (Kyle Cushing), Inde Navarrette (Sarah Cushing), Wolé Parks (The Stranger), Adam Rayner (Morgan Edge), Dylan Walsh (General Samuel Lane), and Emmanuelle Chriqui (Lana Lang Cushing).