Syfy’s Krypton follows Superman’s grandfather, Seg-El who fights to redeem his family’s honor. Watch how the symbol of shame becomes ‘the symbol of hope’. Seg must work within the system that discarded the House of El in order to protect their future legacy and to save Krypton.

From Donner’s Superman to Smallville to Man Of Steel and now Krpyton, Superman stays immortal in the hearts of many.

Because it’s set 2 generations before the birth of Superman, there is no canon or anything explained about this in the comic books. So this allows the creators to do what they want & tell the story of the legacy of Krypton & Superman

Some people will be like “We know the ending. Krypton blows up, everyone dies excluding Superman & a few others. Boring”

Well, listen to the facts:

Everything happening in the show is happening now that is the present. The story changes in the future that we won’t even know what will happen to Krypton. The stakes are rested & Krypton’s destiny will be thrown into the shade immediately after the show begins. And yes time travel is involved.

Seg-El has difference and similarities from Kal El. He was born rankless and hence is harsh & angry. The house of El became disgraced and his harsh environment chooses Seg-El’s destiny. But the hero is extremely intelligent and brilliant with all things technical according to the main actor Cameron Cuffe.

Is the show just for Superman fans?

Goyer says the show is built for everyone so while hardcore fans will be really pleased, you don’t have to be one to find it accessible. “We’re hoping to broaden the tent.”

Writer David Goyer took Krypton as seriously as he was making a film. It has a significant VFX budget, and the post-production period is almost double that of a normal show. They deliberately built Krypton as a serialized show for cable

And I am looking forward to the true incarnation of Brainiac ‘the collector of worlds’. Brainiac has finally been done justice on the screen.

“You get to do things in a serialized story that you can’t do in movies. We get to tell a more sophisticated and emotionally compelling story.” – David S. Goyer

David Goyer got the creative freedom to do what he wants with Krypton. This freedom is something which is hard to get when studios make big tent-pole superhero films.

I think the line [in production value] between TV and movies is beginning to erase.- D.Goyer

Goyer says that Krypton allows to tell a novelistic approach, which you can’t do in a movie that’s over in 2 hours.

Krypton is not a direct prequel to any specific version of the Superman story seen to date, It blends an idea from ‘Man of Steel’, the comic books, and other areas of the mythos. The different version of the ‘S’ shield and keys seen in the pilot are commented on and explained in the show. There are different keys in different places.

Krypton is celebrating every single version of Superman from Donner to MOS.

Fans showed their usual anger when an official Krypton video saying ‘Before you learn the story of Superman‘s grandfather, relive some of the Man of Steel‘s greatest stories’ featuring Donner’s Superman & no mention of the current one.

Well, The video is the celebration of 80 years of Kal El.

If you can’t handle the Donner movies being celebrated on the road to Krypton when they played an important role in establishing Kryptonian mythology then I don’t know what to say to you. – Scott Stamper

An official video aired from Syfy titled ‘The Making of Krypton” where they talk about everything about the show and the legacy of Kal-El.

Everything you need to know about the show is there in the video. It will make you love the character of Superman and his legacy. Krypton is not only the story of the house of El but also the house of Zod.

The presence of Adam Strange gives us a hint that Krypton takes place in more than one location 🙂

Adam Strange will come from the future to warn Seg-El. Here’s a sneak-peak in words to get you excited for the show:

“Someone from the future destroys Krypton” – A.Strange

“Why would they do that?”

“Because where I’m from, your grandson becomes the greatest hero in the universe. We have to save Krypton” – Adam Strange

There is so much left to know about the life on Krypton before we met the last son of Krypton.

They took inspirations from the comics, tv shows & the movies and smashed it all together as well as adding their own stuff into the story.

You all have no idea on what Goyer and team has planned for Krypton

“Krypton” premiered on March 21 on Syfy Go watch the pilot right now!!!

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