Why Michael Rosenbaum Left Smallville After Season 7

Summary

• Michael Rosenbaum left Smallville after season 7 to explore new opportunities, extending his original contract by a year.
• Smallville set the stage for the Arrowverse and long-form superhero storytelling on TV with its evolving plot and characters.
• Rosenbaum reflects on his time on Smallville, voicing other DC characters and potentially continuing the series in a different medium.

Michael Rosenbaum, considered by many as the greatest version of the DC Universe villain Lex Luthor put on screen, departed Smallville after season 7. This places him in a long legacy of performers, including Jensen Ackles, who left Smallville early. A prequel to traditional Superman stories, the CW drama Smallville evolved significantly throughout its 10-season run. The show began as a high school drama in the titular town, and spent its final seasons in a hero-populated Metropolis with Clark Kent working as a budding journalist.
DC is well-suited to long-form television, and Smallville was the precursor to the Arrowverse, which expanded the scope of superhero storytelling with cross-pollinating series including The Flash and Supergirl. These series owe a great deal to Smallville, which itself had plans for a DC Justice League spinoff that were never realized. In recent years, Rosenbaum has spent a great deal of time reflecting on Smallville and its legacy on podcasts Inside of You and Talk Ville. These conversations have provided great insights into the series’ past and potential future.


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