DC is set to go all the way back to the home world of Superman in Syfy’s upcoming drama series Krypton, and it has been announced today that the new show will premiere on March 21st, 2018.
Krypton will take place “two generations before the destruction of Superman’s home planet,” and will follow Kal-El’s grandfather, Seg-El, as he attempts to bring order to his house, as well as his planet.
In addition to the premiere reveal, Syfy has also released a new image which features Game of Thrones actor Ian McElhinney (Ser Barristan Selmy) as the head of the House of El, who as you can see, is wearing some very familiar colours. The image also gives us a good first look at some of the other costumes that will be found on Krypton, as well as featuring other members of the House of El all donning the iconic S.
Set two generations before the destruction of Superman’s home planet, KRYPTON follows Seg-El (Cameron Cuffe), the legendary Man of Steel’s grandfather — whose House of El was ostracized and shamed. With Krypton’s leadership in disarray, Seg-El encounters Earthly time-traveler Adam Strange (Shaun Sipos) who warns he’s under the clock to save his beloved world from chaos. Fighting to redeem his family’s honor and protect the ones he loves, Seg is also faced with a life and death conflict – save his home planet or let it be destroyed in order to restore the fate of his future grandson.
KRYPTON is from Warner Horizon Scripted Television and is executive produced by David S. Goyer (“Man of Steel,” “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” “The Dark Knight Trilogy”) through his Phantom Four banner, alongside Cameron Welsh, who serves as showrunner. In addition to Cuffe and Sipos, the show also stars Georgina Campbell (“Broadchurch”), Elliot Cowan (“Da Vinci’s Demons”), Ann Ogbomo (“World War Z”), Rasmus Hardiker (“Your Highness”), Wallis Day (“Will”), Aaron Pierre (“Tennison”) and Ian McElhinney (“Game of Thrones”). Based on the DC characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, KRYPTON premieres March 21st, 2018 on SYFY.
Originally published December 28, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
