Smallville is an American television series that retells the early life of Clark Kent before he becomes Superman. Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, it was broadcast first on The WB and later on The CW and ran for ten seasons. The show follows Clark, played by Tom Welling, as a teenager in the small Kansas town of Smallville, discovering his powers while his friendship with Lex Luthor, played by Michael Rosenbaum, slowly turns to enmity. It was a popular and influential superhero series, and it introduced many other characters from the DC Comics universe. The finale, in which Clark finally takes flight, aired in the spring of 2011.
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