Smallville/Season 8

Season Eight of the teen superhero fantasy series Smallville aired on the CW Network from September, 2008 to May, 2009, spanning a total of twenty-two episodes. It is the third season of the series to air on the network following the reorganization of the WB Network with CBS. This season sees the return of several main cast members from previous seasons including Tom Welling as the main character, Clark Kent, Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan, Erica Durance as Lois Lane, and Aaron Ashmore as Jimmy Olsen. Actor Justin Hartley, who had been a supporting character in seasons six and seven is now bumped up to main cast member status. Season eight also saw actors Cassidy Freeman and Sam Witwer joining the main cast in the roles of Tess Mercer and Davis Bloom. Both characters make their introductory appearances in this season. Recurring guest stars for season eight include Terence Stamp, reprising the role of the voice of Jor-El, Phil Morris as the ever-mysterious John Jones, and Alessandro Juliani as Doctor Emil Hamilton.

Production

 * Mike Tollin - Executive producer
 * Brian Robbins - Executive producer
 * Joe Davola - Executive producer
 * James Marshall - Executive producer
 * Brian Peterson - Executive producer
 * Todd Slavkin - Executive producer
 * Kelly Souders - Executive producer


 * Darren Swimmer - Executive producer
 * Jae Marchant - Producer
 * Turi Meyer - Producer
 * Al Septien - Producer
 * Tom Flores - Co-producer
 * Tim Scanlan - Supervising producer
 * Glen Winter - Director of photography

Directors

 * Kevin G. Fair
 * Rick Rosenthal

Writers

 * Darren Swimmer
 * Don Whitehead
 * Holly Henderson
 * Kelly Souders
 * Todd Slavkin

Notes & Trivia

 * Superman was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Smallville was developed for television by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.


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


 * Executive producer Brian Wayne Peterson is credited as Brian Peterson in this season.


 * Director Kevin Fair is credited as Kevin G. Fair in this season.

Home video

 * Smallville: The Complete Series
 * Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season