Superman & Lois: Key role recast as Jonathan Kent actor leaves series

Actor ‘will not be returning for season three’, studio announced

Wednesday 17 August 2022 04:04 EDT

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A key role in Superman & Lois is being recast.

The US series, which airs on the BBC in the UK, stars Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch as the title characters.

One character in the show is Jonathan Kent, the son of Superman’s alias Clark Kent and Lois Lane.

In the series, the character is named after Clark’s adoptive father, who has been played in films by Glenn Ford and Kevin Costner.

However, Jordan Elsass, the actor who plays the young Jonathan in Superman & Lois notified Warner Bros TV that “he will not be returning for season three due to personal reasons”.