Superman & Lois Tasks Superman with Saving Smallville
Superman setup.
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Superman origin story is so well known that writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely could distill it down to eight words and four panels.
Superman & Lois breezes through its backstory in the pilot’s opening act. Superman (Tyler Hoechlin) came to Earth, landed in Kansas, was raised by two loving parents in the town of Smallville, and then departed for life in the big city of Metropolis. However,
Superman & Lois reverses this dynamic, with Superman heading back to Smallville.
This is a reasonable narrative choice for several reasons. Most obviously, The CW already has its fair share of urban vigilantes on shows like