# Jordan Elsass not returning to "Superman and Lois", role of Jon Kent to be recast

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**Created:** [August 17, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-elsass-not-returning-to-superman-and-lois-role-of-jon-kent-to-be-recast/969836 "2022-08-17T16:17:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-elsass-not-returning-to-superman-and-lois-role-of-jon-kent-to-be-recast/969836/1 "2022-08-17T16:17:26Z")

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Jordan Elsass, who appeared in the CW show _Superman and Lois_ as their son, Jonathan, has dropped out of the show after not showing up in Vancouver, B.C. for the start of the upcoming third season. His absence is said to be for “personal reasons” and not for any professional reasons. The role will be recast.

> **[Superman & Lois to Recast Jonathan Kent After Actor Jordan Elsass Doesn't...](https://comicbook.com/dc/news/superman-and-lois-recast-jonathan-kent-actor-jordan-elsass/)**
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> Superman & Lois star Jordan Elsass will not be returning as Jonathan Kent in the show's upcoming \[...\]

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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-elsass-not-returning-to-superman-and-lois-role-of-jon-kent-to-be-recast/969836/2 "2022-08-17T17:44:56Z")

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Scuttlebutt is that the actor is refusing to comply with vaccine policies. He had a one year exemption previously.

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**Author:** ![Noelq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noelq/32/16438_2.png) [@Noelq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noelq)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-elsass-not-returning-to-superman-and-lois-role-of-jon-kent-to-be-recast/969836/3 "2022-08-17T19:32:15Z")

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Damn. It will be interesting to see how they recast.

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**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-elsass-not-returning-to-superman-and-lois-role-of-jon-kent-to-be-recast/969836/4 "2022-08-17T22:49:48Z")

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I’m going to start a rumor that he was pissed off that his brother got powers and he didn’t. The writers kept promising Elsass: “Just wait til you see next episode’s script…”, while his brother Alexander Garfin would taunt him by floating around during table readings.

Too bad, though. He was a great Jonathan.

I’m part of a cohort that grew up with trust issues, ever since they switched Darrin Stevens on us, and I’d hate to have another generation scarred like that.

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-elsass-not-returning-to-superman-and-lois-role-of-jon-kent-to-be-recast/969836/5 "2022-08-17T23:25:19Z")

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He said he was excited about playing Jon-El in the Bizarro storyline.

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> “Honestly, that’s been my favorite part of the whole season,” Elsass previously told Entertainment Weekly. “It was just so much fun to get into that headspace. I mean, you really feel powerful.”