Krypton is an American television series developed by David S. Goyer for Syfy. The series takes place on the eponymous planet, approximately 200 years before the birth of Kal-El / Superman and eventual destruction of the planet, focusing on his grandfather, Seg-El (Cameron Cuffe). Krypton premiered on March 21, 2018. Its first season will consist of ten episodes.
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Premise
Krypton follows 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
Main
- Cameron Cuffe as Seg-El: Young, brilliant scion of the House of El, destined to be Superman's grandfather and Jor-El's father.
- Georgina Campbell as Lyta-Zod: A commander in the Kryptonian military guild who is in a clandestine relationship with Seg-El.
- Shaun Sipos as Adam Strange: A human from the future who forewarns Seg-El of Brainiac, and tells him of his yet-to-be born grandson Kal-El, better known as Superman.
- Elliot Cowan as Daron-Vex: The chief magistrate of Kandor, charged with defending Krypton's oligarchy.
- Ann Ogbomo as Jayna-Zod: The Primus of the Kryptonian military guild and mother of Lyta.
- Aaron Pierre as Dev-Em: A commander in the kryptonian army. He is engaged to marry Lyta-Zod.
- 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.
- Blake Ritson as the Voice of Rao / Brainiac: Kandor's chief religious figure becomes infected by Brainiac, an alien dubbed "The World Collector" who seeks to destroy Krypton, years before the birth of Kal-El / Superman.
- 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.
- Colin Salmon as General Dru-Zod: The future son of Lyta-Zod and Seg-El.
Recurring
- Alexis Raben as Rhom: A rankless Kryptonian, and a friend of the House of El. She is the mother of Ona.
- Tipper Seifert-Cleveland as Ona: The daughter of Rhom who is made a disciple of Rao upon being orphaned.
- Hannah Waddingham as Jax-Ur: The leader of the Black Zero terrorist group, and Val's former protégée.
Guest
- Rupert Graves as Ter-El: Seg's father.
- Paula Malcomson as Charys-El: Seg's mother.
- Gordon Alexander as Quex-Ul, the commander of Lyta's Sagitari squadron.
- Andrea Vasiliou as Kol-Da, a callous member of the Sagitari, and Daron's lover.
Additionally, Doomsday briefly appears in the sixth and ninth episodes through CGI.
Episodes
Production
Development
In 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.
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, Ann Ogbomo, Rasmus Hardiker, Wallis Day, and Aaron Pierre were cast as Seg-El, Superman's grandfather, Val-El, Seg's grandfather, Daron-Vex, Jayna-Zod, Kem, Nyssa-Vex, and Dev-Em. In November, Blake Ritson and Paula Malcomson were cast as Vril Dox and Charys. In January 2018, Hannah Waddingham was cast as Jax-Ur.
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.
Filming
In June 2016, production on the pilot was slated to begin later in the year in Montreal. By September 2016, the pilot was to be filmed in Serbia by Colm McCarthy.
Broadcast
Krypton premiered on March 21, 2018, and will consist of ten episodes.
Reception
Critical reception
The series holds a score of 60% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 6.31/10. Rotten Tomatoes's critical consensus reads: "Krypton's eccentricity declines into silliness with a dull narrative that fails to fulfill a promising premise." On Metacritic, the series has a weighted average score of 53 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Ratings
References
External links
- Krypton on IMDb
- Krypton at TV Guide
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