YOUR VIEWING GUIDE
What to watch before Smallville
Watch these first
4 titles to watch before Smallville — 89h 57m in total.
- Superman IIIOptional background2h 5m+2 before this
- Superman IV: The Quest for PeaceOptional background1h 30m+3 before this
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanOptional background67h 28m
- Superman: The Animated SeriesOptional background18h 54m
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How these titles are selected
Story prerequisites are curated. Likely prerequisites are inferred from sequel numbering or explicit synopsis references. Recommendations are earlier stories in the same continuity; background picks are separate adaptations. Series lists cover whole shows, not an episode-by-episode watch order.
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