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Superman: The Animated Series
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Tim Daly
Superman / Clark Kent (voice)
54 eps
Dana Delany
Lois Lane (voice)
54 eps
George Dzundza
Perry White (voice)
10 eps
Clancy Brown
Lex Luthor (voice)
20 eps
David Kaufman
Jimmy Olsen (voice)
26 eps
Leslie Easterbrook
Mala (voice)
2 eps
Gilbert Gottfried
Mr. Mxyzptlk (voice)
2 eps
Eddie Barth
Detective Kurt Bowman (voice)
2 eps
Laraine Newman
Toby Raynes (voice)
2 eps
Christopher McDonald
Jor-El (voice)
3 eps
Joely Fisher
Lana Lang (voice)
3 eps
Bruce Weitz
Bruno Mannheim (voice)
4 eps
Don Harvey
Gnaww (voice)
2 eps
Ron Perlman
Jax-Ur (voice)
3 eps
Brian George
Eugene (voice)
2 eps
Joanna Cassidy
Maggie Sawyer (voice)
9 eps
Bob Hastings
Commissioner Gordon (voice)
2 eps
Steve Sandor
Orion (voice)
2 eps
Brion James
Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice)
3 eps
Kevin Michael Richardson
Al (voice)
2 eps
Philip Maurice Hayes
Guard (voice)
2 eps
Finola Hughes
Lara (voice)
2 eps
Cam Clarke
Older Thug (voice)
2 eps
Joe Lala
Electrician (voice)
2 eps
Charles Howerton
Whirly Pilot (voice)
2 eps
Robert Hays
Edward Lytener / Luminus (voice)
2 eps
Gregg Berger
Agent #2 (voice)
2 eps
Sherman Howard
Preserver (voice)
3 eps
Scott Menville
Trouble (voice)
3 eps
Frank Welker
Evil Creatures (voice)
7 eps
Tress MacNeille
Revolutionary (voice)
6 eps
Miguel Ferrer
Mark Mardon (voice)
3 eps
Joseph Bologna
Dan Turpin (voice)
12 eps
Townsend Coleman
Captain (voice)
5 eps
Corey Burton
Brainiac (voice)
12 eps
Jason Marsden
Young Clark Kent (voice)
3 eps
Peter Renaday
Captain (voice)
4 eps
Jennifer Hale
Female Vacationer (voice)
3 eps
Malcolm McDowell
John Corben / Metallo (voice)
6 eps
Brad Garrett
Bibbo (voice)
10 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Superman: The Animated Series actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Superman: The Animated Series reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
Superman, an incredibly powerful alien from the planet Krypton, defends Metropolis from supercriminals. Superman hides his identity behind the glasses of Clark Kent; a mild-mannered reporter for the newspaper the Daily Planet. At the Daily Planet Superman works with fellow reporter Lois Lane and photographer Jimmy Olsen.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 54 episodes.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E16
World's Finest (1)
Batman travels to Metropolis when the Joker steals a solid Kryptonite statue and makes a deal with Lex Luthor to kill Superman.
- Directed by Toshihiko Masuda
- Written by Alan Burnett, Paul Dini
S02E17
World's Finest (2)
Lois Lane becomes romantically tied to Bruce Wayne and is kidnapped by the Joker in an attempt to lure superman to his death.
- Directed by Toshihiko Masuda
- Written by Steve Gerber
S02E18
World's Finest (3)
Lois ends her romance with Bruce Wayne when she discovers that he is Batman. Lex Luthor tries to end his alliance with the Joker, but the Joker turns the tables and kidnaps Lex and steals a powerful aircraft to attack Metropolis.
- Directed by Toshihiko Masuda
- Written by Stan Berkowitz
S02E22
The Late Mr. Kent
Clark Kent is thought to be dead after an automobile accident. Superman must nevertheless save an innocent man from execution and find the real culprit.
- Directed by Kenji Hachizaki
- Written by Stan Berkowitz
S03E02
Knight Time
After Bruce Wayne is kidnapped, Superman must go undercover as Batman to find him.
- Directed by Curt Geda
- Written by Bob Goodman
S02E12
Brave New Metropolis
Lois stumbles into a parallel world where Superman and Lex Luthor work together as dictators of Metropolis.
- Directed by Curt Geda
- Written by Stan Berkowitz
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E05
A Little Piece of Trivia
S00E04
Superman: Behind the Cape
S00E03
Menaces of Metropolis: Behind the Villains of Superman
S00E02
Building the Mythology: Superman's Supporting Cast
S00E01
Superman: Learning to Fly
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Alan Burnett
Creator
Bruce Timm
Showrunner
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Andrew Donkin
Writer
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Robert N. Skir
Writer
Paul Dini
Writer
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Bob Goodman
Writer
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Ron Fogelman
Writer
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Hilary Bader
Writer
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Rich Fogel
Writer
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Marty Isenberg
Writer
Mark Evanier
Writer
Evan Dorkin
Writer
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Steve Gerber
Writer
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Stan Berkowitz
Writer
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Sarah Dyer
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Alan BurnettWriter
- Andrew DonkinWriter
- Robert N. SkirWriter
- Paul DiniWriter
- Bob GoodmanWriter
- Ron FogelmanWriter
Direction
- Nobuo TomizawaDirector
- Yuichiro YanoDirector
- Toshihiko MasudaDirector
- Kazuhide TomonagaDirector
- Scott JeraldsDirector
- Bruce TimmDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- Google Play MoviesBuy
- Fandango At HomeBuy
- HBO MaxStreaming
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