Superboy
Seen it?1988 | 4 seasons | 22 min | Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved The Flash, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- 4 seasons: a few months of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 37 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Superboy is a half-hour live-action television series based on Kal-El's early years as Superboy. It depicted Superboy's adventures during his college years, his meetings with Lex Luthor and his romance with Lana Lang. The series was brought to the screen by executive producers Ilya and Alexander Salkind, who were the producers of the first three Superman movies and the 1984 Supergirl movie.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 4 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 68K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 4 is the high point.
Season 11988 · 26 episodes · 6.1 out of 10Monday- Season 21989 · 26 episodes · 6.4 out of 10Weeknight
- Season 31990 · 26 episodes · 6.4 out of 10Weeknight
- Season 41991 · 22 episodes · 6.6 out of 10Weeknight
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Cast & crew
Created by Alexander Salkind, Ilya Salkind
- Gerard ChristopherSuperboy / Clark Kent
- Stacy HaidukLana Lang
- Peter Jay FernandezMatt Ritter
- Robert LevineC. Dennis Jackson