Superman: The Animated Series

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Superman: The Animated Series

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 Dai...

Story Overview

About Superman: The Animated Series

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.

Quick Facts

Streaming Snapshot

Release Year

1996

TMDB Rating

7.7

Available Sources

19

Watch Path

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Seasons & Episodes

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3 seasons available

Season 1

13 episodes | 1996-09-06

Season 1 The Last Son of Krypton (1)E1

The Last Son of Krypton (1)

Episode 1
21 min1996-09-06TMDB 7.5

Jor-El, a Kryptonian scientist and Council Member, rescues his son Kal-El from the dying planet by launching the baby to Earth.

Season 1 The Last Son of Krypton (2)E2

The Last Son of Krypton (2)

Episode 2
21 min1996-09-06TMDB 7.2

Young Clark Kent discovers his true identity; and, as an adult, presents himself to Metropolis as Superman.

Season 1 The Last Son of Krypton (3)E3

The Last Son of Krypton (3)

Episode 3
21 min1996-09-06TMDB 6.9

Superman thwarts a plot by Lex Luthor to sell the LEXO-SKEL SUIT 5000 to Kaznian terrorists, via their agent John Corben.

Season 1 Fun and GamesE4

Fun and Games

Episode 4
21 min1996-09-07TMDB 7.3

Superman rescues Metropolis thug Bruno Mannheim - and Lois - from the vengeful Toyman.

Season 1 A Little Piece of HomeE5

A Little Piece of Home

Episode 5
21 min1996-09-14TMDB 7.0

Lex Luthor discovers Superman's vulnerability to Kryptonite, and attempts to exploit this weakness to rid himself once and for all of the Man of Steel.

Season 1 Feeding TimeE6

Feeding Time

Episode 6
21 min1996-09-21TMDB 7.2

After toxic chemicals transform janitor Rudy Jones into the energy-draining Parasite, he imprisons Superman, intent on keeping the Man of Steel as his own personal power source.

Season 1 The Way of All FleshE7

The Way of All Flesh

Episode 7
21 min1996-10-19TMDB 7.2

Thanks to the orchestrations of Lex Luthor, terrorist John Corben becomes Metallo, a skin-covered cyborg with a Krytonite heart. Luthor then sets the supervillain on a quest to kill Superman.

Season 1 Stolen MemoriesE8

Stolen Memories

Episode 8
21 min1996-11-02TMDB 7.7

Brainiac, once Krypton's all-knowing planetary computer, comes to Earth as part of his information-gathering trek across the galaxy. But, as Superman discovers, Brainiac's intent after gathering the world's knowledge is to destroy the Earth.

Season 1 The Main Man (1)E9

The Main Man (1)

Episode 9
21 min1996-11-09TMDB 7.1

Intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo is employed to capture the Man of Steel, but thanks to a double-cross by the rare-species-collecting Preserver, both Superman and Lobo end up trapped in the Preserver's personal zoo.

Season 1 The Main Man (2)E10

The Main Man (2)

Episode 10
21 min1996-11-16TMDB 6.8

Superman and Lobo team up to escape the Preserver and a vile band of competing bounty hunters with their own vendetta against the "Main Man".

Season 1 My GirlE11

My Girl

Episode 11
21 min1996-11-23TMDB 5.8

Clark's childhood sweetheart Lana Lang comes to Metropolis, and puts her own life in danger by trying to spy on Lex Luthor for Superman.

Season 1 Tools of the TradeE12

Tools of the Trade

Episode 12
21 min1997-02-01TMDB 7.0

Bruno Mannheim's Intergang terrorizes Metropolis with hi-tech weapons from Darkseid, while SCU Inspector Dan Turpin goes on a personal hunt for answers.

Season 1 Two's a CrowdE13

Two's a Crowd

Episode 13
21 min1997-02-15TMDB 7.0

When embittered scientist Earl Garver goes into a coma before revealing the location of a ticking bomb, Superman risks enlisting the Parasite to drain the information from Garver's mind.

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