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Superman: Red Son

Superman: Red Son

The cold war is heating up.

20207.11h 24m

Overview

Set in the thick of the Cold War, Red Son introduces us to a Superman who landed in the USSR during the 1950s and grows up to become a Soviet symbol that fights for the preservation of Stalin’s brand of communism.

Directed by Sam Liu
Written by Kilian Plunkett, Mark Millar, J. M. DeMatteis
Produced by Amy McKenna, Sam Liu
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Top Cast

Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs

Superman (voice)

Amy Acker

Amy Acker

Lois Lane (voice)

Diedrich Bader

Diedrich Bader

Lex Luthor (voice)

Vanessa Marshall

Vanessa Marshall

Diana / Wonder Woman (voice)

Phil Morris

Phil Morris

James Olsen (voice)

Paul Williams

Paul Williams

Brainiac (voice)

Greg Chun

Greg Chun

Ambassador Lee (voice)

Roger Craig Smith

Roger Craig Smith

Batman (voice)

William Salyers

William Salyers

Joseph Stalin / Jack Ryder (voice)

Jim Meskimen

Jim Meskimen

John F. Kennedy / Dwight D. Eisenhower (voice)

Themes & Keywords

cold warsuperherosoviet unioncartoonbased on comic

About Superman: Red Son

Superman: Red Son is a science fiction, animation, action film released in 2020 exploring themes of cold war, superhero, soviet union, cartoon, based on comic. Directed by Sam Liu, it stars Jason Isaacs, Amy Acker, Diedrich Bader. Set in the thick of the Cold War, Red Son introduces us to a Superman who landed in the USSR during the 1950s and grows up to become a Soviet symbol that fights for the preservation of Stalin’s brand of communism.

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