Michael Cudlitz’s Lex Luthor Is Coming For SUPERMAN & LOIS on June 20th
After 17 years behind bars, Michael Cudlitz’s brutish and criminal Lex Luthor is coming for Superman & Lois on June 20th, in an episode titled Injustice.
Personally, I’ve always felt Lex was just misunderstood. — Michael Cudlitz to EW.
Lex Luthor is known to the world as the visionary billionaire behind LexCorp. But the criminal underworld knows who Lex truly is: a brutal psychopath who terrorizes anyone he crosses paths with. It’s been years since he dropped out of the public eye and he’s re-emerging hellbent on correcting a personal injustice by enacting revenge on the two people he feels have wronged him — Superman and Lois Lane.
MICHAEL CUDLITZ “THE WALKING DEAD” GUEST STARS – Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch) and Clark (Tyler Hoechlin) clash with Jordan (Alex Garfin) over his carelessness around using his powers in public, while Jonathan (Michael Bishop) struggles with Kyle’s (Erik Valdez) change in behavior at the firehouse. Meanwhile, Sarah (Inde Navarrette) grows frustrated with Lana (Emmanuelle Chriqui) after she accidentally makes things more complicated with Jordan. And finally, after seventeen years behind bars, Lex Luthor (guest star Michael Cudlitz (“The Walking Dead” set to be released from prison. Sudz Sutherland directed the episode written by Michael Narducci (#312).
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The whole point of it was this is different than anything that you’ve seen in live-action for Lex. It’s a slow burn before Lex shows up, so it’s earned, but his whole point of view in the world is different. His demeanor, his tone is different, and he is going to be the greatest oppositional force to Superman and Lois that they’re ever going to face — co-showrunner Brent Fletcher to EW.
Superman & Lois Season 3.
Episodes: 13.
Vancouver filming dates: September 06 2022 – March 14th 2023.
Showrunners: Todd Helbing, Brent Fletcher.
Cast: Tyler Hoechlin, Bitsie Tulloch, Alexander Garfin, Michael Bishop, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Inde Navarrette, Wolé Parks, Tayler Buck, Sofia Hasmik, Erik Valdez, Dylan Walsh, Chad Coleman, Michael Cudlitz.
The Big Bads:
Chad Coleman as crime boss Bruno Manheim.
Michael Cudlitz as Lex Luthor.
Superman & Lois airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on The CW.
