Smallville is an American television series based on Superman comics and is produced since 2001. The series provides the narrative conception of the early years of the hero who grows up as Clark Kent in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas and is apparent only in the course of the series of his skills, background and vocation. Furthermore, the lighting takes the relationship for future adversary Lex Luthor a space is a key. Furthermore, in addition to new figures also famous friends, enemies and other superheroes of the Superman universe are re-interpreted. The series will be filmed since the summer of 2001 in Vancouver, Canada. In the Vancouver area there are other places that are used for exterior shots. On probably the best known is southeast of Vancouver were located in Surrey Cloverdale, which, inter alia, the exterior shots of the "Talon".
The TV series was originally produced by The WB Television Network and broadcast. Once in 2006, The WB, with the competing until then UPN to The CW Network merged, the production is carried on by this. The premiere of the series in American television was held on 16 October 2001. The Original German began on 3 January 2003 on RTL. Since 16 January 2010 shows, RTL 2, the eighth season of Smallville. In Austria, the series runs on first ORF 2002 Clark-Kent-actor Tom Welling in the USA with the Teen Choice Award was awarded as the best young talent. Michael Rosenbaum, Lex Luthor embodies, got the 2001 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor.
