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Smallville Lex Luthor Actor Shares Throwback BTS Image From Set
Michael Rosenbaum, who portrayed Lex Luthor on Smallville, shares a key throwback behind-the-scenes image from the pilot. Before The CW had the Arrowverse, the WarnerMedia and Paramount-owned network had Smallville as the flagship superhero series. Starting on The WB in October 2001, Smallville told the origin story of how Clark Kent became DC Comics' most iconic hero. Smallville's success is what essentially made the Arrowverse possible, as The CW invested fully into the DC brand after the show's conclusion in 2011. While not initially tied to the Arrowverse, Crisis on Infinite Earths made Smallville connected to the franchise's larger Multiverse concept.