Smallville is an
American television series developed by writer/producers
Alfred Gough and
Miles Millar, and was initially broadcast by
The WB. After its fifth season, the WB and
UPN merged to form
The CW, which is the current broadcaster for the show in the
United States.
premiered on
October 16,
2001, and completed its seventh season on
May 15,
2008.
An eighth season was officially announced by The CW on
March 3,
2008.
It is filmed in and around
Vancouver,
British Columbia,
Canada.
The plot follows the adventures of a young
Clark Kent's life in the
fictional town of
Smallville,
Kansas, during the years before he becomes
Superman. The first four seasons focused on Clark and his friends' high school years. Since season five, the show has ventured into more adult settings, with some characters attending college. Recent seasons have seen an increase in the introductions of other
DC comic book
superheroes and
villains.
