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Descripción: Smallville is an American television series that follows the adventures of a young Clark Kent (Tom Welling), as a teenager living in Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman. Created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, Smallville debuted on October 16, 2001 on the WB Network, though it now airs on The CW (following the merger of The WB and UPN after the respective networks ceased operations) and is currently in its sixth season. Smallville is filmed in Vancouver area, British Columbia, Canada.
The series spawned one spin-off (Aquaman) that was not picked up. Promotional tie-ins have included three sets of online "webisodes" two of which are produced by Verizon (titled Smallville: Chloe Chronicles ,Smallville: Vengeance Chronicles and Smallville: The Oliver Queen Chronicles), a series of young-adult novels, a DC Comics comic book and soundtrack releases. The show broke Charmeds record for highest rated debut for The WB, with 8.4 million viewers tuning in for its pilot. Viewers will often observe lines of dialogue, guest stars, character wardrobe, musical scores, and scenic design used as allusions to the Superman comic books and films.
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