''Smallville'' follows the life of

Clark Kent Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book '' Action Comics'' #1 ( cover-dated June 1938 and pu ...

( Tom Welling), beginning when he is a teenager in the town of Smallville,

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, and continuing through high school, college, and his start at the ''

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'' before he adopts the "Superman" persona. As the series progresses, Clark Kent copes with his emerging superpowers (x-ray vision, super hearing, etc.), exploration of his extraterrestrial origins and discovering his true destiny. The series also deals with the people in Clark Kent's life: his human parents, Jonathan Kent ( John Schneider) and

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(

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); his friends

Chloe Sullivan Chloe Sullivan is a fictional character in the television series ''Smallville'', which is based on the Superman and Superboy comics published by DC Comics. Portrayed by series regular Allison Mack, Chloe was an original character created exclus ...

( Allison Mack) and

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(

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); his love interest for seven seasons Lana Lang (

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); Chloe's cousin and Clark's love interest since season eight,

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( Erica Durance); and his friendship with

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( Michael Rosenbaum) and how this gradually decays into their mutual enmity of legend.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2001–02)

Season 2 (2002–03)

Season 3 (2003–04)

Season 4 (2004–05)

Season 5 (2005–06)

Season 6 (2006–07)

Season 7 (2007–08)

Season 8 (2008–09)

Season 9 (2009–10)

Season 10 (2010–11)

Nielsen rankings

Home media

All ten seasons have been released on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4. Seasons five and six were also released in the now obsolete

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format on November 28, 2006, and September 18, 2007, respectively. Seasons six, seven, eight, nine and ten have also been released on

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formats. The DVD releases include commentary by cast and crew members on selected episodes, deleted scenes, and behind-the-scenes featurettes. The promotional tie-ins, ''Chloe Chronicles'' and ''Vengeance Chronicles'', accompanied the season two, three, and five box sets respectively. 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. The complete series box set includes additional special features never before released.

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