After it was revealed in DC‘s Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover that Smallville‘s Clark Kent and Lois Lane had become parents, Erica Durance elaborates on the twist. One of the longest-running DC live-action properties to this day is Smallville, which ran for a decade on The WB/The CW, telling the ultimate Superman origin story. After its conclusion in 2011, the show’s Clark Kent and Lois Lane actors returned to their Smallville roles for the Arrowverse’s Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event.