Overview - Smallville

Overview

The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.

Seasons

• Name: Specials

  Episode: 38

  Date first aired:

• Name: Season 1

  Episode: 21

  Between the boy Clark Kent thought he was and the man he is destined to become lie the compelling stories of Smallville, the popular action series that reimagines the Superman saga from its roots.

  Date first aired: 2001-10-16

• Name: Season 2

  Episode: 23

  The legend continues to grow stronger in the second super season of Smallville. Throughout the season’s twenty-three episodes, Clark Kent grapples with his calling as he explores his true origins: was he sent to Earth to save humanity or destroy it? Amidst all the chaos, Lana and Clark grow closer than before; Lex gets married; Lionel lures Chloe toward the dark side; the Kents receive miraculous news; and Pete becomes the keeper of Clark’s secret.

  Date first aired: 2002-09-24

• Name: Season 3

  Episode: 22

  Everyone has a future. Clark Kent has a destiny — if he’s willing to accept it and to master all the awesome powers and responsibilities that come with it. In an event-packed third season, the fascinating reinterpretation of the Superman mythology and its classic characters continues as Clark embraces the dark side and Jonathan Kent strikes a devil’s bargain with Jor-El to rescue his son.

  Date first aired: 2003-10-01

• Name: Season 4

  Episode: 22

  Clark Kent will have plenty of reasons to remember his senior year! Lois Lane — smart, opinionated and entirely annoying to Clark — arrives in Smallville to look investigate the death of her cousin. Lana gets a new older boyfriend. Clark decides to go against his parents' wishes and joins the football team as a quarterback. And while Clark sets off on a quest to to find three mysterious Kryptonian crystals, Lex steps further from the light into darkness.

  Date first aired: 2004-09-22

• Name: Season 5

  Episode: 22

  Clark Kent now carries a full load of classes at Central Kansas University, but that's not all he carries. He carries the full weight of his - perhaps the world's - destiny. In season five, Clark finally begins to accept his destiny and takes giant leaps towards becoming the Man of Steel. He also cross path with professor Milton Fine, whose presence in Smallville will have a devastating effect on his already deteriorating friendship with Lex.

  Date first aired: 2005-09-29

• Name: Season 6

  Episode: 22

  Clark manages to escape from the Phantom Zone with the help of an unexpected ally. He subsequently sets out on a mission to hunt down the dangerous prisoners who followed him to Earth. Adding to Clark's troubles, there is a new vigilante in town who goes by the name Green Arrow. Meanwhile, Lex and Lana take the next step in their relationship. As the season progress, the rivalry between Clark Kent and Lex Luthor will explode into a fierce good-versus-evil battle.

  Date first aired: 2006-09-28

• Name: Season 7

  Episode: 20

  When Clark's cousin Kara arrives on the scene, Clark advises her to keep a low profile and master her powers, but Kara has other ideas and becomes the focus of Lex Luthor's powerlust. And, there are two Clark Kents: one is the young man whose life in a tiny Kansas town sets him on destiny's path. The other is a Bizarro who shares Clark's DNA, but not his values. Lane makes a career leap and Chloe Sullivan finds that balancing a meteor power with a personal life isn't easy.

  Date first aired: 2007-09-27

• Name: Season 8

  Episode: 22

  Last season, Clark Kent and Lex Luthor became sworn enemies and Clark discovered more about his home planet, who his parents were, what his future holds and why he was sent to Earth. In season eight, Clark Kent is now reporter at the Daily Planet who shares a workspace with Lois Lane. And there's a new hero in Metropolis - a hero everyone now calls the Red-Blue Blur.

  Date first aired: 2008-09-18