Allison Mack Won't Return To <i>Smallville</i> As Series Regular

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Allison Mack Won't Return To Smallville As Series Regular

By Kevin Melrose

Published May 20, 2010

Allison Mack has confirmed that she won't return as a series regular for Smallville's 10th and final season. The departure of Mack, who plays Chloe Sullivan, leaves star Tom Welling as the last remaining original cast member.

As if news that Smallville is coming to an end weren't enough of a blow to fans, Allison Mack has confirmed she won't return as a series regular for the 10th and final season.

However, that doesn't mean we've seen the last of Chloe Sullivan, the high-school newspaper editor turned professional journalist and Justice League tech guru.

"Out of respect for the amazingly loyal fans and the place I will always have in my own heart for Chloe, I’m coming back for several episodes next season to tie up Chloe’s Smallville legacy properly," Mack said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello.

Speculation about her departure have circulated since at least last fall, due largely to her contract ending with Season 9. With Mack no longer a series regular, star Tom Welling is left as the last remaining original cast member.

Chloe Sullivan was created by series developers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar especially for Smallville -- most of the other central characters had their roots in DC Comics -- and starred in the online spinoff series Smallville: Chloe Chronicles.