A meteor shower bursts from the heavens, raining destruction on the unsuspecting citizens of Smallville, Kansas. Present day. Twelve years have passed and the healing process has left the town's inhabitants with scars and secrets. From the ashes of tragedy, a popular yet awkward teen attempts to decipher the meaning of his life and his clouded past. As he struggles with the transition from boyhood to adulthood, his strength and strange abilities set him uncomfortably apart from his peers. His name is Clark Kent.