Smallville can probably expect a big drop in viewership now that The CW has moved it to Friday nights, but fans won't want to miss this week's premiere to see the show move closer to Superman territory than ever before.

Friday's season opener finds Clark doing super good deeds, but he's also growing dark and distant from his friends, especially Chloe, who asks him for a very, very big favor. But Clark does manage to make some time for Lois, who – surprise! – needs a bit of rescuing after returning from her time-traveling trip.

And then there's Zod. In one of the clips below, Dead Like Me's Callum Blue does his best Terrence Stamp impression – and it's a pretty good one – while attempting to raise up an army full of ripped soldiers in tight outfits.

Head after the jump to watch the clips.

Smallvlle is jumping on the zombie bandwagon.

Yesterday, we told you about the upcoming Medium-Night of The Living Dead mash-up. Now comes word that Clark Kent will be dealing with the undead in a season nine episode of Smallville.

The ep, called "Rabid," will see a virus infecting the city of Metropolis that turns people into zombies. Click through to find out which two Smallville regulars will get infected.

Kryptonsite has posted The CW's new promo poster for Smalville's upcoming ninth season ... and damn, it's ugly.

My graphic designer friends could do a better job of picking this thing apart, but even a Photoshop noob like me can tell it was a rush job. First, lets get the obvious out of the way - that definitely ain't Erica Durance's body. (According to Kryptonsite, that torso belongs to Kristin Kreuk!)

Then we have Tom Welling's head, which was seemingly beamed in from an entirely different season than his body. Or is it just growing out of his jacket collar? Chloe and Green Lantern Arrow look fine, but those shots were definitely pasted in from a previous season's promo shoot.