The fourth season of ''
Smallville'', an
American television series, began airing on September 22, 2004. The series recounts the early adventures of
Kryptonian Clark Kent as he adjusts to life in the fictional town of
Smallville,
Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...
, during the years before he becomes
Superman. The fourth season comprises 22 episodes and concluded its initial airing on May 18, 2005.
Regular cast members during season four include
Tom Welling,
Kristin Kreuk
Kristin Laura Kreuk (; born December 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress. Debuting on teen drama '' Edgemont'', she became most known for her roles as Lana Lang in the superhero television series ''Smallville'' (2001–2011), also as Catherine Chan ...
,
Michael Rosenbaum
Michael Owen Rosenbaum (born July 11, 1972) is an American actor and podcaster. He is known for portraying Lex Luthor on the Superman television series ''Smallville'', a role that ''TV Guide'' included in their 2013 list of "The 60 Nastiest Vill ...
,
Jensen Ackles
Jensen Ross Ackles (born March 1, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Dean Winchester in The WB/ CW dark fantasy drama series ''Supernatural'' (2005–2020) and appearing in television series such as NBC's ''Days o ...
,
Allison Mack
Allison Christin Mack (born July 29, 1982) is an American actress. She played Chloe Sullivan on the superhero series ''Smallville'' (2001–2011) and had a recurring role on the comedy series '' Wilfred'' (2012–2014).
Mack was a member of N ...
,
John Glover,
Annette O'Toole and
John Schneider.
Season four chronicles Clark and his classmates' senior year of high school and centers on his attempt to unite the three stones of knowledge, and trying to cope with Lana's new relationship with
Jason Teague. Clark's friendship with Lex becomes increasingly strained, as he begins to distrust Lex more and more. At the end of season 3,
Sam Jones III left the series as
Pete Ross
Peter Joseph Ross is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Publication history
The character was created by Leo Dorfman and George Papp and first appeared in ''Superboy'' #86 (January 1961).
Fictional c ...
, and
Jensen Ackles
Jensen Ross Ackles (born March 1, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Dean Winchester in The WB/ CW dark fantasy drama series ''Supernatural'' (2005–2020) and appearing in television series such as NBC's ''Days o ...
was brought in as Jason Teague and given star billing.
Erica Durance
Erica Durance (; born June 21, 1978) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Lois Lane in the WB/ CW superhero television series ''Smallville'' and as Dr. Alex Reid in the CTV medical drama '' Saving Hope''.
Early life
Durance was b ...
was cast as
Lois Lane
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, and became a recurring character for 13 episodes. Writers also brought in other popular
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
characters, such as
Bart Allen,
Mister Mxyzptlk, and
Sam and
Lucy Lane
Lucy Lane is a fictional supporting character in DC Comics. She is the younger sister of Lois Lane, and one of several characters who have assumed the Superwoman identity.
She was played by Maureen Teefy in the 1984 film ''Supergirl (1984 film), ...
.
''Smallvilles Season four slipped in the ratings, averaging at 4.4 million viewers a week.
Episodes
Awards
The fourth season garnered
Leo Awards
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. Make-up artist Natalie Cosco was awarded the Leo Award for Best Make-Up, for her work on the episode "Scare". In 2006, Barry Donlevy took home Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series for his work on "Spirit", while David Wilson won Best Production Design in a Dramatic Series for "Sacred". The series was recognized by the
Visual Effects Society
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with a nomination in the
2005 VES Awards and 2006 VES Awards. The 2005 nomination was for Outstanding Created Environment for "Crusade", while the 2006 nomination was for Outstanding Visual Effects in the episode "Commencement". The show received
Teen Choice Award
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nominations in 2005 for Choice TV Actor (Tom Welling), Choice Parental Units (John Schneider and Annette O'Toole), and Choice Sidekick (Allison Mack). In 2005, the show was nominated for a
Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in "Scare".
In 2005, "Commencement" was nominated for an Outstanding Sound Editing
Emmy Award. Glen Winter's cinematography work was recognized with an
American Society of Cinematographers
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Award for "Sacred". For the 31st Annual
Saturn Awards
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, Tom Welling received a nomination for Best Actor, Michael Rosenbaum and Erica Durance received nominations for Best Supporting Actor/Actress, and the fourth season was nominated for Best Network Television Series.
Home media release
The complete fourth season of ''Smallville'' was released on September 13, 2005 in North America. Additional releases in region 2 and region 4 took place on October 10, 2005 and November 11, 2006, respectively. The DVD box set included various special features, including episode commentary, a behind-the-scenes featurette on the writers, a featurette on the different actress to have portrayed Lois Lane over the years, and DVD-ROM linking to ''Smallville'' websites.
[Details from the back of the DVD box set.]
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