Smallville/Season 1

Season One of Smallville aired on the WB Network from October 16th, 2001 to May 14th, 2002, spanning a total of twenty-one episodes. The series aired on Tuesday evenings at 9:00 pm (8:00 central). The show presented the early life of the DC Comics character Clark Kent in the years prior to becoming the world-famous superhero known as Superman, and took him on the journey that would eventually lead to him becoming the Man of Steel. Season One starred Tom Welling in the role of Clark Kent with Kristin Kreuk]] as his unrequited love Lana Lang. It also starred Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor - Clark's newfound close friend and ally, who was destined to become his greatest enemy, as well as Eric Johnson as Whitney Fordman, Sam Jones III as Pete Ross, Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan and Annette O'Toole & John Schneider as Clark's adoptive parents, Martha and Jonathan Kent.

Production

 * Alfred Gough - Developer; Executive producer
 * Miles Millar - Developer; Executive producer
 * Mike Tollin - Executive producer
 * Brian Robbins - Executive producer
 * David Nutter - Executive producer
 * Joe Davola - Executive producer
 * Alex Taub - Co-executive producer
 * Ken Horton - Co-executive producer
 * Greg Beeman - Co-executive producer
 * Tim Iacofano - Producer


 * Robert Petrovicz - Producer
 * Bob Hargrove - Producer
 * Doris Egan - Co-producer
 * Michael Green - Co-producer
 * Greg Walker - Co-producer
 * Mark Verheiden - Supervising producer
 * Tim Scanlan - Associate producer
 * Juanita Diana Feeney - Associate producer
 * Glen Winter - Director of photography
 * Mark Snow - Composer

Directors

 * Chris Long
 * D.J. Caruso
 * David Carson
 * David Nutter
 * Greg Beeman
 * James Frawley
 * James Marshall


 * Jim Contner
 * Michael Katleman
 * Michael Watkins
 * Paul Shapiro
 * Philip Sgriccia
 * Robert Singer
 * Terrence O'Hara

Writers

 * Alfred Gough
 * Cameron Litvack
 * Cheri Bennett
 * Doris Egan
 * Greg Walker
 * Jeff Gottesfeld


 * Mark Verheiden
 * Michael Green
 * Miles Millar
 * Philip Levens
 * Tim Schlattmann

Notes & Trivia

 * This is the first of five season of the series to air on the WB Network. Seasons six through ten aired on the CW Network.


 * The tagline for this season is, "Every story has a beginning".


 * Executive producer Michael Tollin is credited as Mike Tollin in this season.


 * Co-executive producer and director Michael W. Watkins is credited as Michael Watkins in this season.


 * Associate producer Juanita F. Diana is credited as Juanita Diana Feeney in this season.


 * Producer Robert Hargrove is credited as Bob Hargrove in this season.


 * Director James A. Contner is credited as Jim Contner in this season.


 * The season finale, "Tempest" ends on a cliff-hanger that continues directly into season two.


 * Although he started off playing a sixteen-year-old, actor Tom Welling was actually 24-years-old at the start of the series.

Home video

 * Smallville: The Complete Series
 * Smallivlle: The Complete First Season