The Original Lois Left after Just One Season Due to the Proliferation of Alcohol on the Set
Phyllis Coates played Lois Lane in the first season. She had reportedly been offered an increase of five times her salary to stay on board, however, she decided to move on. Coates was worried about typecasting and had been offered to star in another TV series.
In addition, she didn’t like all the drinking that occurred on set, particularly by her co-star Reeves. Coates’ family had a history of alcoholism, and she feared if she stayed the drinking could have potentially had a “devastating effect” on her life. As of 2017, she is the only surviving cast member from The Adventures of Superman.
