‘Supergirl’ Spoilers: Tyler Hoechlin Is Returning As Superman In Season 2 Finale

Tyler Hoechlin is reprising his role as Superman in Season 2 finale of “Supergirl.”

The Man of Steel’s return to National City in Season 2, episode 22 of the CW series was first reported by E! News. Although no details about his comeback is available yet, the superhero’s appearance alone should be more than enough for fans to watch the season ender.

Hoechlin made his debut as Superman in “Supergirl” Season 2 premiere, in which he helped his cousin Kara (Melissa Benoist) save Lena Luthor (Katie McGrath) from an assassination attempt. He stuck around for Season 2, episode 2, where he fought the classic Superman villain, Metallo (Frederick Schmidt).

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Hoechlin’s performance was well-received by viewers. In fact, his guest-starring stint left a lot of fans wondering if there would be a Superman spinoff anytime soon.

Although The CW president Mark Pedowitz was impressed by Hoechlin’s portrayal of Superman on “Supergirl,” the network executive told Entertainment Weekly following his panel at the Television Critics Association’s (TCA) press tour in January that the network has no current plans for a Superman spinoff.

“Tyler did a great job [in playing Superman, but] there’s no plan to do a series,” Pedowitz said at the time.

“Supergirl” executive producer Greg Berlanti was also asked at TCA about the possibility of giving Superman his own TV series, and he appeared a bit optimistic for a potential spinoff in the future.

“We were just really lucky,” IGN quoted Berlanti as saying following a panel for his new CW teen drama “Riverdale.” “We asked to have him come on for the first couple episodes [of ‘Supergirl’] and they [DC Comics and Warner Bros.] were great about it. We’d love to have Tyler back, he’s amazing, he was great in the role. In success, I think all those things are possible. I’m always the guy who says ‘yes’ if there seems to be an appetite for it and the people involved are really nice.”

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly in October, Hoechlin acknowledged the possibility of him getting his own Superman TV series in the future, but the 29-year-old actor was quick to point out that he isn’t the one who decides on such things.

“You never know,” the “Teen Wolf” alum said at the time. “[But] those are decisions of people in a much different place than I. It’s been a few years since Superman’s really been sticking around on TV for a long time, and who knows what they’ll end up doing and what they’ll want to do. ... I’m just very excited for what the situation is at the moment.”

“Supergirl” returns from its month-long hiatus with Season 2, episode 18 on Monday, April 24 at 8 p.m. EDT on The CW.