SMALLVILLE Gets An 8th Season

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The CW made it official by announcing Smallville as one of the six scripted shows tapped for early renewal. Also, Season 7 is going all the way to 20 episodes.

Tom Welling's Clark Kent will be tending the farm for at least one more year, The CW revealed in a March 3 press release.

In the meantime, "Hero", Episode 13 of the current season, will air some time in March, to be followed shortly by "Traveler," featuring Gina Holden (SciFi Channel's Flash Gordon) as Patricia Swann. Episode 15, "Veritas," will air soon after that.

In early February, The CW ordered 5 more episodes of Smallville, taking Season 7 to an unexpected total of 20 episodes. The New York Times reports that these new segments will begin airing on April 17th. James Marsters will return as the BRAIN InterActive Construct in Episode 18. According to The Continuum, however, Phil Morris's Martian Manhunter may take a powder for the foreseeable future, thanks to the erratically-planned Justice League movie.

Most of Smallville's cast is solid for Season 8, but the final lineup won't be announced until The CW's upfront event in May. According to STEVE YOUNIS at Superman Homepage, Kristin Kreuk, who was contracted to play Lana Lang for seven seasons only, will be back for at least a portion of the season. However, the network will have to renegotiate with fan-favs Allison Mack (Chloe Sullivan) and Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor).

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P. Ryan Anthony
3/4/2008
Source: Earth's Mightiest

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