Superboy season 3
| Superboy | |
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| Season 3 | |
| File:Superboy Announcement Poster 3.png Promotional poster | |
| Showrunner | Freddie Goodwin |
| Starring |
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| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | The CW |
| Original release | March 15 – August 16, 2021 |
| Season chronology | |
The third season of the American television series Superboy is scheduled to be released in 2023 on The CW. The series is based on the DC Comics characters Superman created by Jerry Siegel. The season was produced by Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
The series stars Dev Patel as the titular character Alex Singh / Superboy, a costumed superhero. Also returning are main cast members Michael Bishop, Inde Navarrette, Wolé Parks, Tayler Buck, Dylan Walsh, and Emmanuelle Chriqui. Superboy was ordered in early 2019.
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Episodes[edit | edit source]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 26 | 1 | "The Awakening" | Freddie Goodwin | Freddie Goodwin & Jackson Greene | May 12, 2023 | N/A |
| 27 | 2 | TBA | Freddie Goodwin | Jackson Greene & Freddie Goodwin | May 19, 2023 | N/A |
| 28 | 3 | TBA | Brenton Spencer | Marl Brenton | May 26, 2023 | N/A |
| 29 | 4 | TBA | TBA | Freddie Goodwin | TBA | TBD |
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Development on the season began in May 2021, despite the series not being renewed at the time. The second season was ordered in August 2021. Showrunner Freddie Goodwin stated that the second season would improve the storytelling mishaps that were made during the first season and that the second season would also consist of 15 episodes. He said the team looked at improving the story in multiple areas, and said that the budget for the season is 15% bigger than the first season. In the season, Goodwin confirmed that Alex Singh / Superboy would become more of a hero of hope, similar to his Superman counterpart from the DC Comics. Season two is about Alex trying to accept the death of his brother Max, whilst saving South City from imminent danger, which isn't just Brainiac, and instead a second villain will be introduced, through Nova's character arc of the season.