CW executive reveals James Gunn was behind Superman & Lois cancellation
The CWAn executive from The CW network has revealed that DC co-CEO James Gunn was behind the cancellation of Superman & Lois.
It’s no secret that the DC Extended Universe has undergone a bit of an overhaul thanks to the appointments of co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran.
Under their new leadership, most of DC’s ongoing film series like Aquaman, Wonder Woman, the Justice League, etc, have been scrapped in favor of starting things on a fresh note.
But, it’s not just movies that are being left behind thanks to the duo’s new vision as an executive from The CW network has revealed that the studio backing James Gunn’s upcoming Superman film is the reason why the series Superman & Lois was canceled.
CW executive cites James Gunn project for series termination
During an interview with TheWrap, The CW’s president of entertainment Brad Schwartz revealed that Warner Bros., the studio behind James Gunn’s upcoming film Superman: Legacy, were the ones behind Superman & Lois’ cancellation.
Despite having one of the biggest audience viewership during their latest season with an average of 819,000 people watching live, it was announced that Superman & Lois would come to an end with their fourth season set to premiere this fall.
“There’s no reason why you wouldn’t keep doing them,” Schwartz said of the four best performing shows on The CW, Superman & Lois included, “[But], they don’t want a competing Superman product in the marketplace.”
Superman & Lois focused on Clark Kent and his wife Lois Lane going back to Clark’s hometown of Smallville to raise their twin teenage sons Jonathan and Jordan who they suspect could inherit their father’s powers.
Though the show is coming to an end because of Gunn’s new plans for the DCEU, the announcement that Season 4 would be Superman & Lois’ last wasn’t a big surprise to fans as the show had to remove seven series regulars from the main cast as part of a major budget trim along with only being picked up for 10 episodes, making it the shortest season in the series.
