The CW has released photos to promote the November 25 episode of Superman & Lois called “To Live and Die Again!” It’s the penultimate episode, and it’s written and directed by Jai Jamison! Here are the photos; most of them feature Tyler Hoechlin and Michael Cudlitz as Superman and Lex Luthor.

UPDATE: KryptonSite has the official description for the episode courtesy of the studio: PENULTIMATE – Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch) struggles against the fallout of the debate. Clark (Tyler Hoechlin) uses Luthor’s (Michael Cudlitz) tactics against him, while Jonathan (Michael Bishop) and Jordan (Alex Garfin) prepare for an impending battle. Jai Jamison wrote and directed the episode (409). Original airdate 11/25/2024.

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Superman & Lois -- “To Live and Die Again” -- Image Number: SML409a_0041r -- Pictured (L-R): Tyler Hoechlin as Superman and Michael Kudlitz as Lex Luthor -- Photo: Colin Bentley/The CW -- © 2024 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Season four of SUPERMAN & LOIS picks up right where last season left off: with Superman (Tyler Hoechlin) and Luthor’s monster locked in a ferocious, moon-wrecking battle, as Clark (Tyler Hoechlin) fights for his life against the seemingly unstoppable creature. Back on the ground, General Lane (guest star Dylan Walsh) struggles to stay alive after being kidnapped by Luthor’s henchmen, while Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch), Jordan (Alex Garfin), and Jonathan (Michael Bishop) race against time to rescue him. But standing in their way is Lex Luthor (Michael Cudlitz) himself, who has permanently moved to Smallville as the next step in his malicious plan to destroy Lois Lane. Meanwhile, Lana Lang (guest star Emanuelle Chriqui) uses her position as Mayor to fight back against Luthor’s schemes, a move which puts her in the sights of the most dangerous man in the world and threatens everything she holds dear. This includes her relationship with John Henry Irons (guest star Wolé Parks), who must put his Ironworks plans on hold and rejoin the DOD, now that General Lane is missing. But they aren’t the only duo in trouble, as Chrissy Beppo (guest star Sofia Hasmik) and Kyle Cushing (guest star Eric Valdez) face an uphill battle of their own, with countless roadblocks that threaten to ruin their future together. Amid all the chaos, Sarah Cortez (guest star Inde Navarette) and Natalie Irons (guest star Tayler Buck) also join the fight against Luthor, while both facing impossible decisions about their paths in life. And as Clark’s battle with the terrifying monster continues, Lois, her boys, and the world must face an unthinkable possibility: what if Superman never returns?

SUPERMAN & LOIS stars Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent/Superman, Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane, Alex Garfin as Jordan Kent, Michael Bishop as Jonathan Kent, and Michael Cudlitz as Lex Luthor.

In the past 10+ years of the “Arrowverse” Tom Cavanagh has acted as a number of characters. He’s been a Thawne, a Wells, another Wells, even another Wells, Pariah, and many more characters… but on the November 18 episode of Superman & Lois, we were able to see him as a completely different character.

Please do not read until or unless you’ve finished the Superman & Lois episode “Sharp Dressed Man” as some SPOILERS are within!

Viewers of the show discovered that Cavanagh was not playing, say, Milton Fine as they might have expected, but he was instead playing unscrupulous talk show host G. Gordon Godfrey. The character has quite a history in DC Comics, particularly in relation to New Gods lore, and Godfrey has been seen in other media as well, including Smallville, Young Justice, and more. That New Gods connection confirms that yes, this is a character originally created by the influential Jack Kirby who had created or co-created several of comics’ most iconic figures. Captain America, Thor, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Darekseid, Mister Miracle, Maxwell Lord… this was a very prolific man.

In many versions of the story Godfrey has been a talk show host of some sort, and on Superman & Lois it was no exception. The on-air graphics resembled the FOX show Gutfeld! in many ways, right down to the exclamation point. Interestingly, though, this look for Cavanagh was slightly different than anything we’ve seen for any Wells incarnation.

When we interviewed Michael Cudlitz (Lex Luthor actor and director of “Sharp Dressed Man” – read the whole interview at KSiteTV, our general TV news site), we asked if it was purposeful that he took on a different look, perhaps to separate him from those other parts.

“No, I left that up to the showrunners,” Cudlitz said about picking a look. “To me, he was this sort of weird mix between Tucker Carlson and a Jerry Springer sort of host. He was just a complete opportunist. I was more aware of the kind of person that he was going to be, more than what Tom was going to specifically look like compared to the other [shows],” Cudlitz told us.

He had nothing but praise for Cavanagh’s performance as Godfrey on this episode: “He was so wonderful to have on set. He came in with a bunch of ideas, and he’s a director’s dream. That’s what you want to have… every actor to come on set, ready to play. Have something planned, but be ready to throw it all out,” he said.

New episodes of Superman & Lois air Mondays on The CW.

The Superman & Lois TV series episode “Sharp Dressed Man” is only a few days away and we’ve got some photos! Many of them feature the episode’s director Michael Cudlitz who also plays Lex Luthor; Yvonne Chapman (one of our Kung Fu faves) as Amanda Knox is in a lot of the pictures too. But… no power suit? Come on, don’t hide this greatness from us, CW! Look for “Sharp Dressed Man” to air November 18 on The CW.

UPDATE 11/14/24: We now have a description for the episode: THE EPISODE WAS DIRECTED BY MICHAEL CUDLITZ (“THE WALKING DEAD,” “SOUTHLAND”) – Luthor (Michael Cudlitz) challenges Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch) to a live telecast debate, though not everything is as it seems. John Henry (Wole Parks) and Clark (Tyler Hoechlin) face a troubling possibility. Michael Cudlitz (“The Walking Dead,” “Southland”) directed the episode written by Brent Fletcher & Todd Helbing (##408). Original airdate 11/18/2024.

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Superman & Lois -- “Sharp Dressed Man” -- Image Number: SML408a_0312r -- Pictured (L-R): Yvonne Chapman as Amanda McCoy and Michael Cudlitz as Lex Luthor -- Photo: Colin Bentley/The CW -- © 2024 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Season four of SUPERMAN & LOIS picks up right where last season left off: with Superman (Tyler Hoechlin) and Luthor’s monster locked in a ferocious, moon-wrecking battle, as Clark (Tyler Hoechlin) fights for his life against the seemingly unstoppable creature. Back on the ground, General Lane (guest star Dylan Walsh) struggles to stay alive after being kidnapped by Luthor’s henchmen, while Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch), Jordan (Alex Garfin), and Jonathan (Michael Bishop) race against time to rescue him. But standing in their way is Lex Luthor (Michael Cudlitz) himself, who has permanently moved to Smallville as the next step in his malicious plan to destroy Lois Lane. Meanwhile, Lana Lang (guest star Emanuelle Chriqui) uses her position as Mayor to fight back against Luthor’s schemes, a move which puts her in the sights of the most dangerous man in the world and threatens everything she holds dear. This includes her relationship with John Henry Irons (guest star Wolé Parks), who must put his Ironworks plans on hold and rejoin the DOD, now that General Lane is missing. But they aren’t the only duo in trouble, as Chrissy Beppo (guest star Sofia Hasmik) and Kyle Cushing (guest star Eric Valdez) face an uphill battle of their own, with countless roadblocks that threaten to ruin their future together. Amid all the chaos, Sarah Cortez (guest star Inde Navarette) and Natalie Irons (guest star Tayler Buck) also join the fight against Luthor, while both facing impossible decisions about their paths in life. And as Clark’s battle with the terrifying monster continues, Lois, her boys, and the world must face an unthinkable possibility: what if Superman never returns?

SUPERMAN & LOIS stars Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent/Superman, Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane, Alex Garfin as Jordan Kent, Michael Bishop as Jonathan Kent, and Michael Cudlitz as Lex Luthor.