Superman: Red Son: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Motion Comics bring the pages of Mark Millar's Eisner-Award-nominated comic book series that re-imagined the iconic American superhero as a communist champion. The story begins like the original Superman, with baby Superman traveling through space in a rocket ship and landing on Earth. However, instead of landing in rural Kansas and being raised to believe in American values, his rocket ship crashes into a Ukrainian farm. The young hero grows up in Russia and becomes the champion of the common worker, fighting on the side of socialism during Stalin's reign. What begins as one small shift in trajectory results in massive changes for the world, as the most powerful man alive no longer belongs to the United States of America. As time passes, Superman becomes more involved in Russia's politics, using his reputation to influence international governments.

Series details

• Title: Superman: Red Son
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2009-07-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-10-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: iTunes
• Typical episode runtime: 6 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6/10
• TVMaze ID: 7075
• IMDb ID: tt3215888
• TVDB ID: 197281

Cast and credited roles

• Wendee Lee — Lana-L / Wonder Women / Hippolyta
• Kirk Thornton — Jimmy Olsen / Batman / Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
• David Lodge — Superman / Bizarro
• Jim Meskimen — Lex Luther / Perry White / Josef Stalin / Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)
• Cindy Robinson — Lois Lane / Brainiac

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-07-24; final listed air date 2009-10-09; episode order: 25.

Source and licence

Adapted from Superman: Red Son on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.