Recently, british actor Callum Blue, spoke to the press about his character in Smallville, it was an extended interview, this an excerpt:
There are the two sidekicks of Zod's. There's Faora, who I think is his future wife. She's with him all the time. And, the guy who doesn't speak, but he does speak in this version, is in it, too. They're great. Zod bosses them around a lot. Actually, in the first couple of episodes, nobody knows what's going on, and they all blame Zod because he's their leader. He has to fight to get his power back. There's this huge speech, like a Hitler speech, and then he gets everybody back on his side.
And about the relationship with Jor-El, he says:
He's just discovering what's been going on. They were friends. They have history, and they're going to explore the history with him and Jor-El in the show. He doesn't know yet. Without giving too much away, I just played a scene where Zod is starting to become aware that he is there and he's had these powers, and he's keeping the powers from us. That's where this whole contention comes from.
About his contract:
Yeah, I signed for two years. Out of the 22 episodes, I think I'm in 16 or 17. It will be a major part of the show. I think they're definitely going to develop him more.
So...is the show going to run a 10 season?...what do you think?
If you want to read the complete interview HERE