Season 1 (Smallville)

The first season of premiered on October 16, 2001, on The WB and concluded on May 31, 2002. The season consisted of 21 total episodes during its run.

Synopsis
The season's stories focus on Martha and Jonathan Kent's attempts to help their adopted son Clark cope with his alien origin and control his developing superhuman abilities. Clark must deal with the meteor-infected individuals that begin appearing in Smallville, his love for Lana Lang, and not being able to tell his two best friends, Pete Ross and Chloe Sullivan, about his abilities or his origins. Clark also befriends Lex Luthor after saving Lex's life. The season also follows Lex, as he tries to assert his independence from his father, Lionel Luthor.

Main Cast

 * Tom Welling as Clark Kent (Kal-El)
 * Kristen Kreuk as Lana Lang
 * Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor
 * Eric Johnson as Whitney Fordman
 * Sam Jones III as Pete Ross
 * Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan
 * Annette O'Toole as Martha Kent
 * John Schneider as Jonathan Kent