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'Krypton' - TV Series
by Neil Cole
Krypton is an American television series developed by David S. Goyer for Syfy. Focusing on Seg-El (Cameron Cuffe), the grandfather of DC Comics superhero Kal-El/Superman, the series is set approximately 200 years before the birth of Superman and takes place on the eponymous fictional planet. Krypton premiered on March 21, 2018. Its first season consists of ten episodes. In May 2018, Syfy renewed Krypton for a second season of ten episodes, which premiered on June 12, 2019. In August 2019, Syfy canceled the series after two seasons.
Krypton follows Superman's grandfather, Seg-El, whose family, the House of El, has been ostracized and shamed. Seg fights to redeem his family's honor and save his beloved world from chaos.
In October 2014, it was reported that David S. Goyer was developing a prequel television series titled Krypton. In December 2014, it was confirmed that the series was in development and would air on the Syfy network. Later it was announced that the series would be produced by Goyer and written and executive produced by Ian Goldberg. In May 2016, TVLine reported that Syfy had given the official pilot order for the series, and that Damian Kindler would be the showrunner with Goyer as co-executive producer. On April 18, 2017, the first teaser trailer of Krypton was released online, teasing the show's debut in 2017. However, the following month, Syfy tweeted a debut of 2018. Hawkwoman was originally announced to appear in the series; it was later announced by the showrunners that they had decided not to include Hawkwoman in the first season of the series due to her not fitting into the ongoing storylines.
On May 22, 2018, Syfy renewed Krypton for a second season, which premiered on June 12, 2019. In August 2019, Syfy canceled the series after two seasons.
In September 2016, Georgina Campbell, was cast as Lyta Zod. In September 2017, Shaun Sipos was cast as Adam Strange. The following month, Cameron Cuffe, Ian McElhinney, Elliot Cowan, Ann Ogbomo, Rasmus Hardiker, Wallis Day, and Aaron Pierre were cast as Seg-El, Val-El, Daron-Vex, Jayna-Zod, Kem, Nyssa-Vex, and Dev-Em. In November, Blake Ritson was cast as Brainiac.
In November 2017, Paula Malcomson was cast as Charys. In January 2018, Hannah Waddingham was cast as Jax-Ur. In September, Emmett J. Scanlan was cast as Lobo.
