And it's in the CW:
https://www.tvinsider.com/826879/superman-and-lois-spinoff-the-cw-tyler-hoechlin-elizabeth-tulloch/
I'm not sure how I feel about it. I'll try to lay out my thoughts:
- Superman as a Supergirl spin-off. How ironic.
- I'm worried about the future of the Supergirl show. I'm convinced that Berlanti wanted to make a Superman show but his pitch was rejected at the time, so he settled for a Superman show where Clark Kent happened to be a woman called Kara Danvers. The CW doesn't care for Supergirl and isn't interested in doing the character justice. So, what will happen now they have secured the rights for Superman?
- And why should I think they'll do Superman justice, for that matter? It isn't as if the CW shows are high quality. And a lot of his villains have already been used in his cousin's show.
- I don't want both shows to compete with each other. It sounds like a recipe for disaster, and I suspect Supergirl will suffer the most. Most of people will probably choose to watch the original character rather than the derivative one. Kara is different from Kal and she's a great character on her own, but the CW hasn't tried to show that.
- On the other hand, if I've understood correctly how the CW works, Supergirl will last six or seven seasons before Melissa's contract may be renegotiated. Kara Zor-El, a character who was once continuity-banned due to being supposedly worthless, has starred in a multi-season live-action. More than one hundred episodes is nothing to sneeze at, and Kara can be proud. I don't want another "Kara Zor-El never existed" scenario to happen ever again, and if her flawed show has ensured she'll not be erased ever again, then it was worth it in the end.
- Likewise, I'm happy with the existence of a Superman show where Supergirl exists, is a fully established hero, and is very close to Superman. I'm sick of Supergirl being ignored in Superman media.
