About Smallville
Long before he ever wore a cape, Clark Kent was just a farm boy growing up in the small Kansas town of Smallville, hiding the fact that he was not entirely human. Raised by loving adoptive parents Jonathan and Martha Kent, the teenage Clark wrestles with emerging superpowers, a secret crush on the girl next door, and the impossible question of who he is meant to become. The show reframes the Superman myth as an intimate coming-of-age story rooted in heartland life.
Smallville itself is no ordinary town. A meteor shower that accompanied Clark's arrival from the dying planet Krypton scattered kryptonite across the county, mutating residents into a parade of dangerous meteor freaks that Clark must quietly stop each week. As the years pass, the series widens its scope from monster-of-the-week thrills to a sweeping saga of destiny, taking Clark from Smallville High to the bustling newsroom of the Daily Planet and the brink of becoming the hero the world needs.
At its emotional core sits the doomed bond between Clark and the charismatic, wounded Lex Luthor, two young men whose friendship slowly curdles into the rivalry that will define them forever. Across ten seasons, the show charts every step of that tragedy alongside Clark's love for Lana Lang and his growth into the Man of Steel. The series stars Tom Welling as Clark Kent and Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor.