Krypton is an upcoming American television series developed by David S. Goyer and Damian Kindler for Syfy. The series takes place on the titular planet, approximately 200 years before the birth of Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman and eventual destruction of the planet. Krypton is set to premiere on March 21, 2018.
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Premise
According to IGN, Krypton will follow Superman's grandfather, Seg-El; whose family, the House of El, has been ostracized and shamed. Seg-El fights to redeem his family's honor and save his beloved world from chaos.
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Cast and characters
- Cameron Cuffe as Seg-El: Superman's grandfather and Jor-El's father; athletic, quietly confident, and in his 20s. A younger version of the "grumpier" character from the comics.
- Georgina Campbell as Lyta Zod: A reluctant cadet and warrior in the Kryptonian military, in a clandestine, forbidden relationship with Seg-El.
- Ian McElhinney as Val-El: Seg's grandfather, who defied death by going to the Phantom Zone and is a staunch believer in space exploration.
- Elliot Cowan as Daron-Vex: The chief magistrate of Kandor, charged with defending Krypton's oligarchy.
- Ann Ogbomo as Alura Zod: The Primus of the Kryptonian military guild and mother of Lyta. Alura shares her first name with Alura Zor-El, the mother of Supergirl.
- Rasmus Hardiker as Kem: An engineer and Seg's best friend.
- Wallis Day as Nyssa-Vex: A junior magistrate and the daughter of Daron-Vex.
- Aaron Pierre as Dev-Em: A "chiseled, twenty-something bad boy".
Shaun Sipos and Blake Ritson will portray Adam Strange and Vril Dox, respectively. Additionally, Seg's father Ter-El, Doomsday and Hawkgirl will also appear in the television series. Paula Malcomson will appear as Charys.
Episodes
Production
Development
In 2014, it was reported that David S. Goyer is developing a prequel TV series titled Krypton. In December 2014, it was confirmed that the series is in development and will air on the Syfy network. Later it was announced that the series will be produced by Goyer and written and executive produced by Ian Goldberg.In May 2016, TV Line reported that Syfy has given the official pilot order for the series, and that Damian Kindler will 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.
Casting
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, Rasmus Hardiker, Wallis Day, and Aaron Pierre were cast as Seg-El, Superman's grandfather, Val-El, Seg's grandfather, Daron-Vex, Alura Zod, Kem, Nyssa-Vex, and Dev-Em. In November, Blake Ritson and Paula Malcomson were cast as Vrix Dox and Charys.
Filming
In June 2016, production on the pilot was slated to begin in Montreal "later this summer". By September 2016, the pilot was to be filmed in Serbia by Colm McCarthy.
References
External links
- Krypton on IMDb
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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