Superman & Lois

Clark: My most vivid memories

are of the days when my life changed.

I can't think of a better story, right now, than this one.

Guggenheim: We all need a little hope,

we all need a little escapism,

and we all need a little inspiration.

And Superman is hope.

He is driven by using his powers for the greater good.

Superman has stayed with us generation after generation

because the world has continued to need heroes.

And we need Clark Kent.

And we need Lois Lane.

It's Lois. What'd you say your name was again?

Uh, Kent. Clark. Clark! Kent.

"Superman & Lois" has a lot going on.

It's really fun.

It's nostalgic, and it's hopeful.

It's about the family. It's about the kids.

It's about how does he handle all these responsibilities

as well as to be a father.

Lois: The world will need Superman,

but right now this family needs you more.

Berlanti: He's dealing with a whole new set of problems

we've never seen Superman deal with before.

Johns: Superman's there with us, to guide us,

to give us faith that tomorrow's gonna be better.

You have never seen a Superman show like this.

Up, up, and away.

Clark: I remember coming to this Earth,

feeling the sun on my face for the first time.

When we think of superheroes,

we have to think about Superman.

He was the first. He was the original.

All: Superman!

Superman was the epitome of a hero.

He could do everything.

He had the best powers. He could fly.

Who doesn't want to fly?

For all the comic-book characters

that have ever been, before and after,

he is kind of the dividing line.

Johns: Superman's captured my imagination

since I watched him fly onscreen,

since I read a comic book with Superman

or watched an animated series with Superman.

And it was clear he was just doing the right thing

because it was the right thing to do.

And there's a famous phrase, like,

"With great power comes great responsibility,"

and when I think of Superman, it's not a question.

It's a statement. That is his essence.

Here you go, friend. Thanks!

Cool costume. Thanks!

My mom made it for me.

This is a guy do good things,

and he does them, and it's just as simple as that.

Tulloch: If you stripped him of his powers, he would still be

the same goofy, lovable, kind, decent person,

and that's something to aspire to,

superhuman strength or not.

Good night, General.

He's got this ability to inspire those around him

to strive to be the best versions of themselves.

I do have a responsibility to the world

as you know who.

Lara: Well, you've got a bigger responsibility

to your family... as a father.

What if we were to see stories in the Superman mythos

that we never got to see...

The boys need to see what a strong

and loving and vulnerable man looks like.

Which is, once he became a father

and once he became a dad...

I'm trying. How did that change him?

Wow. Make a pretty good Superman.

This is different. It's not a normal Superman show.

You know, growing up, I loved "Smallville."

This feels like a different show, a whole different vibe

than any other Superman show that's been done.

- I was in Wichita for a story. - Yeah, you couldn't catch

a flight back. Mom said.

It's a modern Superman, and it's done well.

If you need anything, if you want to go and talk...

He's a dad, and he's a husband.

We're gonna be alright.

To see him challenged on a daily basis,

it brings this unpredictability to a character

that's usually somewhat predictable.

Just leave us alone.

What we wanted to do was to tell a story

that hadn't been told yet,

which is, like, when Superman grows up.

Always need Superman,

but right now this family needs you more.

It made me think about Superman in ways I never have before.

Superman's boring.

I never really thought about how he pays the bills.

Huh. How does he deal with

basic day-to-day routines?

Lee: We do a little bit of therapy on the characters, right,

and really kind of get at what makes them tick.

What motivates these characters to do what they do?

Clark: And suddenly here I am,

living in Metropolis, raising two teenage boys,

married to the most famous journalist in the world.

All of the shows in the Arrowverse

have some element of family. They always have.

That's your cousin... sort of.

But this one even more so than any of them.

Your plate's in the fridge. Jonathan's got some news.

And apologize to Jordan. You missed therapy today.

Helbing: The theme of family. Sorry about that.

It's the biggest theme

and the most important theme in our show.

Lois is the best journalist in the world,

and Superman is... Superman,

But you're seeing them failing sometimes as parents.

Your parents told you about your real heritage when you were 6.

Lois, that was different. I lived on a farm. I had powers.

Guggenheim: It's called "Superman & Lois,"

I believe, for a reason.

The "And Lois" part is really, really critical.

Hoechlin: I really like that they're both

tackling things on their end

and they're there to assist each other, they're a team.

Lois: When we were dreaming about having a family,

it didn't look like this, did it?

"Superman & Lois" is a TV show for every generation.

You can take all the hero elements out of it,

and it would still very much stand on its own.

- Love you, guys. - Love you.

- Good luck today, guys! - Thanks, Dad.

Guggenheim: It's so obvious that the Kent home

is every bit as important as the Fortress of Solitude.

That's showing a new gear for the Arrowverse.

There's a scope to it, capturing the beauty of the landscape.

It looks incredibly cinematic, and it looks like a movie.

A good deal of our time is spent in Smallville,

Superman

and he is protecting sometimes the entire world.

Helbing: Superman is sort of the hero of the world.

It doesn't really matter where his base is.

Schechter: He's Superman, and sometimes you got to show

that the man can fly into space, and that's really cool, too,

and that's part of the fun of it,

is how many literal worlds Superman can travel to.

It's Lois. What'd you say your name was again?

Uh, Kent. Clark. Clark! Kent.

Oh. Oh. Sorry.

Hmm. Never met a Clark before.

Oh. Um, I-I've never met a Lois before.

What we used our imagination for

was not to reimagine who Clark and Lois were...

Clark: Actually, there was my first-grade teacher,

Lois Hannigan, so I guess technically...

Oh. T-Technically, you'd be the second!

But to imagine what Clark and Lois

would do and feel in 2021...

Clark: When we fell in love,

I told Lois who I really was, where I came from.

To see this iconic romantic love story

and to see them mature

and deal with the same issues we all deal with.

Helbing: Clark and Lois

have this very similar idea of what a marriage is.

Hoechlin: We're not at the courting phase, we're not at

the, you know, "her finding out about him" phase.

These are two people who have gotten very comfortable

in their life with each other. What?

The foundation is very strong, but there is tension.

Should have told them a long time ago.

We just got to be on the same page going forward.

Every decision they make needs to be from both of them.

You think your mom wanted us

to move to Smallville and live on the farm?

It's a simpler life.

It's a lot when you have work and kids

and trying to save things from falling down

and things from exploding.

This family needs Smallville.

As much as the world needs Superman?

Clark and Lois are really trying to reacquaint themselves

with not just a town, but with their own family.

But I think she was right.

Really?

Jonathan: Are we going to Grandma's?

Clark: I think we're overdue.

Great. Smallville.

Place where you can spend a full year in one afternoon.

It's not that bad.

There's a reason why the most famous superhero ever

that probably best embodies the best of us

was raised in a town like Smallville.

A lot of the values that he has as an individual,

he developed in that town.

You remember our boys... Jonathan and Jordan.

Helbing: What Clark realizes is that

it might just be a good time to take a step back

and slow down their life.

A chance for Clark to get back to his roots