Smallville

{{main|List of Smallville episodes}}

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The regular cast is introduced in season one, with storylines involving a villain deriving power from kryptonite exposure. The one-episode villains were a plot device developed by Gough and Millar. Smallville{{'}}s first season primarily dealt with Clark Kent's coming to terms with his alien origin and the revelation that his arrival on Earth was connected to the death of Lana Lang's parents.

After the first season the series had fewer villain-of-the-week episodes, focusing instead on individual-character story arcs and exploring Clark's origins.{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=13430|title=Smallville: The Complete Second Season|access-date=September 12, 2007|author=D.J. Nock|date=November 25, 2004|publisher=DVD Times}} Major storylines include Clark's discovery of his Kryptonian heritage and Lex Luthor's escalating conflict with his father, Lionel.{{cite episode|title=Rosetta|series=Smallville|credits=Al Gough, Miles Millar (writers) & James Marshall (director)|network=The WB|air-date=February 25, 2003|season=2|number=17}} The disembodied voice of Clark's biological father, Jor-El, is introduced; he communicates to Clark through his spaceship, setting the stage for plots involving his role in fulfilling Clark's earthly destiny.{{cite episode|title=Calling|series=Smallville|credits=Kenneth Biller (writer) & Terrence O'Hara (director)|network=The WB|air-date=May 13, 2003|season=2|number=22}}

In a fourth-season arc Clark, instructed by Jor-El, searches for three Kryptonian stones which contain the knowledge of the universe and form his Fortress of Solitude.{{cite episode|title=Crusade|series=Smallville|credits=Alfred Gough, Miles Millar (writers) & Greg Beeman (director)|network=The WB|air-date=September 22, 2004|season=4|number=1}}{{cite episode|title=Arrival|series=Smallville|credits=Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer (writers) & James Marshall (director)|network=The WB|air-date=September 29, 2005|season=5|number=1}} Clark battles Brainiac in his attempts to release the Kryptonian criminal General Zod,{{cite episode|title=Vessel|series=Smallville|credits=Kelly Souders, Brian Peterson (writers) & James Marshall (director)|network=The WB|air-date=May 11, 2006|season=5|number=22}} and must capture (or destroy) other escaped Phantom Zone criminals.{{cite episode|title=Zod|series=Smallville|credits=Steven S. DeKnight (writer) & James Marshall (director)|network=The CW|air-date=September 28, 2006|season=6|number=1}} His cousin Kara arrives,{{cite episode|title=Kara|series=Smallville|credits=Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer, (writers) & James Conway (director)|network=The CW|air-date=October 4, 2007|season=7|number=2}} and Lex Luthor discovers Clark's secret.{{cite episode|title=Arctic|series=Smallville|credits=Don Whitehead, Holly Henderson (writers) & Todd Slavkin (director)|network=The CW|air-date=May 15, 2008|season=7|number=20}}

The eighth season introduces Davis Bloome (Smallville{{'}}s version of Doomsday), and Tess Mercer replaces the departing Lex Luthor. Justin Hartley becomes a series regular as Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) after being a recurring guest in season six.{{cite news|author=Kristin Dos Santos|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/4385/smallville-season-eight-look-who-s-in|title=Smallville Season Eight: Look Who's In!|publisher=E@|date=June 3, 2008|access-date=May 25, 2022}}

In the ninth season Major Zod (Callum Blue) and other members of Zod's military group are revived (without their Kryptonian powers) by Tess Mercer,{{cite episode|title=Savior|series=Smallville|credits=Kelly Souders, Brian Peterson (writers) & Kevin Fair (director)|network=The CW|air-date=September 25, 2009|season=9|number=1}} and their efforts to regain their powers are the season's central conflict.

The final season revolves around Clark's attempts to lose his doubts and fears and become the hero he is meant to be, while confronting his biggest challenges: the coming of Darkseid and the return of Lex Luthor.{{cite episode|title=Finale|series=Smallville|credits=Al Septien, Turi Meye, Brian Peterson, Kelly Souders (writers), Kevin Fair & Greg Beeman (directors)|network=The CW|air-date=May 13, 2011|season=10|number=21/22}}

{{main|List of Smallville characters}}

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• Tom Welling as Clark Kent, a young man with superhuman abilities who tries to find his place in life after discovering that he is an extraterrestrial in origin and uses his powers to help those in danger. Clark's season-one problems include his inability to share his secret and his desire for a normal life. After months of scouting, Welling was cast as Clark.Simpson, Paul, (Season 1 Companion), pp.112–115 David Nutter had to convince Welling's manager that the role would not hurt the actor's film career in order to get Welling to read the pilot script. After reading the script, Welling agreed to audition for the role of Clark Kent. Tom Welling operated under a strict "No Tights, No Flights" rule to stay true to the origin story element of the show.
• Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang, the girl next door. Grieving the loss of her parents, she has empathy for everyone and feels connected to Clark.Simpson, Paul, (Season 1 Companion), pp.116–119 Kreuk was the first to be cast, after Nutter saw an audition tape the actress had sent. Although she left the series after the seventh season,{{cite news | author=Rob Salem|url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/columnists/2008/04/24/shaking_things_up_in_smallville.html | title=Shaking things up in Smallville | work=The Star | access-date=May 25, 2022 | location=Toronto | date=April 24, 2008}} she returned for five episodes in season eight as a special guest star.{{cite magazine|first=Michael|last=Ausiello |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/07/24/ask-ausiello-1-11/|title=Ask Ausiello: 'CSI' Sex Shocker! Lana Back to 'Smallville'! Gay Panic at 'Grey's'! '24' Villain's Alive! |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=July 23, 2008 |access-date=October 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828031340/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2008/07/ask-ausiello--1.html |archive-date=August 28, 2008}}
• Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor, a billionaire's son sent to Smallville to run the local fertilizer plant. After Clark saves his life, they become fast friends. As the series progresses, Lex's friendship with Clark crumbles until they consider themselves enemies. The role was difficult to cast; Michael Rosenbaum auditioned twice and, feeling that he did not take his first audition seriously enough, outlined a two-and-a-half-page scene indicating where to be funny, charismatic or menacing.Simpson, Paul, (Season 1 Companion), pp.120–123 His second audition went so well that he was hired. Rosenbaum left the show after seven seasons,{{cite news|author=Kristin Dos Santos|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/4298/breaking__michael_rosenbaum_has_left__amp_amp_lt_i_amp_amp_gt_smallville_amp_amp_lt__i_amp_amp_gt_|title=Breaking: Michael Rosenbaum Has Left Smallville|publisher=E!|date=May 1, 2008|access-date=May 25, 2022}} reprising his role for the series finale.{{cite web|author=Matt Webb Mitovich and Michael Ausiello|url=http://www.tvline.com/2011/02/smallville-michael-rosenbaum-back-for-series-finale/|title=Smallville Exclusive! Michael Rosenbaum Back for Series Finale: 'I'm Doing It For the Fans'|publisher=TV Line|date=February 11, 2011|access-date=February 11, 2011|archive-date=March 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304054039/http://www.tvline.com/2011/02/smallville-michael-rosenbaum-back-for-series-finale/|url-status=dead}}
• Eric Johnson as Whitney Fordman, Lana's boyfriend in season one, who becomes mean to Clark and Lana's budding friendship and bullies him. He reconciles with Clark before joining the Marines and going to Afghanistan.{{cite episode|title=Tempest|series=Smallville|credits=Philip Levens, Alfred Gough (writers) & Greg Beeman (director)|network=The WB|air-date=May 21, 2002|season=1|number=21}} Although Whitney was written out of the show in the first-season finale, he made a special appearance in the season-two episode "Visage" (where it is disclosed that he was killed in action) and was also a guest star in the season-four episode "Façade" (during a flashback to Clark's freshman year of high school). Johnson, who auditioned for Lex and Clark before he was cast as Whitney,Simpson, Paul, (Season 1 Companion), pp.132–135 was pleased that the writers gave his character a hero's exit.{{cite news|author=Jennifer Squires Biller|url=http://www.tube-talk.com/2007/08/interview-with-flash-gordons-eric.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928222241/http://www.tube-talk.com/2007/08/interview-with-flash-gordons-eric.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 28, 2008|title=Interview with Flash Gordon's Eric Johnson|publisher=Tube Talk|date=August 20, 2007|access-date=July 12, 2009}}
• Sam Jones III as Pete Ross, another best friend of Clark and the first person to whom Clark voluntarily tells his secret.{{cite episode|title=Duplicty|series=Smallville|credits=Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer (writers) & Steve Miner (director)|network=The WB|air-date=October 8, 2002|season=2|number=3}} Although he is in love with Chloe,{{cite episode|title=Truth|series=Smallville|credits=Drew Greenberg (writer) & James Marshall (director)|network=The WB|air-date=April 21, 2004|season=3|number=18}} he does not admit it because of the Clark-Lana-Chloe love triangle already in place.Simpson, Paul, (Season 1 Companion), pp.124–127 Ross was written out of the series at the end of season three, but made a guest appearance in season seven. Jones was the last of the series regulars to be cast, with Gough and Millar seeing him four days before they began filming the pilot. Jones is African-American while the comics have traditionally portrayed Ross as Caucasian.
• Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan, one of Clark's best friends, who is in love with him (although her feelings are not reciprocated).{{cite episode|title=Fever|series=Smallville|credits=Matthew Okumura (writer) & Bill Gereghty (director)|network=The WB|air-date=February 18, 2003|season=2|number=16}} Editor of the school newspaper, her journalistic curiosity and desire to "expose falsehoods" and "know the truth" create tension with her friends (especially when she investigates Clark's past).{{cite episode|title=Lineage|series=Smallville|credits=Alfred Gough, Miles Millar (writers) & Greg Beeman (director)|network=The WB|air-date=November 5, 2002|season=2|number=7}} After learning about Smallville from casting director Dee Dee Bradley, Mack considered auditioning for Lana Lang but auditioned twice for Chloe Sullivan.Simpson, Paul, (Season 1 Companion), pp.128–131 The character was created just for the series and was intended to have an "ethnic background" before Mack was hired. She has since appeared in the comic book.Sands, Rich. "Smallville{{'}}s Chloe Makes Her Comic-Book Debut" TV Guide; September 27, 2010; Page 10
• Annette O'Toole as Martha Kent, Clark's adoptive mother. She and her husband, Jonathan, give Clark wise advice about coping with his increasing abilities. In season five Martha takes a state-senate seat,{{cite episode|title=Tomb|series=Smallville|credits=Steven S. DeKnight (writer) & Whitney Ransick (director)|network=The WB|air-date=February 9, 2006|season=5|number=14}} and in season six she leaves the show.{{cite episode|title=Prototype|series=Smallville|credits=Steven S. DeKnight (writer) & Mat Beck (director)|network=The WB|air-date=May 10, 2007|season=6|number=21}} Although Cynthia Ettinger was originally cast as Martha Kent, during filming everyone (including Ettinger) realized that she was not right for the part. O'Toole was committed to the television series The Huntress when Ettinger filmed the original pilot. Around the time the creators wanted to recast Martha Kent, The Huntress was coincidentally canceled, allowing O'Toole to join the cast.Simpson, Paul, (Season 1 Companion), pp.136–139 The actress had previously played Lana Lang in Superman III.{{cite news|author=Rob Owen|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/tv/20011014smallvilletv2.asp|title=Superman revisited in "Smallville"|publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=October 14, 2001|access-date=July 8, 2007|author-link=Rob Owen (journalist)}}
• John Schneider as Jonathan Kent, Clark's adoptive father, who goes to great lengths to protect his son's secret; according to Schneider, Jonathan is "perfectly willing to go to jail, or worse, to protect his son".Simpson, Paul, (Season 1 Companion), pp.140–143 Schneider was written out of the show in the series' 100th episode, with Jonathan dying of a heart attack on the night of his election victory.{{cite episode|title=Reckoning|series=Smallville|credits=Kelly Souders, Brian Peterson (writers) & Greg Beeman (director)|network=The WB|air-date=January 26, 2006|season=5|number=12}} Millar and Gough wanted a recognizable face for Smallville; they were happy to cast Schneider as Jonathan because he was known as Bo Duke from The Dukes of Hazzard, which Gough saw as adding to the belief that Schneider could have grown up running a farm.
• John Glover as Lionel Luthor, Lex's father. Lionel is responsible for the Kents' adoption of Clark without legal ramifications or questions about his origins. Glover tried to make Lionel seem to try to "toughen [Lex] up", and saw the character as a rich, powerful businessman who was disappointed in his son.Simpson, Paul, (Season 1 Companion), pg.144 Lionel was created for Smallville to parallel the Kents and as an "experiment in extreme parenting". A recurring first-season guest, Glover became a series regular from seasons two to seven until Lionel was murdered by Lex near the end of the seventh season.{{cite episode|title=Descent|series=Smallville|credits=Don Whitehead, Holly Henderson (writers) & Ken Horton (director)|network=The CW|air-date=April 17, 2008|season=7|number=16}} Lionel returns in a parallel-universe version, also portrayed by Glover, during the final season as a special guest star.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/lionel-luthor-smallville-1022092/|title=Lionel Luthor Returning to Smallville|publisher=TV Guide|access-date=May 25, 2022|date=August 20, 2010}}
• Jensen Ackles as Jason Teague, Lana's love interest, in season four. He follows Lana to Smallville from Paris, taking a job as the school's assistant football coach,{{cite episode|title=Gone|series=Smallville|credits=Kelly Souders, Brian Peterson (writers) & Greg Beeman (director)|network=The WB|air-date=September 29, 2004|season=4|number=2}} but is fired when their relationship comes to light. By the end of the season, it is disclosed that he was working with his mother to track the three Kryptonian stones of knowledge.{{cite episode|title=Forever|series=Smallville|credits=Brian Peterson, Kelly Souders (writers) & James Marshall (director)|network=The WB|air-date=May 11, 2005|season=4|number=21}} Before he was cast as Jason, Ackles was second in line for the role of Clark Kent.{{cite book|author=Byrne, Craig|title=Smallville: The Official Companion Season 4|publisher=Titan Books|date=September 4, 2007|page=124|isbn=978-1-84023-957-7}} Although he received top billing for season four and was contracted for season five, he was written out of the show in the season four finale because of his commitment to Supernatural.{{cite news|author=Ileane Rudolph|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/supernatural-jensen-ackles-40196/|title=Up Close With Supernatural's Jensen Ackles: Part 1|publisher=TV Guide|date=October 25, 2007|access-date=May 25, 2022}}

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• Erica Durance as Lois Lane, Chloe's cousin who comes to Smallville to investigate Chloe's supposed death and stays with the Kents. Durance, a recurring guest in season four, became a series regular. The producers wanted to bring Lois Lane to the series, and Chloe's supposed death in the season-three finale provided the opportunity. Durance was cast three days before filming began; although she could initially appear in only four episodes, according to the film division of Warner Bros., after negotiations her character was cleared for more appearances.Byrne, Craig, (Season 4 Companion) pp. 138–141
• Aaron Ashmore as Jimmy Olsen, Chloe's photographer boyfriend who works at the Daily Planet. Ashmore, a recurring guest in season six, became a regular cast member in season seven. He called his casting a welcome surprise: "I auditioned for [the role] and I put myself on tape. I hadn't heard anything, and a couple of weeks later, all of the sudden (sic), I got the call saying, 'You're going to Vancouver to start shooting Smallville'. It's a dream come true, really".{{cite web|first=Eric|last=Goldman|title=IGN: IGN Interview: Aaron Ashmore on Becoming Smallville's Jimmy Olsen|url= https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/08/02/ign-interview-aaron-ashmore-on-becoming-smallvilles-jimmy-olsen|publisher=IGN|date=August 2, 2006|access-date=October 20, 2019}} After three seasons on the series (two as a regular), Ashmore's character was killed off by Davis Bloome out of jealousy for his relationship with Chloe. Although Ashmore's Jimmy Olsen was murdered, he said his character was not the "real" Jimmy Olsen, his real name revealed to be Henry James Olsen. Jimmy's younger brother, who appears briefly in the season-eight finale, is intended to be the Jimmy who works with Clark and Lois.{{cite magazine|first=Michael|last=Ausiello|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/05/15/smallville-excl/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903082358/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/05/15/smallville-excl/|archive-date=September 3, 2009 |title= 'Smallville' exclusive: Find out why they killed %$#@#|magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 14, 2009 |access-date=October 20, 2019}} Ashmore returns as the younger Jimmy in the series finale.
• Laura Vandervoort as Kara Zor-El, Clark's Kryptonian cousin. Sent to look after Kal-El (Clark), she was in suspended animation for eighteen years. When the dam confining Kara's ship broke in the season-six finale, "Phantom", she was set free. She has Clark's abilities, including flight.{{cite news|first=Rich|last=Sands|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/exclusive-supergirl-soars-16530/|title=Exclusive: Supergirl Soars Into Smallville|publisher=TV Guide|date=June 11, 2007|access-date=May 25, 2022}} At the end of the seventh season, Kara was trapped in the Phantom Zone. Although Vandervoort did not return regularly for the eighth season,{{cite news|author=Matt Webb Mitovich|title=Smallville Exclusive: Kara's Future Is Up, Up in the Air|publisher=TV Guide|date=May 16, 2008|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/smallville-exclusive-karas-10904/|access-date=May 25, 2022}} she returned to wrap up her storylines as a guest in season eight's "Bloodline" and as a special guest star in season ten's "Supergirl" and "Prophecy".{{cite episode|title=Bloodline|series=Smallville|credits=Caroline Dries (writer) & Michael Rohl (director)|network=The CW|air-date=November 6, 2008|season=8|number=8}}
• Cassidy Freeman as Tess Mercer, Lex's handpicked successor as LuthorCorp CEO in season eight. Her name is an homage to two Superman characters, Eve Teschmacher and Mercy Graves.{{cite news|title=Catwoman 2, Punisher: War Zone, Transformers 2: July 30 Comic Reel|work=Comic Book Resources|date=July 30, 2008|url=https://www.cbr.com/catwoman-2-punisher-war-zone-transformers-2-july-30-comic-reel/|access-date=May 25, 2022|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126155221/https://www.cbr.com/catwoman-2-punisher-war-zone-transformers-2-july-30-comic-reel/|url-status=dead}} Freeman described her character as "fierce", "fun", and "intelligent", with finding Lex her primary season-eight goal. Tess believes that Clark will be able to help her.{{cite web|author=Craig Byrne|url=http://www.kryptonsite.com/cc08-cassidy.htm|title=Roundtable interview with Cassidy Freeman|publisher=Kryptonsite|access-date=August 27, 2008}} In the season-ten episode "Abandoned", it is disclosed that her birth name is Lutessa Lena Luthor and she is Lionel's illegitimate daughter.{{cite magazine|last1=Tucker|first1=Ken|title='Smallville' recap: 'Abandoned': Teri Hatcher, as Lois' mom, upstaged by Julian Sands, Helen Slater, and Lindsay Hartley|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/11/13/smallville-season-10-episode-8/|access-date=October 20, 2019|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=November 13, 2010}}
• Sam Witwer as Davis Bloome, a "charismatic" paramedic struggling with inner darkness,{{cite news|title=Doomsday actor named for 'Smallville' season eight|work=Comics2Film|date=June 20, 2008|url=http://www.mania.com/doomsday-actor-named-for-smallville-season-eight_article_91113.html|access-date=July 12, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091115125603/http://www.mania.com/doomsday-actor-named-for-smallville-season-eight_article_91113.html|archive-date=November 15, 2009}} Davis Bloome is Smallville{{'}}s version of Doomsday (the only character to kill Superman). Davis would come to resemble his comic book counterpart over the course of the season.{{cite web|first=Craig|last=Byrne|url=http://www.kryptonsite.com/cc08-witwer.htm|title=Roundtable interview with Sam Witwer|publisher=Kryptonsite|access-date=August 28, 2008}} Brian Peterson said that with Michael Rosenbaum's departure, the new executive producers were looking for a villain "as great as Lex" and Doomsday fit the bill.{{cite news|author=Craig Byrne|url=http://www.kryptonsite.com/cc08-kellybrian.htm|title=Roundtable interview with executive producers Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson (part 1)|publisher=Kryptonsite|access-date=September 2, 2008}}
• Justin Hartley as Oliver Queen, the CEO of Queen Industries and leader of a small group of superheroes known as the Justice League. Hartley, a recurring guest in the sixth and seventh seasons, became a series regular in season eight and was the producers' first choice to play Oliver Queen. He was designed to shake up Clark and Lois in season six and to give Clark an alternate view of how to fight crime.Byrne, Craig, (Season 6 Companion) pp. 136–139
• Callum Blue as Zod, an early version of the criminal from Krypton who was sent to the Phantom Zone prison. His character is first mentioned in season five, when Brainiac uses Lex's body as a vessel for Zod's spirit, and he appears in a Kryptonian sphere in the season-eight finale.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/smallville-callum-zod-1007208/|title=Smallville Casting News: Callum Blue Has Zod Complex|work=TV Guide|access-date=June 23, 2009}} Smallville{{'}}s executive producers called this incarnation "Major Zod" (as opposed to the typical "General Zod"), and in season nine "the venomous side of Zod rises because he experiences a few key betrayals with our beloved characters".{{cite web|author=Rich Sands |url=http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/smallville/smallvilles-zod-complex-1766.html |title=Smallville's Zod Complex |publisher=TV Guide |date=July 21, 2009 |access-date=July 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724151711/http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/smallville/smallvilles-zod-complex-1766.html |archive-date=July 24, 2009}}

Tollin/Robbins Productions originally wanted to do a series about a young Bruce Wayne, but the feature-film division of Warner Bros. decided to develop an origin story film for Batman and did not want to compete with a television series.{{cite book|last=Simpson|first=Paul|title=Smallville: The Official Companion Season 1|year=2004|publisher=Titan Books|location=London|pages=8–17|isbn=978-1-84023-795-5}} In 2000, Tollin/Robbins approached Peter Roth, president of Warner Bros. Television, about developing a series on a young Superman. That year, Alfred Gough and Miles Millar developed a pilot based on the film Eraser. After watching the pilot, Roth approached Gough and Millar about developing a pilot about a young Superman; the two made a "no tights, no flights" rule that Clark would not fly or wear the Superman suit during the series.{{cite web|url=http://www.michaelrosenbaum.com/small.html|title=Smallville|author=Barry Garron|date=October 15, 2001|publisher=MichaelRosenbaum.com|access-date=October 19, 2006|archive-date=March 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303234513/http://www.michaelrosenbaum.com/small.html|url-status=dead}}

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Gough and Millar wanted to strip Superman to his "bare essence", exploring why Clark Kent became the Man of Steel. They felt that because they were not comic book fans or familiar with the universe, they would have an unbiased approach to the series. Gough and Millar learned about the characters, researching the comics and choosing what they liked. They pitched their idea to the WB and Fox on the same day.{{cite video|title="Metamorphosis" commentary by Al Gough and Miles Millar|medium=DVD|publisher=Warner Bros. Television|year=2002}} A bidding war between the networks followed, with the WB committing to thirteen episodes.

Although Roth, Gough and Millar knew the show would be action-oriented, they wanted to reach 7th Heaven{{'}}s "middle America iconography". To create atmosphere, the team decided the meteor shower bringing Clark to Earth would be the ironic foundation of the show. The primary source of his life on Earth and the super-powered beings Clark must fight, it would take away the parents of the girl he loves and start Lex Luthor down a dark path. Roth appreciated Clark's conflict in dealing with the fact that his arrival caused so much pain.

The creators also had to address why Lex Luthor would socialize with young people. They created a loneliness in the character which they felt would drive him to reach out to the teenagers, a loneliness echoed in Clark and Lana.{{cite video|title="Pilot" commentary by Al Gough, Miles Millar and David Nutter|medium=DVD|publisher=Warner Bros. Television|year=2002}} Gough and Millar wanted a parallel to the Kents and created Lionel Luthor, Lex's father, whom they saw as conducting an "experiment in extreme parenting". They wanted a younger Kent couple, to be involved in Clark's life and help him on his journey. Chloe Sullivan (another character created for the series) was considered the "outsider" the show needed to ensure that someone would notice the strange happenings in Smallville rather than a "precursor to Lois Lane".

Smallville has been described by Warner Bros. as a from-the-roots reinterpretation of Superman mythology. Since the November 2004 reacquisition of Superboy by the Siegel family, a copyright infringement dispute has arisen over ownership of the fictional town of Smallville and a claimed similarity between Superboy and Smallville{{'}}s Clark Kent. According to the Siegel heirs, "Smallville is part of the Superboy copyright" (which they hold).{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/superboy-copyright-faq/|title=Superboy Copyright FAQ|author=Brian Cronin|date=August 2, 2006|publisher=Comic Book Resources|access-date=May 25, 2022}}

In April 2008, after seven seasons with the series, Gough and Millar left Smallville. The developers thanked the cast and crew for their work, acknowledging that they never stopped fighting for what they saw as "their vision" of the show. The reason for their departure was not provided.{{cite web|url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=7018|title=Alfred Gough and Miles Millar Exit Smallville|publisher=SuperHeroHype|date=April 3, 2008|access-date=April 23, 2008|archive-date=April 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405001753/http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=7018|url-status=dead}} Gough and Millar were replaced as showrunners by Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer, Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson. All began writing for the series at the start of the second season, and were executive producers by the seventh season. In 2009, after one season, Swimmer and Slavkin took over the new CW series Melrose Place and did not return for Smallville{{'}}s ninth season; Souders and Peterson would continue as showrunners.{{cite news|author=Denise Martin|url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/02/melrose-place-r.html|title='Smallville' producers set to helm 'Melrose Place' reboot|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 6, 2009|access-date=February 6, 2009}} Tom Welling became co-executive producer of the series that July.{{cite web|url=http://thewb.com/blog/blog/tom-welling-of-smallville-attends-comic-con-for-the-first-time/|title=WBTV Press Release|publisher=The WB|date=July 24, 2009|access-date=July 24, 2009}} In March 2010, Millar, Gough and co-producer Tollin/Robins Productions filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. and The CW charging that Hollywood's "vertical integration" cost Millar and Gough millions of dollars. The suit claimed that Warner Bros. failed to "maximize profits" in marketing Smallville, misrepresented production costs and sold the show to foreign markets at "well below the value of the series", not specifying the amount of compensation sought by the plaintiffs.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/smallville-producers-claim-warner-bros-63763/|title='Smallville' producers claim Warner Bros. self-dealing cost them millions|author=Nellie Andreeva|author2=Matthew Belloni|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 26, 2010|access-date=May 25, 2022|archive-date=March 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330054816/http://thresq.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/03/smallville-producers-claim-warner-bros-selfdealing-cost-them-millions.html}} The lawsuit ended with an undisclosed settlement in May 2013.{{cite web |last=Gardner |first=Eriq |title=Warner Bros. Wraps Smallville Lawsuit by Settling with Writers |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/warner-bros-wraps-smallville-lawsuit-525702/|website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=May 25, 2022 |date=May 20, 2013}} Tom Welling was appointed an executive producer for Smallville{{'}}s tenth season in May 2010.{{cite web|url=http://blog.cwtv.com/2010/05/20/the-cw-announces-2010-2011-schedule/ |title=The CW Announces 2010–2011 Schedule |publisher=The CW |date=May 20, 2010 |access-date=June 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619164210/http://blog.cwtv.com/2010/05/20/the-cw-announces-2010-2011-schedule/ |archive-date=June 19, 2010}}

The series was filmed at BB Studios in Burnaby, British Columbia. Although production was initially planned for Australia, Vancouver had more of a "Middle America landscape". The city provided a site for the Kent farm, doubled for Metropolis, provided a cheaper shooting location and was in the Los Angeles time zone. Smallville's Main Street is a combination of two locations in the town of Merritt and Cloverdale.

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Vancouver Technical School doubled as the exterior for Smallville High, since the school had the "mid-American largess" wanted by the filmmakers and was in keeping with Millar's idea that Smallville should be the epitome of "Smalltown, USA".Simpson, Paul, (Season 1 Companion), pp.20–23 Templeton Secondary School was used for Smallville High's interior.{{cite web|url=http://www.vsb.bc.ca/schools/Secondaryschools/03939010/Profile/Schoolhighlights.htm|title=School Highlights;— School Profile|publisher=vsb.bc.ca|access-date=October 19, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070526081909/http://www.vsb.bc.ca/schools/Secondaryschools/03939010/Profile/Schoolhighlights.htm |archive-date = May 26, 2007}} During season one, the production team repainted most of Templeton in Smallville High's red and yellow and distributed large Smallville High Crows logos; so much of the school was painted that it adopted red and yellow as its school colors. The students became accustomed to the film crew (which had to shoot when school was in session), and when a class was dismissed the crew stepped aside so the students could move the equipment to get to their lockers for the next class.Simpson, Paul, (Season 3 Companion), pg.69

The Kent farm is a working farm in Aldergrove. Owned by the Anderlinis, the crew painted their home yellow for the show. Exterior shots of Luthor Mansion were filmed at Hatley Castle in Victoria. The interiors were filmed at Shannon Mews in Vancouver, also the set for the Dark Angel pilot and the film Along Came a Spider. Clova Cinema, in Cloverdale was used for exteriors of the Talon, Smallville{{'}}s coffeehouse.{{cite web|url=http://www.cloverdalebia.com/cgi-bin/itsmy/go.exe?page=20&domain=1&webdir=cloverdale|title=Cloverdale Filming Including Smallville|publisher=Cloverdale Business Improvement Association|access-date=January 14, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214151358/http://www.cloverdalebia.com/cgi-bin/itsmy/go.exe?page=20&domain=1&webdir=cloverdale|archive-date=February 14, 2007|df=mdy-all}}

Reeve's guest appearances in the second and third seasons were filmed in New York City.{{cite news |title=Christopher Reeve thought Smallville's Tom Welling should have been the next Superman |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/christopher-reeve-tom-welling-superman |access-date=8 May 2023 |work=SYFY Official Site |date=18 October 2021}}{{cite news |title=KryptonSite: Christopher Reeve Returns to Smallville! |url=http://www.kryptonsite.com/reevereturns.htm |access-date=8 May 2023 |work=www.kryptonsite.com}}

The story is told from Clark's point of view, so color schemes and camera selection illustrate how he interprets his environment. When he is safe at home, the colors are "warm and gentle" earth tones and the camera movement is "very gentle". When Clark is keeping his secret and not in danger, the lighting is more neutral and the camera more mobile. When danger is present, the lighting becomes colder and the camera is handheld to allow for more "extreme angles".{{cn|date=March 2025}} In Metropolis "clean, hard-lined architecture" predominates, with blues, purples and reflective metals the dominant scheme. The same concept is used for the characters; Lex usually has a "glass, steel background", and Lionel has a white or "clinical blue" background. Lex typically wears black, grey and "cool tones" (purples and blues). Clark is represented by red, yellow and blue, similar to the traditional Superman costume, and "All-American" red, white and blue.{{cite video|people=Al Gough, Miles Millar, Greg Beeman, Kent Horton, and Michael Rosenbaum|title="Memoria" commentary|type=DVD|publisher=Warner Bros. Television}} From season two onward, Entity FX produced all of the visual effects for Smallville, including the view of the Metropolis skyline.{{cite web|url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/tv/smallville-visual-effects-gurus-that-made-clark-super/#/0|title='Smallville': Visual effects gurus who made Clark super|publisher=Hero Complex|date=May 13, 2011|access-date=August 21, 2015}}

Composer Mark Snow worked with producer Ken Horton to create Smallville{{'}}s score. Snow composed music as he watched the picture, and tweaked his performance when he reviewed his initial recordings. He then sent the music to the producers, who sent it back for recomposition if needed. Individual episodes have their own soundtrack, comprising one (or more) songs. Jennifer Pyken and Madonna Wade-Reed of Daisy Music looked for songs for the soundtrack. Their choices were discussed by the producers, who decided which songs they wanted and secured their rights. Although Snow said it initially seemed odd to combine two types of music on a "typical action-adventure" television show, "the producers seem to like the contrast of the modern songs and the traditional, orchestral approach to the score".Simpson, Paul, (Season 1 Companion), pp.154–155

{{Quote box|width=30%|bgcolor=#BCD4E6|align=left|quote=I get a locked picture on a videotape which syncs up with all my gear in the studio. I write the music, finish it up, mix it up, send it through the airwaves on the internet, and the music editor puts it in. They call up usually and say, 'Thank you, well done'. Sometimes they call and say, "Thank you, not so well done—can you change this or that?" I say "Sure", make the changes and send it back.|source=—Mark Snow, on composing music for each episode.}}

The main Smallville theme was not composed by Snow, although he composed opening themes for other shows (including The X-Files). The series' opening theme is the short version of "Save Me" performed by Remy Zero. Snow composed the closing-credits music, which was intended as Smallville{{'}}s theme. During the first two seasons, the closing-credits music was a potential theme for the series (before "Save Me" was selected); it was more "heroic" and "in-your-face". Snow was told during season two that the closing credits needed new music, since the show had evolved and the existing music was no longer suitable, and he created a new, toned-down score with a more "melodic" sound. Snow has also reworked music from the previous Superman films. John Williams's musical score for the Krypton sequence in the opening credits of Superman was used in season two's "Rosetta" (which featured a guest appearance by Christopher Reeve) and several times in the season-two finale. To save money Snow recorded his version of Williams's score, since using the original version would have required the team to pay Williams's orchestra.Simpson, Paul, pp.102–115

Snow left Smallville following his work on the sixth season and moved on to other projects such as Ghost Whisperer. Reminiscing about his work on the show, Snow said that much of the music had not changed during the series and that it was "more [about] maintaining the heroic concept and the mythology than progressing through specific changes".{{cite web|author=Randall Larson|url=http://www.buysoundtrax.com/larsons_soundtrax_5_23_08.html|title=Interview: Mark Snow on X-Files: I Want To Believe|publisher=BuySoundTrax|date=May 23, 2008|access-date=October 3, 2009}} Louis Febre, who worked closely with Snow from the beginning, became the sole composer for Smallville in season seven. Febre said that since he began composing for Smallville there was a shift to "thematic development" in the score, paralleling the characters' growth: "As Clark grew emotionally and intellectually more complex, I found a need to comment musically on his growth, and as he drew closer to his Superman persona, it became obvious that a 'Superman' theme would be required".{{cite web|author=Dan Pulliam|url=http://www.smallvilleph.com/2009/09/louis-febre-exclusive-interview/|title=Louis Febre Exclusive Interview|publisher=Smallville PH|date=September 9, 2009|access-date=October 3, 2009|archive-date=February 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224034451/http://www.smallvilleph.com/2009/09/louis-febre-exclusive-interview/|url-status=usurped}}

The creative team had a number of opportunities to try different music to enhance an episode's storyline. Pyken and Wade-Reed chose and coordinated music on the show when Snow and Febre's scores were not used.{{cite book|last=Simpson|first=Paul|title=Smallville: The Official Companion Season 2|date=March 2004|publisher=Titan Books|location=London|pages=62–65|isbn=1-84023-947-6}} In season three's "Slumber", producer Ken Horton wondered if they could get a band to provide music for the entire episode. During a breakfast meeting with the music department of Warner Bros. R.E.M. was suggested, and Pyken and Wade-Reed immediately saw an opportunity to connect the episode's featured band with its story (which revolved around REM sleep).{{cite book|author=Paul Simpson|title=Smallville Season 3 Companion|publisher=Titan Books|location=London|date=September 2005|pages=26–29|isbn=978-1-84023-952-2}} That season, Al Gough wanted to use Johnny Cash's cover of the Nine Inch Nails song "Hurt" for the final scene of "Shattered" (when Lionel Luthor looks at Lex through a one-way mirror at Belle Reve sanitarium) as soon as he read the episode's script. Cash died while Wade-Reed was trying to obtain the rights for the song and his heirs, believing that the song's use in the episode would honor his memory, gave Smallville the rights.Simpson, Paul, (Season 3 Companion) pp.46–49

For season three's "Resurrection" and "Memoria", songs were chosen as symbolism for the characters. In "Resurrection", The Rapture's "Infatuation" was used during a scene with Lex and Lana to symbolize the question, "Are we ever going to figure out what these two people think of each other?"Simpson, Paul, (Season 3 Companion), pp.70–73 For "Memoria" Gough wanted to use Evanescence's "My Immortal" for the episode's final scene, telling Wade-Reed that he saw the song as being about mothers. In that scene Clark tells Martha that his first childhood memory was of his mother, Lara.Simpson, Paul, (Season 3 Companion), pp.100–111

Season three's "Velocity" provided the music editors with the opportunity to use hip-hop, rarely used in the series. The episode, similar to The Fast and the Furious, focused on Pete. Wade-Reed heard of British hip-hop artist Dizzee Rascal, and was the first person in the United States to secure the rights to Rascal's album.Simpson, Paul, (Season 3 Companion) pp.62–65 Greg Beeman directed episodes, and sometimes scenes, with particular songs in mind. For "Vortex" in season two, he used Coldplay's "In My Place" for the final scene.Simpson, Paul, (Season 2 Companion), pg.16 In the season-two finale "Exodus", Beeman directed the scene where Lana shows up at the Kent barn before Lex's wedding to Matthew Good's "Weapon". The lyrics speak of an angel and devil "by my side", and Beeman timed specific shots to the song's lyrics.

Smallville premiered at 9:00 pm on Tuesday,{{cite news|author=Rob Owen|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/tv/20011129owen1129p3.asp|title=Tuned In: It's time to revisit the season's new shows|publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=November 29, 2001|access-date=May 27, 2007}} October 16, 2001 on the WB.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/smallville/episodes-season-8/100398|title=Smallville Episodes|work=TV Guide|access-date=July 12, 2009}} For five seasons, the series aired on the WB, moving from Tuesday at 9:00 pm to Wednesday at 8:00 pm and eventually to Thursday at 8:00 pm. In 2006, before the start of Smallville{{'}}s sixth season, the WB and UPN merged into The CW and the series continued in its lineup.{{cite news|author=Jessica Seid|url=https://money.cnn.com/2006/01/24/news/companies/cbs_warner/index.htm|title='Gilmore Girls' meet 'Smackdown':CW Network to combine WB, UPN in CBS-Warner venture beginning in September.|publisher=CNN Money|date=January 24, 2006|access-date=August 19, 2007}} During its seventh season, the series aired in Canada a day earlier than it did in the United States.{{cite web|author=Bill Harris|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/S/Smallville/2007/10/21/4592746-sun.html|title=Vandervoort takes off on 'Smallville'|publisher=Sun Media|access-date=August 1, 2010|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101045823/http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/S/Smallville/2007/10/21/4592746-sun.html|archive-date=January 1, 2013}} In May 2009, Smallville{{'}}s ninth season moved to Friday at 8:00 pm, considered the "death slot" for television programs.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/02/24/breaking-the-cw/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225224053/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/02/breaking-the-cw.html |archive-date=February 25, 2009 |title=Breaking: CW renews 'Smallville', 'Gossip Girl', 'One Tree Hill', 'Supernatural' and '90210' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=February 24, 2009 |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |access-date=October 20, 2019}}{{cite news|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/05/21/cw-2009-10-schedule-announced/19233/ |title=Fall 2009 schedule |publisher=TVbythenumbers |date=May 21, 2009 |access-date=May 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523215608/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/05/21/cw-2009-10-schedule-announced/19233 |archive-date=May 23, 2009}} By the end of its tenth season it was the longest-running science-fiction TV show in the United States, breaking the record held by Stargate SG-1.{{cite web|url=http://www.gateworld.net/news/2010/03/smallville-will-break-stargate-sg-1s-world-record/ |title=Smallville will break Stargate SG-1's world record |publisher=GateWorld |access-date=May 19, 2010|date=March 9, 2010}} Syndication rights became available in October 2004 when it began airing alongside Gilmore Girls on ABC Family (now Freeform) five nights a week.{{cite web |title=ABC Family Set to Add Gilmore, Smallville |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/abc-family-set-add-gilmore-smallville-372441 |website=Multichannel News |access-date=May 25, 2022 |date=August 5, 2004}} After the series concluded, TNT began airing episodes on October 3, 2011.{{cite web|author=Pavan|url=http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/08/tnt-fall-2011-schedule-has-smallville.html |title=TNT Fall 2011 Schedule Has Smallville; Nick at Nite Removes Summer Marathons Early |publisher=SitcomsOnline|date=August 10, 2011 |access-date=January 9, 2012}} Smallville began streaming on Hulu on October 1, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.hulu.com/press/posts/hulu-what-s-coming-and-going-in-october|title=Hulu – What's Coming and Going in October|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916045003/http://www.hulu.com/press/posts/hulu-what-s-coming-and-going-in-october|archive-date=September 16, 2016}}

Smallville set a WB record as its highest-rated series debut, with 8.4 million viewers tuned in for the pilot.{{cite news|author=Seth Gunderson |url=http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=908 |title=Smallville, Kansas. The biggest little town you've ever seen. |publisher=The Trades |date=November 5, 2001 |access-date=May 22, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011185036/http://the-trades.com/article.php?id=908 |archive-date=October 11, 2007}} Its premiere set a WB record for adults aged 18–34 and finished first among viewers aged 12–34, with Warner Bros. president Jordan Levin crediting the series with invigorating the network's Tuesday-night lineup. Smallville appeared on the cover of Entertainment Weekly as one of five new shows to watch.{{cite journal|author=Rob Allstetter|title=Mass o' Media: Smallville gets a full season|journal=Comics Buyer's Guide|issue=1466|date=December 21, 2001|page=14}} After its first season, the series was sixth on the Parents Television Council's 10-best list of broadcast programs.{{cite news|url=http://www.sbcbaptistpress.org/bpnews.asp?ID=14098|title=Broadcast TV may test limits on sex, language|publisher=Baptist Press|date=August 26, 2002|access-date=June 4, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928033517/http://www.sbcbaptistpress.org/bpnews.asp?ID=14098|archive-date=September 28, 2007}} Levin, acknowledging early concerns that Smallville had become a villain of the week series, said that season two would introduce "smaller mini-arcs over three to four episodes" and become less of a "serialized show".{{cite news|author=Rob Owen|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/tv/20020116owen0116p3.asp|title=Tuned In: UPN got 'Buffy', but WB gets ratings|publisher=Post-Gazette|date=January 16, 2002|access-date=May 23, 2007}} According to Gough, although each succeeding season relied more on season-long story arcs, an occasional villain-of-the-week story was necessary. The villain-of-the-week stories were more harshly criticized by fans of the Superman mythology, but Gough wanted to please them and the WB's general audience (teenagers who preferred villain-of-the-week stories over episodes focusing on the Superman mythology).Simpson, Paul, (Season 3 Companion) pp.38–41

Christopher Reeve, star of the Superman films, expressed his approval of the show:

I was a little bit skeptical when I heard about [Smallville] at first, but I must say the writing, the acting, and the special effects are quite remarkable. In 1977, a big stunt scene would have taken us a week to film—it's pretty impressive what they are able to do with computers and effects technology today on a weekly TV show. It gives it a lot more production value and inventiveness than I thought I was going to see when I first heard about the series. I think the show is doing a really good job following the mythology, and Tom is doing a good job following the tradition.Simpson, Paul, pp.78–81

According to MTV's Karl Heitmueller, Smallville{{'}}s Clark Kent was a better representation of the original material and remained "true to the heart of the story" by showing Clark's selflessness and his struggle between his desires and his obligations, but he also wrote that the series would have a difficult time addressing why no one in Smallville (including Lex Luthor) recognized Clark when he put on the suit.{{cite news|author=Karl Heimueller|title=The 'Superman' Fanboy Dilemma, Part 5: What If 'Returns' Is (Gasp) Kraptonite?|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1535143/the-superman-fanboy-dilemma-part-5-what-if-returns-is-gasp-kraptonite/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206171703/http://www.mtv.com/news/1535143/the-superman-fanboy-dilemma-part-5-what-if-returns-is-gasp-kraptonite/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 6, 2019|publisher=MTV|date=June 27, 2006|access-date=May 25, 2022}} TV Guide's Michael Schneider called it one of the best examples of a superhero adaptation for television,Schneider, Michael. "TV's New Heroes", TV Guide, July 11, 2011, pages 18–19 but Christopher Hooton of Metro wrote that Smallville was a story which did not need to be told: "No-one bothered to follow Bruce Wayne's tedious years spent manufacturing microchips before he became Batman, so why must we endure a decade of flannel shirt-wearing Clark Kent bucking hay?"{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2011/06/07/smallville-season-10-episode-1-tv-review-36908/|title=Smallville limps toward the finish line|access-date=May 25, 2022|date=June 7, 2011|author=Christopher Hooton|work=Metro}}

The following is a table for the seasonal rankings, based on average total estimated viewers per episode, of Smallville on the WB and The CW. "Rank" refers to how Smallville rated compared to the other television series which aired during primetime hours.

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| startrating1 = 8.40{{cite news|first=Seth |last=Gunderson |url=http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=908 |title=Smallville, Kansas. The biggest little town you've ever seen. |publisher=The Trades |date=November 5, 2001 |access-date=May 22, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011185036/http://the-trades.com/article.php?id=908 |archive-date=October 11, 2007}}

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| viewers3 = 4.96

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| start4 = September 22, 2004

| startrating4 = 6.07{{cite web|publisher=ABC Medianet |date=September 29, 2004 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=092904_04 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |access-date=March 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718105253/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=092904_04 |archive-date=July 18, 2014}}

| end4 = May 18, 2005

| endrating4 = 5.47{{cite web|work=ABC Medianet |date=May 24, 2005 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052405_04 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |access-date=March 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516042311/http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052405_04 |archive-date=May 16, 2009}}

| season4 = 2004–05

| rank4 = 124{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000937471|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 27, 2005|title=2004–05 Primetime Wrap|access-date=May 25, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060708154445/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000937471 |archive-date=July 8, 2006}}

| viewers4 = 4.40

| link5 = Smallville season 5

| timeslot5 = Thursday 8:00{{nbsp}}pm

| timeslot_length5 = 4

| episodes5 = 22

| start5 = September 29, 2005

| startrating5 = 5.90{{cite web |work=ABC Medianet |date=October 4, 2005 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100405_07 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |access-date=March 28, 2009}}

| end5 = May 11, 2006

| endrating5 = 4.85{{cite web|work=ABC Medianet |date=May 16, 2006 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=051606_06 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |access-date=March 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528005920/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=051606_06 |archive-date=May 28, 2010}}

| season5 = 2005–06

| rank5 = 117{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002576393|title=Series|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 26, 2006|access-date=May 25, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070519102731/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002576393 |archive-date = May 19, 2007}}

| viewers5 = 4.70

| link6 = Smallville season 6

| network6 = The CW

| network_length6 = 5

| episodes6 = 22

| start6 = September 28, 2006

| startrating6 = 4.96{{cite web|work=ABC Medianet |date=October 3, 2006 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100306_09 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |access-date=March 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110030736/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100306_09 |archive-date=January 10, 2015}}

| end6 = May 17, 2007

| endrating6 = 4.14{{cite web|work=ABC Medianet |date=May 22, 2007 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052207_06 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |access-date=March 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528010145/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052207_06 |archive-date=May 28, 2010}}

| season6 = 2006–07

| rank6 = 125{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/2006-07-primetime-wrap-137223/|title=2006–07 primetime wrap|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 25, 2007|access-date=May 26, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070528062839/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/features/e3ifbfdd1bcb53266ad8d9a71cad261604f |archive-date = May 28, 2007}}

| viewers6 = 4.10

| link7 = Smallville season 7

| episodes7 = 20

| start7 = September 27, 2007

| startrating7 = 5.18{{cite web|work=ABC Medianet |date=October 2, 2007 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100207_05 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |access-date=March 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501042023/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=100207_05 |archive-date=May 1, 2011}}

| end7 = May 15, 2008

| endrating7 = 3.85{{cite web |work=ABC Medianet |date=May 20, 2008 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052008_05 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |access-date=March 28, 2009}}

| season7 = 2007–08

| rank7 = 175{{cite web|publisher=ABC Medianet|date=May 20, 2008|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052008_06|title=Weekly Program Rankings|access-date=March 28, 2009}}

| viewers7 = 3.77

| link8 = Smallville season 8

| episodes8 = 22

| start8 = September 18, 2008

| startrating8 = 4.34{{Cite news|first=Bill |last=Gorman |date=September 23, 2008 |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/09/23/top-cw-primetime-shows-september-15-21/5293 |title=Top CW Primetime Shows, September 15–21 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=November 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202122853/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/09/23/top-cw-primetime-shows-september-15-21/5293 |archive-date=December 2, 2008}}

| end8 = May 14, 2009

| endrating8 = 3.13{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/05/19/top-cw-primetime-shows-may-11-17-2009/19087 |first=Robert |last=Seidman |work=TV by the Numbers |title=Top CW Primetime Shows, May 11–17, 2009 |date=May 19, 2009 |access-date=May 20, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005090016/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/05/19/top-cw-primetime-shows-may-11-17-2009/19087 |archive-date=October 5, 2009}}

| season8 = 2008–09

| rank8 = 152{{cite web|publisher=ABC Medianet |date=May 19, 2008 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=051909_05 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |access-date=May 20, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120523234654/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=051909_05 |archive-date=May 23, 2012}}

| viewers8 = 3.74

| link9 = Smallville season 9

| timeslot9 = Friday 8:00{{nbsp}}pm

| timeslot_length9 = 2

| episodes9 = 21

| start9 = September 25, 2009

| startrating9 = 2.58{{cite web|first=Bill |last=Gorman |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/10/12/dollhouse-premiere-18-49-rating-increases-to-a-1-5-via-dvr-hopeful-or-futile/30214 |title=Dollhouse Premiere 18–49 Rating Increases To A 1.5 Via DVR; Hopeful or Futile? |work=TV by the Numbers |date=October 12, 2009 |access-date=October 20, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015043550/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/10/12/dollhouse-premiere-18-49-rating-increases-to-a-1-5-via-dvr-hopeful-or-futile/30214 |archive-date=October 15, 2009}}

| end9 = May 14, 2010

| endrating9 = 2.45{{cite web|author=Paul Millar|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s85/smallville/news/a220067/25m-watch-smallville-season-finale.html|title=2.5m watch 'Smallville' season finale|publisher=Digital Spy|date=May 16, 2010|access-date=May 16, 2010}}

| season9 = 2009–10

| rank9 = 129{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/06/16/final-2009-10-broadcast-primetime-show-average-viewership/54336 |title=Final 2009–10 Broadcast Primetime Show Average Viewership|publisher=TV by the Numbers |access-date=June 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619131409/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/06/16/final-2009-10-broadcast-primetime-show-average-viewership/54336 |archive-date=June 19, 2010}}

| viewers9 = 2.38

| link10 = Smallville season 10

| episodes10 = 22

| start10 = September 24, 2010

| startrating10 = 2.98{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/27/friday-finals-supernatural-up-dateline-down/65397 |title=Friday Finals: Supernatural Up; Dateline Down |work=TV by the Numbers |last=Gorman |first=Bill |date=September 27, 2010 |access-date=September 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001090113/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/27/friday-finals-supernatural-up-dateline-down/65397 |archive-date=October 1, 2010}}

| end10 = May 13, 2011

| endrating10 = 3.02{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/16/friday-final-ratings-csiny-blue-bloods-friday-night-lights-and-kitchen-nightmares-adjusted-up-no-adjustments-to-smallville/92856/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521181530/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/16/friday-final-ratings-csiny-blue-bloods-friday-night-lights-and-kitchen-nightmares-adjusted-up-no-adjustments-to-smallville/92856/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 21, 2011|title=Friday Final Ratings: 'CSI: NY', 'Blue Bloods', 'Friday Night Lights', and 'Kitchen Nightmares Adjusted Up, No Adjustments To 'Smallville'|last=Seidman|first=Robert|date=May 16, 2011|work=TV by the Numbers|access-date=May 16, 2011}}

| season10 = 2010–11

| rank10 = 202{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/01/2010-11-season-broadcast-primetime-show-viewership-averages/94407/ |title=2010–11 Season Broadcast Primetime Show Viewership Averages |work=Tv by the Numbers |date=June 1, 2011 |access-date=June 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140812083815/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/01/2010-11-season-broadcast-primetime-show-viewership-averages/94407/ |archive-date=August 12, 2014}}

| viewers10 = 3.19{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/13/modern-family-tops-dvr-ratings-gain-for-the-2010-11-season-fringe-has-biggest-increase-by-dvr/95418/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616010526/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/13/modern-family-tops-dvr-ratings-gain-for-the-2010-11-season-fringe-has-biggest-increase-by-dvr/95418/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2011|title='Modern Family' Tops DVR Ratings Gain For The 2010–11 Season; 'Fringe' Has Biggest % Increase By DVR|last=Gorman|first=Bill|date=June 13, 2011|work=TV by the Numbers|access-date=June 20, 2011}}

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During its ten seasons, Smallville won awards ranging from Emmys to Teen Choice Awards. In 2002, the series won an Emmy for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series for its pilot episode.{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/emmys/print.ballot.html|title=CNN's 2002 Emmy Winners|publisher=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316123053/http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/emmys/print.ballot.html|archive-date=March 16, 2008|access-date=July 13, 2009}} Four years later, it received an Emmy for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series for the fifth-season episode "Arrival".{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.org/downloads/images/2006emmys/PrimetimeNoms.php |title=2006 Primetime Emmy Winners |publisher=Emmys.org |access-date=August 23, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060708130559/http://www.emmys.org/downloads/images/2006emmys/PrimetimeNoms.php |archive-date=July 8, 2006}}{{cite press release|url=http://www.emmys.org/media/releases/2006/crtvarts2006_rel.pdf|title=The 2006 Creative Arts Emmy winners press release|publisher=Emmys.org|date=August 19, 2006|access-date=August 23, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929122955/http://www.emmys.org/media/releases/2006/crtvarts2006_rel.pdf |archive-date=September 29, 2006}} In 2008, Smallville again won an Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series Emmy for season seven's "Bizarro".{{cite web|url=http://cdn.emmys.tv/downloads/2008/CTA08winners_pressrel.pdf|title=2008 Emmy Winners|publisher=Emmys.tv|date=September 13, 2008|access-date=September 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920201517/http://cdn.emmys.tv/downloads/2008/CTA08winners_pressrel.pdf |archive-date=September 20, 2008}}

Smallville has received a number of Leo Awards. Make-up artist Natalie Cosco won two Leo Awards for Best Make-Up: for her work in the fourth-season episode "Scare"{{cite web|url=http://www.leoawards.com/2005_winners.html |title=2005 Leo Awards |publisher=Leo Awards |access-date=August 23, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927200600/http://www.leoawards.com/2005_winners.html |archive-date=September 27, 2007}} and in the sixth season's "Hypnotic" and "Wither".{{cite web|url=http://www.leoawards.com/winners_2007.html |title=2007 Leo Awards |publisher=Leo Awards |access-date=August 23, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209123632/http://leoawards.com/winners_2007.html |archive-date=February 9, 2009}} At the 2006 Leo Awards, Barry Donlevy won Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series for his work on the fourth-season episode "Spirit" and David Wilson won Best Production Design in a Dramatic Series for "Sacred".{{cite web|url=http://www.leoawards.com/2006_winners.html |title=2006 Leo Awards |publisher=Leo Awards |access-date=August 23, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708014953/http://www.leoawards.com/2006_winners.html |archive-date=July 8, 2011}} Smallville{{'}}s sixth season won a Best Dramatic Series Leo. James Marshall won Best Direction for "Zod", Caroline Cranstoun won Best Costume Design for her work on "Arrow" and James Philpott won Best Production Design for "Justice". In 2008, Smallville won Leos for Best Dramatic Series and Best Cinematography.{{cite web|url=http://www.leoawards.com/winners_2008.html |title=2008 Leo Awards |publisher=Leo Awards |access-date=May 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531112645/http://leoawards.com/winners_2008.html |archive-date=May 31, 2008}} The visual-effects team was recognized for its work on the pilot with a 2002 Best Visual Effects Leo,{{cite web|url=http://www.leoawards.com/2002_winners.html |title=2002 Leo Awards |publisher=Leo Awards |access-date=June 28, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526195757/http://www.leoawards.com/2002_winners.html |archive-date=May 26, 2007 |url-status=dead}} and received 2004 VES Awards for Outstanding Compositing in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial for the second season's "Accelerate" and Outstanding Matte Painting in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial for "Insurgence".{{cite web|url=http://www.vesawards.com/history/2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210062055/http://www.vesawards.com/history/2.html|archive-date=February 10, 2008|title=Visual Effects Society Awards|publisher=VES Awards|access-date=August 23, 2007}}

In 2002 the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers honored composer Mark Snow and Remy Zero, who provided the opening song "Save Me", for their contributions to the series; the award was given to individuals who wrote the theme (or underscore) for the highest-rated television series in 2001 for their network.{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/filmtv/2002/index.html|title=2002 ASCAP Awards|publisher=ASCAP|access-date=May 2, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905164918/http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/filmtv/2002/tv.html|archive-date=September 5, 2008}} The American Society of Cinematographers awarded David Moxness for the sixth season's "Arrow", giving Glen Winter the same award the following year for his work on "Noir".{{cite web|url=http://www.ascmag.com/news/awards/awards_history.php |title=Previous ASC Award Winners |publisher=Alternative Film Guide |access-date=May 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506232934/http://www.ascmag.com/news/awards/awards_history.php |archive-date=May 6, 2012}} Series regulars have also won awards; in 2001, Michael Rosenbaum won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor,{{cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html#tvsupportingactor |title=Saturn Television Awards |publisher=Saturn Awards |access-date=May 2, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502112545/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |archive-date=May 2, 2007}} and Tom Welling won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout TV Star — Male in 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.allyourtv.com/awards/awardsteenchoice2002.html |title=2002 Teen Choice Awards |publisher=All Your TV |access-date=May 2, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403195232/http://allyourtv.com/awards/awardsteenchoice2002.html |archive-date=April 3, 2007}} Allison Mack won the Teen Choice Best Sidekick award in 2006{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/teenchoice/features/winners.htm|archive-date=October 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012002429/http://fox.com/teenchoice/features/winners.htm|title=2006 Teen Choice Award Winners|publisher=Fox|access-date=August 23, 2007}} and 2007,{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/teenchoice/winners/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119125058/http://www.fox.com/teenchoice/winners/|archive-date=November 19, 2007|title=2007 Teen Choice Award Winners|publisher=Fox|access-date=August 27, 2007}} and in 2009 Welling received the Choice TV Actor Action Adventure award.{{cite web|url=http://www.chiff.com/pop-culture/teen-choice-awards.htm|title=2009 Teen Choice Awards, Nominees, Winners, TV Schedule|publisher=ChiFF.com|access-date=August 12, 2009}}

Millar stated that Smallville "visually and aesthetically, was a celebration of Americana", with aspects such as Clark's red, white, and blue apparel. Being an "idyllic portrait of America", he said, helped the show's popularity after the September 11 attacks on the United States. Actors reported that many United States military veterans told them of watching the show as a distraction from combat while serving overseas.{{Cite news |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=2021-10-15 |title="We Had Freedom to Change the Mythology:" An Oral History of 'Smallville' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/smallville-tom-welling-michael-rosenbaum-1235031628/ |access-date=2021-10-15}}

Smallville has generated other media and spin-offs, from young-adult novels and comic books to Internet-based mini-episodes with characters from the series. It influenced the British TV series, Merlin.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/aug/29/bbc.television|title=Merlin: BBC cues up TV and cinema ads|author=Mark Sweney|work=The Guardian |location=UK|date=August 29, 2008|access-date=September 3, 2011}}

Two series of novels have been published since Smallville{{'}}s second season. A series of eight young-adult novels was published by Aspect Publishing from October 2002 to March 2004, and a second series of ten young-adult novels was published by Little, Brown Young Readers from October 2002 to April 2004. A bimonthly comic book series, which often tied into the series, was also published.

Three novels were published on October 1, 2002: one by Aspect and two by Little, Brown Young Readers. The Aspect novel (Smallville: Strange Visitors) was written by Roger Stern, with Clark and his friends trying to uncover the truth about two religious con men who set up shop in Smallville and use kryptonite in their spiritual seminars to rob the townspeople.{{cite book|title=Smallville: Strange Visitors|author=Roger Stern|date=October 1, 2002|publisher=Aspect|isbn=0-446-61213-8|page=304|author-link=Roger Stern}} Little, Brown Young Readers first published Arrival by Michael Teitelbaum, chronicling the series' pilot.{{cite book|title=Smallville: Arrival|author=Michael Teitelbaum|date=October 1, 2002|publisher=Little, Brown Young Readers|isbn=0-316-17359-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/arrival0000teit/page/180 180]|url=https://archive.org/details/arrival0000teit/page/180}} The second novel (See No Evil, by series writers Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld) follows Dawn Mills, a young actress who wants to attend Juilliard. Dawn, who can become invisible, wants to get revenge on the people who have been talking behind her back but is stopped by Clark.{{cite book|title=Smallville: See No Evil|author=Cherie Bennett & Jeff Gottesfeld|date=October 1, 2002|publisher=Little, Brown Young Readers|isbn=0-316-17301-0|page=180}} See No Evil was one of the original storylines for season one's "Shimmer".Smallville No. 10, pg. 37, ASIN B001DF5N62

On November 1, 2002, Aspect published Alan Grant's Smallville: Dragon, about an ex-convict who assumes the abilities and appearance of a dragon after he is exposed to kryptonite in a cave; the mutation drives him to try to kill everyone who testified against him. In the novel, Clark is hypnotized into believing that he is a normal teenager with no special abilities.{{cite book|title=Smallville: Dragon|author=Alan Grand|date=November 1, 2002|publisher=Aspect|isbn=0-446-61214-6|page=256|author-link=Alan Grant (writer)}} A month after the publication of Grant's novel Bennett and Gottesfeld wrote Little, Brown Young Readers' Flight, about a young girl (Tia) who Clark discovers has wings. He and his friends believe that Tia is being abused by her father, and teach her to overcome her fear of flying so she can find her mother.{{cite book|title=Smallville: Flight|author=Cherie Bennett & Jeff Gottesfeld|date=December 1, 2002|publisher=Little, Brown Young Readers|isbn=0-316-17468-8|page=180}} Flight (like See No Evil) was a planned episode, but the crew was uncertain that they could get the flying effects right and the idea was scrapped.Smallville No. 10, pg. 38, ASIN B001DF5N62 Nancy Holder wrote the third novel in the Aspect series. Published on January 1, 2003, Hauntings follows Clark and his friends as they investigate a ghostly presence in a Smallville house.{{cite book|title=Smallville: Hauntings|author=Nancy Holder|date=January 1, 2003|publisher=Aspect|isbn=0-446-61215-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/hauntings00hold/page/288 288]|url=https://archive.org/details/hauntings00hold/page/288|author-link=Nancy Holder}} Little, Brown Young Readers then published Animal Rage by David and Bobby Weiss, about animal-rights activist Heather Fox (who can change into any animal she touches). Heather uses this ability to harm people who hurt animals until Clark discovers it and stops her.{{cite book|title=Smallville: Animal Rage|author=David Weiss & Bobby Weiss|date=February 1, 2003|publisher=Little, Brown Young Readers|isbn=0-316-17421-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/animalrage00weis/page/176 176]|url=https://archive.org/details/animalrage00weis/page/176}} Aspect published Dean Wesley Smith's Whodunit, in which Clark, Chloe, Lana and Pete investigate the murder of a boy and his sister while Lex tries to decide whether to ransom his kidnapped father or try rescuing Lionel himself.{{cite book|title=Smallville: Whodunnit|author=Dean Wesley Smith|date=March 1, 2003|publisher=Aspect|isbn=0-446-61216-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/whodunnit0000smit/page/240 240]|url=https://archive.org/details/whodunnit0000smit/page/240|author-link=Dean Wesley Smith}}

Little, Brown Young Readers published the next two books in April and June 2003. The first, Speed, was written by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld. The second, Buried Secrets, was written by Suzan Colon. In Speed, a boy uses an hourglass his father gave him for his birthday to stop time and commit hate crimes without being caught. Clark stops him before he disrupts a local multicultural festival.{{cite book|title=Smallville: Speed|author=Cherie Bennett & Jeff Gottesfeld|date=April 16, 2003|publisher=Little, Brown Young Readers|isbn=0-316-16816-5|page=208}} In Buried Secrets Clark and Lex fall in love with a mind-reading substitute Spanish teacher, jeopardizing their friendship.{{cite book|title=Smallville: Buried Secrets|author=Suzan Colon|date=June 1, 2003|publisher=Little, Brown Young Readers|isbn=0-316-16848-3|page=208}}

On September 9, 2004, Aspect published Diana G. Gallagher's Shadows, about a girl and her father who move to Smallville; the father creates murderous monsters. Jonathan Kent assumes that the deaths are related to LuthorCorp, creating tension with his son. Clark discovers the truth to prove Lex's innocence, stopping the creatures before they can kill again.{{cite book|title=Smallville: Shadows|author=Diana G. Gallagher|date=September 1, 2003|publisher=Aspect|isbn=0-446-61360-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/shadows00gall/page/272 272]|url=https://archive.org/details/shadows00gall/page/272|author-link=Diana G. Gallagher}} Colon returned to write Runaway, in which Clark runs away to the city and lives with other homeless teenagers; he falls in love with one of the girls before returning home.{{cite book|title=Smallville: Runaway|author=Suzan Colon|date=October 1, 2003|publisher=Little, Brown Young Readers|isbn=0-316-73476-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/runaway00colo/page/208 208]|url=https://archive.org/details/runaway00colo/page/208}} In Smallville: Silence by Nancy Holder, the characters investigate zombies in town.{{cite book|title=Smallville: Silence|author=Nancy Holder|date=November 1, 2003|publisher=Aspect|isbn=0-446-61359-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/silence0000hold/page/320 320]|url=https://archive.org/details/silence0000hold/page/320|author-link=Nancy Holder}} Little, Brown Young Readers published its eighth book, Greed, by Bennett and Gottesfeld in which Clark and his friends take summer jobs as counselors at a camp for disadvantaged youths. When a boy falls into Crater Lake, he develops the ability to foretell the future and Lionel tries to exploit this. Pete also tries to exploit Clark's abilities by tricking him into playing in a basketball game and betting on the outcome.{{cite book|title=Smallville: Greed|author=Cherie Bennett & Jeff Gottesfeld|date=December 1, 2003|publisher=Little, Brown Young Readers|isbn=0-316-73477-2|page=176}}

Alan Grant returned to write Curse, about a gravedigger who unleashes a 150-year-old curse onto Smallville and Clark's attempts to put things right.{{cite book|title=Smallville: Curse|author=Alan Grant|date=January 1, 2004|publisher=Aspect|isbn=0-446-61361-4|page=288|author-link=Alan Grant (writer)}} On February 1, 2004 Little, Brown Young Readers published Suzan Colon's Temptation, where Clark uses red kryptonite in an attempt to impress Lana and Chloe when they are infatuated with a French exchange student.{{cite book|title=Smallville: Temptation|author=Suzan Colon|date=February 1, 2004|publisher=Little, Brown Young Readers|isbn=0-316-73478-0|page=192}} Aspect published its final novel on March 1, 2004. Written by Devin K. Grayson, City follows Clark and Lex on a trip to Metropolis. In the city, they are caught between the Japanese Yakuza and a secret agent who thinks he has found an alien.{{cite book|title=Smallville: City|author=Devin K. Grayson|date=March 1, 2004|publisher=Aspect|isbn=0-446-61362-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/city0000gray/page/272 272]|author-link=Devin K. Grayson|url=https://archive.org/details/city0000gray/page/272}} In Little, Brown Young Readers' final novel, "Sparks" by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld, Chloe is hit by kryptonite sparks from a fireworks display. The sparks make Chloe the desire of every man, but when they wear off an admirer kidnaps her and she is rescued by Clark.{{cite book|title=Smallville: Sparks|author=Cherie Bennett|date=April 1, 2004|publisher=Little, Brown Young Readers|isbn=0-316-73479-9|page=176|author-link=Cherie Bennett}}

Smallville{{'}}s first venture into comics was "Elemental", a one-off story by Gough and Millar which appeared in TV Guide during the series' first season and set in that period.{{cite comic | Cowriters = Alfred Gough, Miles Millar and Martin Pasko | Coartists = Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson, Alex Sinclair and Tom B. Long | Strip = Smallville: Elemental | Paper = TV Guide | Location = Radnor, Pennsylvania | Date = December 8, 2001 | Supplement = TV Guide presents a special feature from DC Comics | Syndicate = Gemstar-TV Guide International | Page = 27}} Before the start of season two, DC Comics published a one-off comic based on the series. Titled Smallville: The Comic, it has two stories. The first, "Raptor" by Mark Verheiden and Roy Martinez, is about an abused boy who mutates into a velociraptor (thanks to kryptonite) and tries to get revenge on the Luthor family. Michael Green and John Paul Leon wrote "Exile and The Kingdom", with insight into why Lex remains in Smallville after his father offers him a position in Metropolis at the end of season one.{{cite news|author=R.J. Carter|title=Comic Book Review: Smallville: The Comic|url=http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=1457|publisher=The Trades|date=October 28, 2002|access-date=August 1, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060522225217/http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=1457|archive-date=May 22, 2006}} DC Comics then began publishing a bimonthly comic with stories about Smallville characters. Writer and script coordinator Clint Carpenter called the comic a companion to the series rather than a non-canonical version. According to Carpenter, the series expands on events in the series (such as season-ending cliffhangers) and gives "additional depth" to characters with limited screen time on the series or whose storylines needed additional explanation.{{cite news|author=Arune Singh|title=Somebody Save Me: Clint Carpenter talks 'Smallville', the TV show and the comic|url=https://www.cbr.com/somebody-save-me-clint-carpenter-talks-smallville-the-tv-show-and-the-comic/|publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=December 1, 2003|access-date=May 26, 2022}} Carpenter was not the first person asked to oversee the comic; Mark Verheiden, who co-wrote the one-off comic, was originally intended to be in charge of the bimonthly series. Verheiden's commitment to the TV series kept him from working on the comic books, so he asked Carpenter to take them on. Although the comic book was intended to expand on the TV series, there was an occasional continuity overlap because of differences in production schedule between the comic and the series. In one instance, the comic book showed Clark robbing an ATM and the season-three premiere showed him robbing multiple ATMs. The series tied into the TV series, the Chloe Chronicles webisodes{{cite news|title=America Online Offers Exclusive Access To Series Of New Online Adventures Tied To The WB's Hit Series 'Smallville'|url=http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,670347,00.html|publisher=Time Warner|date=April 14, 2004|access-date=August 1, 2008|archive-date=March 15, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060315045056/http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,670347,00.html|url-status=dead}} and Smallville-related webpages, with cast and crew interviews and information on the episodes' production.{{cite news|author=R.J. Carter|url=http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=1733|title=Comic Book Review: Smallville (ongoing series) #1|publisher=The Trades|date=March 22, 2003|access-date=August 1, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212004849/http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=1733|archive-date=February 12, 2009}} The comic series ended in January 2005 with #11, with no comics published until the Season Eleven series debut.

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{{Comics TPB line|1|Smallville|DC Comics|2004|9781401202040|*Smallville: The Comics #1 (November 2002) and Smallville #1–4 (March – November 2003)

| writers=

• Clint Carpenter
• Michael Green
• Mark Verheiden

| pencillers=

• Thomas Denrenick
• Tom Derenick
• Renato Guedes
• John Paul Leon
• Kilian Plunkett
• John Van Fleet

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The first digital issue of a Smallville Season Eleven comic book was released on April 13, 2012; the first print issue was published on May 2.{{cite web|url=https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2012/02/09/announcing-smallville-season-11|title=Announcing Smallville Season 11|author=Brandy Phillips|publisher=DC Comics|access-date=February 9, 2012|date=February 9, 2012}} In the comic book (written by Smallville executive story editor Bryan Q. Miller), set six months after Darkseid's attack, Clark no longer fights crime as "The Blur" but as "Superman". Although Clark is generally accepted by the public, some distrust him (including Lex Luthor, despite his memory loss after his encounter with Tess Mercer),Smallville Season 11 vol. 1 #1 (April 2012) and this worsens when he reveals himself as extraterrestrial. "Detective", a new series of adventures paralleling the TV series and the comic series' second arc, was published digitally on the title's off-week beginning January 4, 2013. A new arc, "Effigy", features a team-up of recurring character John Jones and Batman.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/smallville-season-11-comic-book-1057735/|title=Smallville Season 11 Comic Book Features Impulse and Expands its Universe|author=Rich Sands|date=December 13, 2012|work=TV Guide|access-date=May 26, 2022}} DC Comics cancelled the series after nineteen issues at the end of the "Olympus" story arc, with the rest of the season-eleven story continuing as miniseries under the Season Eleven banner.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/smallville-comic-book-1069971/|title=Exclusive: Smallville Comic Book Changes Format, Heads for a Crisis|author=Rich Sands|date=September 6, 2013|work=TV Guide|access-date=May 26, 2022}} In March 2015, DC Comics ended the Smallville Season Eleven with story arc "Continuity", which serves as the finale of the television franchise.{{cite web|title=Bryan Q. Miller and Cat Staggs Say So Long to Smallville|url=http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2014/11/14/bryan-q-miller-and-cat-staggs-say-so-long-to-smallville|website=DC Comics|access-date=November 14, 2014|date=November 14, 2014}}{{cite web|title=SMALLVILLE SEASON 11: CONTINUITY #4|url=http://www.dccomics.com/comics/smallville-season-11-continuity-2014/smallville-season-11-continuity-4|website=DC Comics|date=December 15, 2014|access-date=June 13, 2015|archive-date=June 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620165805/http://www.dccomics.com/comics/smallville-season-11-continuity-2014/smallville-season-11-continuity-4|url-status=dead}}

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{{Comics TPB line|1|Guardian|DC Comics|2013|9781401238247|*Smallville Season Eleven #1–4 (May 2012 – August 2012) **Digital releases (April 2012 – July 2012)

| writers=Bryan Q. Miller

| pencillers=

• Pere Perez
• Ryan Benjamin
• Gary Frank
• Cat Staggs
• Saleem Crawford
• Joel Benjamin

| notes= Six months after Darkseid's defeat, Clark enjoys the general acceptance from the public. Lex Luthor makes plans to destroy Superman, despite having lost all of his memories. In addition, Lex encounters his half-sister, Tess Mercer, and a visitor from a parallel Earth arrives to warn Clark about a "Crisis".

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{{Comics TPB line|2|Detective|DC Comics|2013|9781401240943|*Smallville Season Eleven #5–8 (September 2012 – December 2012) **Digital releases (August 2012 – November 2012) |writers=

• Bryan Q. Miller

| pencillers=

• Chris Cross
• Marc Deering
• Jamal Igle
• Mico Suayan

| notes=Gotham City's heroic duo, Batman and Nightwing, arrive into Metropolis to locate Thomas and Martha Wayne's killer, Joe Chill. They eventually team-up with Clark and his friends to battle against the Intergang, Oswald Loomis, and Victor Fries. Additionally, Chloe reveals a secret to Oliver, and Lex learns why Tess erased his memories.

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{{Comics TPB line|3|Haunted|DC Comics|2013|9781401242916|*Smallville Season Eleven #9–12 (January 2013 – April 2013) **Digital releases (December 2012 – March 2013) |writers=

• Bryan Q. Miller

| pencillers=

• Jorge Jimenez
• Pere Perez
• Cat Staggs
• Scott Kolins

| notes= Bart Allen returns and meets with the Justice Society of America Jay Garrick. Lex is determined to learn Tess's secrets regarding Superman and his allies, and Chloe learns about her deceased parallel universe counterpart. This is chronologically parallel to the interlude story arc Effigy.

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{{Comics TPB line|4|Argo|DC Comics|2014|9781401246372|*Smallville Season Eleven #13–15, Smallville Season Eleven Special #2 (May 2013 – July 2013) |writers=

• Bryan Q. Miller

| pencillers=

• Daniel HDR
• Pete Woods

| notes= Clark and Michael Jon Carter (Booster Gold) travel to the 31st century to team-up with the Legion of Super-Heroes trying to stop war between Earth and an unexpected enemy, Kara. This is chronologically parallel to the interlude story arc Valkyrie.

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{{Comics TPB line|5|Olympus|DC Comics|2014|9781401250768|*Smallville Season Eleven #16–19 (August 2013 – November 2013) |writers=

• Bryan Q. Miller

| pencillers=

• Jorge Jimenez
• Cat Staggs

| notes= Twenty years ago, a young Steve Trevor washed up on the island of Themyscira and met the Amazon princess Diana. Now, Diana and Trevor finds the latter's mother disappears, and their search for her leading them face-to-face with Clark. This is chronologically parallel to the story arc Hollow. The main series ended after #19, and the rest of Season Eleven continues through mini-series.

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{{Comics TPB line|1|Effigy|DC Comics|2013||

• Smallville: Season 11 Special – Chapter 28: Effigy, Part 1 (digital release: January 4, 2013)
• Smallville: Season 11 Special- Chapter 32: Effigy, Part 2 (digital release: February 1, 2013)
• Smallville: Season 11 Special- Chapter 36: Effigy, Part 3 (digital release: March 1, 2013)
• Smallville: Season 11 Special – Chapter 37: Effigy, Part 4 (digital release: March 8, 2013)

| writers=Bryan Q. Miller

| pencillers=

• Jorge Jimenez
• Cat Staggs

| notes=After an attack from a White Martian has left Barbara Gordon injured, John Jones arrives and offers Bruce Wayne his assistance on the investigation. This is chronologically parallel to the story arc Haunted.

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{{Comics TPB line|2|Valkyrie|DC Comics|2013||

• Smallville: Season 11 – Chapter 41: Valkyrie, Part 1 (digital release: April 5, 2013)
• Smallville: Season 11 – Chapter 45: Valkyrie, Part 2 (digital release: May 3, 2013)
• Smallville: Season 11 – Chapter 46: Valkyrie, Part 3 (digital release: May 10, 2013)
• Smallville: Season 11 – Chapter 50: Valkyrie, Part 4 (digital release: June 7, 2013)

| writers=Bryan Q. Miller

| notes= As Clark travels to the 31st century with Michael Carter (Booster Gold) to avert a future war, Lois meets Lana at Cameroon. This is chronologically parallel to the story arc Argo.

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{{Comics TPB line|3|Hollow|DC Comics|2013||

| writers=Bryan Q. Miller

| pencillers=

• Jorge Jimenez
• Beni Lobel

| notes= Tess finds herself that she must make a choice: should she initiate her revenge on Lex for her death, or to become the hero everyone believe her to be.{{cite web|url=http://www.dccomics.com/comics/smallville-season-11-special-2013/smallville-season-11-special-3|title=SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 SPECIAL #3|work=DC Comics|date=July 8, 2013|access-date=July 15, 2013|archive-date=August 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824142200/http://www.dccomics.com/comics/smallville-season-11-special-2013/smallville-season-11-special-3|url-status=dead}}

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{{Comics TPB line|4|Titans|DC Comics|2014||

| writers=Bryan Q. Miller

| pencillers=

• Cat Staggs

| notes= Jay Garrick leads the Teen Titans to against an enemy who is determine to ensure that there won't be a next generation of superheroes. Conner Kent, Mia Dearden, and Jaime Reyes appear in the story.

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Allison Mack's character, Chloe Sullivan, has starred in two promotional tie-in series: Smallville: Chloe Chronicles, and Vengeance Chronicles. Two volumes of Chloe Chronicles totaled eleven mini-episodes. In the first volume Chloe investigated events leading to the death of Earl Jenkins, who held Chloe and her friends hostage at the LuthorCorp plant in the first-season episode "Jitters". It aired from April 29 to May 20, 2003 to AOL subscribers. After the first volume received positive responses from viewers, the second volume was created as a continuation with Sam Jones III as Pete Ross. This volume used the Smallville comic books as a secondary tie-in to the series. Viewers could watch Smallville, Chloe's Chronicles and finish with the Smallville comic book, which would provide an "enhanced backstory to the online segments".{{cite press release|author=Jonah Weiland|url=https://www.cbr.com/new-online-adventures-tied-to-smallville-hit-aol/|title=New online adventures tied to "Smallville" hit AOL|publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=April 14, 2004|access-date=May 26, 2022}} The later series, Vengeance Chronicles, is a spin-off of the fifth-season episode "Vengeance". In this series Chloe joins a costumed vigilante, whom she calls the "Angel of Vengeance", to expose Lex Luthor's Level 33.1 experiments on meteor-infected people.{{cite video|title=Smallville: Vengeance Chronicles Promo Webisodes|people=Alfred Gough & Miles Millar|year=2006|publisher=Warner Bros. Video, Inc.|medium=DVD}}

The idea for an online show about Chloe originated with Mark Warshaw, who ran the show's website and was in charge of the DVDs. The series intended to wrap up "unfinished business" from the television show. Although Smallville: Chloe Chronicles began on AOL, it made its way to the United Kingdom's Channel 4 website. According to Lisa Gregorian, senior vice president for television of Warner Bros. Marketing Services, their goal was to create companion programming that offers new and exciting ways to engage the audience, just as music videos did for record promotion.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/cult/2003/04/29/4108.shtml|title=America Online has teamed up with Warner Bros. Television and The WB Television Network to produce new mini-dramas to publicise Smallville.|publisher=BBC |date=April 29, 2003|access-date=March 23, 2008}} Allison Mack described the show as "very Nancy Drew and mysterious": "I think it's a bit more like The X-Files or NYPD Blue. The Chronicles are like a detective story, with Chloe following clues and interviewing people, going from spot to spot, figuring things out".Simpson, Paul, (Season 2 Companion) pp.154—155 The scripts were written by Brice Tidwell; Mack was given script approval for the series, allowing her to review and make changes to the script. Warshaw communicated with Gough and Millar to expand Smallville stories in Chloe's Chronicles.

For the season-three premiere, the Smallville producers teamed up with Verizon to enable its registered users to view plot updates (as Daily Planet press releases), quizzes and games related to the show with Verizon product placement.{{cite news|author=Nat Ives|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/12/business/the-media-business-advertising-addenda-verizon-and-wb-join-for-promotion.html|title=The Media Business: Advertising – Addenda; Verizon and WB Join for Promotion|work=The New York Times|date=September 12, 2003|access-date=July 12, 2009}} Smallville Legends: The Oliver Queen Chronicles, a six-episode CGI series which chronicled the early life of Oliver Queen/Green Arrow, was released in a promotional tie-in with Sprint. According to Warner Bros. Television Group executive vice-president of worldwide marketing Lisa Gregorian, the promotional tie-ins got fans more connected to the show.{{cite news|author=Carly Mayberry |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/cw-sprint-animate-smallville-128221/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103024856/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cw-sprint-animate-smallville-128221 |archive-date=January 3, 2013 |title=CW, Sprint animate 'Smallville' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 18, 2007 |access-date=May 26, 2022}} In April 2007 a tie-in with Toyota promoting the Yaris featured an online comic strip, Smallville Legends: Justice & Doom, as an interstitial program during new Smallville episodes.{{cite news|author=John Consoli|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/networktv/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003574108|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128112938/http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/networktv/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003574108|title=WB, CW, Toyota Pact for Marketing Campaign|publisher=Media Week|date=April 19, 2007|archive-date=November 28, 2007|access-date=September 23, 2007|url-status=dead}} The interactive comic was based on the "Justice" episode, which follows Oliver Queen, Bart Allen, Victor Stone and Arthur Curry (the initial members of the "Justice League" in Smallville) as they seek to destroy LuthorCorp's secret experimental labs. The online series allowed viewers to investigate with the fictional team to win prizes. Stephan Nilson wrote all five episodes, working with a team of artists on the illustrations. Nilson received the plot for each comic episode as Smallville{{'}}s production crew was filming its current television episode. Artist Steve Scott drew comic book panels which were sent to Motherland, a consulting group. Motherland reviewed the drawings, telling Scott which images to draw on a separate overlay; this allowed objects to be moved in and out of a frame.{{cite news|author=Brian Warmoth|url=http://www.wizarduniverse.com/television/smallville/004383223.cfm|archive-date=December 19, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219171317/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/television/smallville/004383223.cfm|title=Faster Than a Speeding Panel|publisher=Wizard Universe|date=April 24, 2007|access-date=September 23, 2007}}

In 2008 The CW joined the manufacturers of Stride gum to give viewers an opportunity to create their own Smallville digital comic, Smallville: Visions.{{cite web|url=http://cwtv.com/thecw/stride |title=The Smallville Stride Comic Adventure Sweepstakes |access-date=May 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080525085327/http://cwtv.com/thecw/stride |archive-date=May 25, 2008}} The writers and producers developed the comic's beginning and end, allowing viewers to provide the middle. The CW began its tie-in campaign with the March 13, 2008 episode "Hero", where Pete develops superhuman elasticity after chewing kryptonite-infused Stride gum. On The CW's website, viewers voted on one of two options (each adding four pages to the comic) every Tuesday and Thursday until the campaign ended on April 7.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2008/03/14/the-cw-warner-bros-television-group-and-stride-gum-offer-fans-the-opportunity-to-create-their-own-smallville-digital-comic-book-26945/20080314cw01/|title=The CW, Warner Bros. Television Group, and Stride Gum offer fans the opportunity to create their own Smallville digital comic book|publisher=The Futon Critic|date=March 14, 2008|access-date=May 26, 2022}} In season seven Smallville again worked with Sprint, bringing its customers "mobisodes" titled Smallville Legends: Kara and the Chronicles of Krypton with Clark's cousin Kara.{{cite news|author=T.L. Stanley|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003785871|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417235233/http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003785871|title=Sprint, CW Mobilize Supergirl for Mobisodes|publisher=Media Week|date=April 7, 2008|archive-date=April 17, 2008|access-date=April 19, 2008}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cwtv.com/thecw/kara |title=Smallville Legends: Kara and the Chronicles of Krypton |access-date=May 13, 2008 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513152550/http://www.cwtv.com/thecw/kara |archive-date=May 13, 2008}}

Gough and Millar developed an Aquaman pilot for the WB, with Justin Hartley as Aquaman (Arthur Curry).{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/markets-festivals/wb-dives-into-aquaman-1117932862/|title=WB dives into 'Aquaman'|author=Josef Adalian|date=November 13, 2005|work=Variety|access-date=May 26, 2022}} As work progressed on the Smallville season-five episode "Aqua", although the episode was not intended as a backdoor pilot for an Aquaman spin-off{{cite web|url=https://www.superherohype.com/news/89797-the-wb-makes-aquaman-official|title=The WB Makes Aquaman Official|date=November 13, 2006|publisher=SuperHero Hype|access-date=January 5, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060822050155/http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=3627 |archive-date = August 22, 2006}} the character was seen as having potential for his own series. Alan Ritchson was not considered for the role in the new series, because Gough and Millar did not consider it a Smallville spin-off. Gough said in November 2005 that the series was to be a different version of the 'Aquaman' legend and suggested a crossover with Smallville at some point.{{cite news|author=Craig Byrne|url=http://www.kryptonsite.com/gough0106.htm|title=KryptonSite 100th episode interview with Alfred Gough|publisher=KryptonSite|date=January 19, 2006|access-date=January 1, 2007}} Although the pilot was given a good chance of being picked up, when the WB and UPN merged into The CW the new network passed on the show.{{cite web|url=http://www.star-ecentral.com/tvnradio/tracks/tracks.asp?file=archives/tracks/2006/5/22Aquamancon&date=5/22/2006|title=Aquaman consigned to the depths|publisher=The Stare|date=May 22, 2006|access-date=May 10, 2007}}{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060603/ent/ent1.html |title=Pilots not taking off for soap stars this fall |publisher=Jamaica-Gleaner |date=June 3, 2006 |access-date=May 10, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927021722/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060603/ent/ent1.html |archive-date=September 27, 2007}}{{cite news|author=Andrew Wallenstein |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002315613 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070417010821/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002315613 |archive-date=April 17, 2007 |title=2006–07 pilots |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=April 12, 2006 |access-date=May 10, 2007 |url-status=dead}}

During the sixth season there was talk of spinning off the Green Arrow into his own series, but Hartley refused to talk about the possibility of a spin-off because of his role on Smallville. The actor felt it his duty to respect what the show had accomplished in five seasons, and not "steal the spotlight" because there was "talk" of a spin-off after his two appearances. According to Hartley, "talking" was as far as the spin-off idea ever got.{{cite book|author=Byrne, Craig|title=Smallville: The Official Companion Season 6|publisher=Titan Books|date=March 2008|pages=136–138|location=London|isbn=978-1-84576-656-6}} Steven DeKnight revealed that a spin-off Justice League series was expected to happen after the episode "Justice", and would have continued the story of Oliver and his new team.{{cite web|url=http://www.kryptonsite.com/an-untold-tale-steven-deknight-discusses-smallvilles-justice-league-spinoff/|title=An Untold Tale: Steven DeKnight Discusses Smallville's Justice League Spinoff|access-date=November 17, 2019|last=Byrne|first=Craig|date=August 31, 2016|work=Krypton Site}}

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Tom Welling and Erica Durance reprised their roles as Clark Kent and Lois Lane for the Arrowverse crossover event "Crisis on Infinite Earths".{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/09/19/tom-welling-to-reprise-smallville-superman-role-in-arrowverse-crisis-crossover|title=Tom Welling to Reprise Smallville Superman Role in Arrowverse Crisis Crossover|work=IGN|last=Schedeen|first=Jesse|date=September 19, 2019|access-date=September 19, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/erica-durance-reprise-smallville-lois-lane-role-arrowverse-crossover-the-cw-1202739723/|title=Erica Durance To Reprise 'Smallville' Lois Lane Role In Arrowverse Crossover On the CW|work=Deadline|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=September 20, 2019|access-date=September 20, 2019}} The crossover retroactively establishes the events of Smallville as taking place on Earth-167 and reveals that in the years since the finale, Clark has given up his powers and taken over the Kent farm, where he and Lois raise their two daughters.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/every-cameo-from-the-arrowverse-crossover-crisis-on-infinite-earths|title=Every Cameo from the Arrowverse Crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths|date=November 2021|via=IGN}} Michael Rosenbaum was approached about reprising his role as Lex Luthor, but he declined when Warner Bros. did not show him a script, tell him what his character was going to do, nor let him know when he was going to film (it was referred in the scene that Lex was President).{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/smallville-michael-rosenbaum-crisis-on-infinite-earths/|title='Smallville's Michael Rosenbaum Turned Down Crisis on Infinite Earths Role'|work=Comic Book Resources|last=Matadeen|first=Renaldo|date=September 24, 2019|access-date=September 24, 2019}} Alan Ritchson, who played Arthur Curry / Aquaman on the series, was also approached to reprise his role in the crossover but turned it down due to scheduling commitments with Titans.{{cite web |last=Cairns|first=Bryan|title=Alan Ritchson on 'Titans' Season 2, 'Smallville', and Why He's Not in "Crisis on Infinite Earths"|url=https://collider.com/titans-season-2-alan-ritchson-interview-smallville/|publisher=Collider|access-date=November 23, 2019|date=November 22, 2019}} Despite this, Ritchson did make an uncredited cameo appearance in the crossover as his Titans character, Hank Hall / Hawk, through archival footage from that series.

In 2021, Tom Welling and his Smallville co-star Michael Rosenbaum were developing an animated series revival to the series and hoped to "use as many of the original cast members as possible".{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/smallville-animated-series-tom-welling-michael-rosenbaum/|title='Smallville' Animated Series in the Works from Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum|website=Collider|date=June 24, 2021}} He and Rosenbaum were preparing a pitch of the series for Warner Bros.,{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/smallville-animated-revival-exclusive/|title = Smallville Animated Revival Will do What the Original Series Couldn't (Exclusive)|date = October 17, 2021}} and they delivered to them in January 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.supermanhomepage.com/tom-welling-talks-10-years-of-smallville-and-the-idea-of-playing-superman/|title = Tom Welling Talks 10 Years of "Smallville" and the Idea of Playing Superman|date = December 22, 2021}} John Glover, Sam Jones III, Kristin Kreuk and Erica Durance, and original series showrunners, Gough and Millar, were said to return,{{cite web|last=Luchies |first=Adam |url=https://collider.com/smallville-animated-series-tom-welling-comments/ |title=Smallville Animated Series: Tom Welling Shares Update and Plans on New Show |publisher=Collider |date=2022-02-21 |access-date=2022-03-21}} with the exception of Allison Mack due to sex trafficking charges made against her for which she was convicted and imprisoned.{{cite web | url=https://www.cracked.com/article_32797_animated-smallville-revival-has-most-of-the-non-incarcerated-cast-on-board.html | title=Animated 'Smallville' Revival Has Most of the Non-Incarcerated Cast on Board | date=February 26, 2022}} The series was said to be in some stage of pre-production or production, but still alive, according to Durance.{{cite web|last=Behbakht |first=Andy |url=https://screenrant.com/smallville-animated-series-update-erica-durance/ |title=Smallville's Lois Lane Actress Gives Update On Animated Series |publisher=Screenrant.com |date=2022-05-06 |access-date=2022-06-08}}

Seasons one through ten have been released on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4. Seasons five and six were also released in the HD DVD format on November 28, 2006{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Smallville-Complete-5th-Season-HD-DVD/6407|title=Season Five (HD-DVD)|publisher=TVShowsOnDVD|access-date=March 28, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908000548/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Smallville-Complete-5th-Season-HD-DVD/6407|archive-date=September 8, 2009}} and September 18, 2007,{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Smallville-Complete-6th-Season-HD-DVD/6862|title=Season Six (HD-DVD)|publisher=TVShowsOnDVD|access-date=March 28, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823055233/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Smallville-Complete-6th-Season-HD-DVD/6862|archive-date=August 23, 2010}} respectively. Seasons six, seven, eight, nine and ten have been released for Blu-ray. The DVD releases include deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes and commentary by cast and crew members on selected episodes. The promotional tie-ins Chloe Chronicles and Vengeance Chronicles accompanied the season two, three and five box sets. Other special features include interactive functionality (such as a tour of Smallville), a comic book and DVD-ROM material.DVD extras noted on the back of each season's box.

For the 20th anniversary, the complete series was released for the first time on Blu-ray on October 16, 2021.{{cite web |last=Tingley |first=Anna |date=2021-10-19 |title='Smallville' Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Complete Blu-Ray Collection |url=https://variety.com/shop/smallville-blu-ray-collection-1235092634/ |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=Variety}} Season one is the only season to be produced in standard-definition; all subsequent seasons were produced in high definition. The 20th Anniversary Blu-ray release contains the original standard-definition of season one, upscaled; with seasons two, three, and four in their native high-definition for the first time.{{cite web |title='Smallville: The Complete First Season Blu-ray |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Smallville-The-Complete-First-Season-Blu-ray/296192/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=Blu-ray.com}} It also marks the first time season five being released on Blu-ray. Season five had previously been released in high definition on HD-DVD only.{{cite web |title='Smallville: The Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Smallville-The-Complete-Fifth-Season-Blu-ray/296196/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=Blu-ray.com}} The Blu-ray release was repackaged and re-rereleased on February 25, 2024. This version of the Complete Series includes all 218 episodes on Blu-ray and 2 DVDs with hours of bonus features.{{cite web |title='Smallville: The Complete Series (repackage) Blu-ray |url=https://www.amazon.com/Smallville-The-Complete-Series-Blu-ray/dp/B0CRBLHJ54 |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=Amazon.com}}

Since Smallville began airing, a variety of merchandise connected with the series has been produced. Two soundtrack albums of songs from the show have been released. Smallville: The Talon Mix, with a group of artists who licensed their music for the show, was issued on February 25, 2003.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00007FRWZ|title=Smallville: The Talon Mix|publisher=Amazon|access-date=October 16, 2006}} Smallville: The Metropolis Mix, with another group of artists, was released on November 8, 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BBOVG2|title=Smallville: The Metropolis Mix|publisher=Amazon|access-date=October 16, 2006}} In addition to the soundtracks, action figures, T-shirts, hats and posters have been produced.{{cite news|author=Gerry Appel|url=http://media.www.bsudailynews.com/media/storage/paper849/news/2003/03/21/Opinion/Kryptonite.Chronicles.smallville.Soars.For.Superman.Fans-1301209.shtml|title=Kryptonite Chronicles: 'Smallville' soars for Superman fans|publisher=BSU Daily News|date=March 21, 2003|access-date=February 5, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212220012/http://media.www.bsudailynews.com/media/storage/paper849/news/2003/03/21/Opinion/Kryptonite.Chronicles.smallville.Soars.For.Superman.Fans-1301209.shtml|archive-date=February 12, 2009}} In December 2002 autographed Smallville merchandise was listed for auction on eBay, with the proceeds going to charity.{{cite web|author=Donna Petrozzello|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2002/12/10/2002-12-10_inner_tube.html|title=Inner Tube|work=Daily News|date=December 20, 2002|access-date=March 22, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031144351/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2002/12/10/2002-12-10_inner_tube.html|archive-date=October 31, 2010}} In 2003, Titan Magazines began publishing a monthly Smallville magazine with cast and crew interviews, information on Smallville merchandise and photos. The 34th and final issue was published in November 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.titanmagazines.com/app;jsessionid=BE23D12D101BC9C25CE4EFA91C54683F.bulk?service=external/Product&sp=l13|title=The Official Smallville Magazine webpage|publisher=Titan Magazines|access-date=February 5, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211005018/http://www.titanmagazines.com/app;jsessionid=BE23D12D101BC9C25CE4EFA91C54683F.bulk?service=external%2FProduct&sp=l13|archive-date=February 11, 2009}}

Titan Books published companion volumes for each season with cast and crew interviews, episode descriptions and behind-the-scenes photos. On September 1, 2004, the company published its first companion for the series.{{cite book |title=Smallville: The Official Companion Season 1 release date |isbn=1840237953|last1=Simpson|first1=Paul|year=2004|publisher=Titan }} Written by Paul Simpson, the book has sixteen pages of color photos of the cast.{{cite web|author=Geoff Willmetts|url=http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2004/nz7291.php|title=Smallville Season One: The Official Companion by Paul Simpson review|publisher=San Francisco Crow's Nest|date=November 1, 2004|access-date=March 27, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061028090831/http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2004/nz7291.php |archive-date = October 28, 2006}} On March 1, 2005 Titan Books published its season-two companion, also written by Simpson,{{cite book |title=Smallville: The Official Companion Season 2 release date |isbn=1840239476|last1=Simpson|first1=Paul|year=2005|publisher=Titan Books }} which details the series' special effects.{{cite web|author=Geoff Willmetts|url=http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2005/nz8024.php|title=Smallville Season Two: The Official Companion by Paul Simpson review|publisher=San Francisco Crow's Nest|date=June 1, 2005|access-date=March 27, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080527153502/http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2005/nz8024.php |archive-date = May 27, 2008}} Titan published the third-season companion on September 1,{{cite book |title=Smallville: The Official Companion Season 3 release date |isbn=1840239522|last1=Simpson|first1=Paul|date=September 2005|publisher=Titan Books Limited }} the last written by Simpson. He described the episodes' plots, discussing the neglect of the Martha Kent character and the failure of the Adam Knight storyline.{{cite web|author=Geoff Willmetts|url=http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2006/nz9752.php|title=Smallville Season Three: The Official Companion by Paul Simpson review|publisher=San Francisco Crow's Nest|date=January 1, 2006|access-date=March 27, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061028090937/http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2006/nz9752.php |archive-date = October 28, 2006}} Titan Books released the fourth-season companion by Craig Byrne, who wrote the subsequent companion books, on September 4, 2007.{{cite book |title=Smallville: The Official Companion Season 4 release date |isbn=978-1840239577|last1=Byrne|first1=Craig|year=2007|publisher=Titan }} It contains interviews with the cast and crew and color photos of the production.{{cite web|author=Geoff Willmetts|url=http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2007/nz11511.php|title=Smallville Season Four: The Official Companion by Craig Byrne review|publisher=San Francisco Crow's Nest|date=August 1, 2007|access-date=March 27, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080516101605/http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/articles/books/2007/nz11511.php |archive-date = May 16, 2008}} Titan published the season-five companion on December 26, 2007.{{cite book |title=Smallville: The Official Companion Season 5 release date |isbn=978-1845765422|last1=Byrne|first1=Craig|year=2007|publisher=Titan Books Limited }} The season-six companion, with an introduction by Justin Hartley, was published on March 25, 2008.{{cite book |title=Smallville: The Official Companion Season 6 release date |isbn=978-1845766566|last1=Byrne|first1=Craig|year=2008|publisher=Titan Books Limited }} The season-seven companion (Titan's last) has a foreword by Laura Vandervoort, a reflection on the "Smallville phenomenon" and a discussion of Gough and Millar's departure.{{cite book|title=Smallville: The Official Companion Season 7|author=Craig Byrne|year=2008|publisher=Titan Books|location=London|isbn=978-1-84576-715-0}}

In 2010, the Smallville Roleplaying Game was released by Margaret Weis Productions using its Cortex Plus System. Using the series' season-nine setting, it includes rules for earlier seasons. Two supplements, the High School Yearbook and the Watchtower Report, were produced. Players can play the characters from Smallville, or create their own spin-off of the series.{{cite web|url=http://www.margaretweis.com/mwp-online-store/10-smallville|title=Smallville RPG Product Page|access-date=August 25, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818171131/http://www.margaretweis.com/mwp-online-store/10-smallville|archive-date=August 18, 2010}} Ultimate Smallville Soundtrack, a five-CD box set with 100 songs from the series' 10 seasons, was released by Vicious Records in May 2013 with all profits benefiting the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-Ultimate-Smallville-Soundtrack/release/5545312|title= Various – Ultimate Smallville Soundtrack |date= May 15, 2013 |publisher=Discogs}}

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