In December 2024, Superman & Lois concluded after 4 seasons, and that in flip marked the top of the Arrowverse and practically 20 years of The CW delivering DC TV reveals. Whereas the sequence finale, “It Went By So Quick,” was capable of give its characters excellent endings, the unique plan had been for the Tyler Hoechlin and Bits Tulloch-led sequence sequence to run for much longer. In truth, Michael Cudltiz, who performed Superman & Lois’ Lex Luthor, just lately revealed that Brainiac was supposed to seem in future seasons, which is making me unhappy once more that the present ended earlier than its time.
Cudlitz shared this info whereas talking with ScreenRant at Fan Expo Philadelphia. When requested if he knew of any story components that had been mentioned for Superman & Lois, however have been by no means capable of be explored, the actor answered:
From what I bear in mind, it concerned Brainiac. They have been going to undoubtedly go into the world of Brainiac.
Though Lex Luthor is taken into account to be Superman’s arch-nemesis, Brainiac undoubtedly is available in a detailed second. Whether or not he’s being depicted as a superintelligent from the planet Colu or a rogue AI from Krypton, this villain has been a thorn in Superman’s facet within the comics and different media for over 65 years. A few of Brainiac’s most notable appearances exterior of the printed web page embrace within the DC Animated Universe (beginning with Superman: The Animated Collection), My Adventures with Superman (certainly one of my favourite variations), and the short-lived Krypton, which did an particularly good job depicting him in live-action.
Contemplating how effectively Superman & Lois tailored characters like Bizarro Superman and Doomsday, I undoubtedly would have welcomed seeing the present put its stamp on Brainiac. I’d additionally prefer to assume that if Michael Cudlitz was conscious in regards to the Superman & Lois workforce wanting to make use of this green-skinned menace, possibly we’d have seen him and Luthor work collectively. In any case, these two have a historical past of partnering collectively in DC tales, and it typically doesn’t finish effectively for them. Alas, we’ll simply have use our imaginations to check how issues would’ve gone down between him and Cudlitz’s Luthor.
Superman & Lois was cancelled after 4 seasons for a wide range of causes, together with The CW’s programming lineup considerably altering after the channel was acquired by Nexstar, in addition to reportedly to keep away from competitors with James Gunn’s Superman film. However not like fellow DC reveals Batwoman, Legends of Tomorrow and Gotham Knights, Superman & Lois was no less than given time to craft a correct ending relatively than go away followers with unresolved plot threads.
So issues didn’t find yourself figuring out with Brainiac on Superman & Lois, however I’ll maintain my fingers crossed that the DC Universe finds a technique to embrace him. What you are able to do is stream lots of the character’s earlier movie and TV appearances, in addition to the whole thing of Superman & Lois, with a Max subscription.