After The Smallville Creator’s Comments On The Potential Sequel Series, I’m Concerned About The DC Show’s Future

Smallville‘s potential sequel might not end up happening after one of the DC show’s creators issued new comments on the project’s chances. Smallville is one of the best Superman adaptations we have ever had. It’s funny that the show was technically about Clark Kent, not the Man of Steel, but over Smallville‘s ten seasons, Clark got to meet a lot of the heroes he would be working with and the villains he would be fighting as Superman. There have been many great live-action DC shows, but Smallville stands as the best for me.

That is why I have always hoped that a Smallville sequel series would happen. After all, the DC show ended with Welling’s Clark Kent becoming Superman in its last episode. I want to see how that next chapter of his life plays out, and while the Smallville Season 11 comics provide a nice look into that, I would love to have Welling and the rest of the cast back as their characters to explore how they do as their fully realized DC Comics selves. While a Smallville sequel series is more or less in development, things are not looking good.

The Smallville Sequel Series Has Just Received An Update

The DC Series’ Creators Would Be Involved

The two main stars of the DC series are the ones behind the planned sequel. Tom Welling and Lex Luthor actor Michael Rosenbaum have been developing concepts for the series for the last couple of years. They have even seen the animation for it and have a poster with John Glover’s Lionel Luthor looming over the characters, both of which have not been publicly released. I’m excited about the prospect of a Smallville animated sequel series and how Welling and Rosenbaum want to get as many actors to return as possible, with the show’s co-creators returning to write the sequel.

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Recently, the Smallville sequel series got its first 2025 update from Al Gough, one of Smallville‘s co-creators. According to Gough, he believes that Warner Bros. Discovery’s current Superman movie reboot, with the James Gunn movie starring David Corenswet as the Man of Steel debuting in July, prevents any movement from happening regarding the Smallville sequel plans. While Gough noted how the popular Buffy the Vampire Slayer is getting a Hulu reboot, so Smallville could also come back in the future, I feel less confident about the Superman show’s return after the creator’s new comments.

David Corenswet’s Superman Is Not Going Anywhere

James Gunn’s DCU Is Only Starting

After the end of the old DCEU, Gunn’s new DC Universe started with the animated Creature Commandos series. Its next project will be the biggest challenge the franchise will face in the DCU’s Chapter One. Gunn revealed that there is a lot riding on Superman. The movie has to be a success, showing that the new DCU’s plans can thrive despite the negative reception of the final films in the DCEU. Gunn has said that Superman needs to be a hit for his vision for the franchise to be realized.

I understand how Smallville does not look important to the studio right now, given how they are focusing on Corenswet’s Superman debut. However, if the movie is the hit that DC and Warner hope it will be, then I’m sure we will be seeing plenty of Corenswet’s version of the Man of Steel in the future. With Superman being the first major hero of the new DC Universe, he is bound to be the cornerstone of the franchise. I have a hard time seeing how bringing back Smallville would fit into DC’s larger plans, even with the Elseworlds label.

I Don’t Believe Smallville’s Return Is Likely After What Happened To Superman’s Latest Series

One Of The Best Superman Adaptations Ended Before It Should Have

Superman & Lois is one of the best adaptations we have ever had of the Man of Steel and his roster of characters. Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch’s versions of Clark Kent and Lois Lane were true to their iconic comic book selves and had a lot of chemistry. Add that to the fresh perspective of seeing them as the parents of teenagers, with frightening villains and great VFX for The CW, and the show was truly something special. Superman & Lois was originally meant to last seven seasons, but the show was canceled, ending with season 4.

Speaking with Katee Sackhoff, Tulloch commented on the rumors that Superman & Lois was canceled because DC did not want two competing Supermen. While she did not put the blame entirely on DC Studios co-CEOs Gunn and Peter Safran, Tulloch mentioned the change of regime at DC as one of the contributing factors. If such a popular Superman series was canceled partly due to DC’s plans for Corenswet’s Clark Kent, I have a hard time thinking that they would greenlight the Smallville sequel series, as the studio might not want one of Superman’s most popular adaptations to compete with Corenswet’s.

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2021 – 2023

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todd helbing

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Gregory Smith, Sudz Sutherland, David Ramsey, Elizabeth Henstridge, Tom Cavanagh, Diana Valentine, Elaine Mongeon, Alexandra La Roche, Lee Toland Krieger, Eric Dean Seaton, David Mahmoudieh, Amy Jo Johnson, David Giuntoli, Stewart Hendler, Rachel Talalay, Norma Bailey, Michael Cudlitz, Melissa Hickey, James Bamford

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Max Cunningham, George Kitson, Max Kronick, aaron helbing

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