Krypton (TV Series)
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Krypton | ||
Genre | Action Science fiction Drama Superhero | |
Based on | Characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster and characters from DC Comics | |
Developed by | David S. Goyer | |
Starring | Cameron Cuffe Georgina Campbell Shaun Sipos Elliot Cowan Ann Ogbomo Aaron Pierre Rasmus Hardiker Wallis Day Blake Ritson Ian McElhinney Colin Salmon | |
Composer(s) | Pinar Toprak | |
Country of origin | United States Canada United Kingdom | |
Original language(s) | English | |
No. of seasons | 1 | |
No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) | |
Production | ||
Executive producer(s) | David S. Goyer | |
Producer(s) | Andjelka Viaislavjevic | |
Location | Belfast, Northern Ireland Montreal, Quebec, Canada Serbia | |
Cinematography | Christopher Baffa James Mather Simon Dennis | |
Editor(s) | Joel Griffen Jeff Betancourt | |
Camera setup | Single-camera | |
Running time | 45 minutes | |
Production company(s) | Phantom Four Films DC Entertainment Warner Horizon Television | |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution | |
Broadcast | ||
Original network | SyFy | |
Original release | March 21, 2018 – present | |
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Krypton is an American television series developed by David S. Goyer for SyFy (television network)Syfy. The series takes place on the eponymous fictional 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 consists of ten episodes. In May 2018, Syfy renewed Krypton for a second season, which is expected to premiere in mid-2019.
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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.
Cast and characters
Main
- Cameron Cuffe as Seg-El: Young, brilliant scion of the House of El, destined to be the grandfather of Kal-El, better known as Superman.
- 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: A bar owner 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 who becomes infected by Brainiac, a parasitic alien android 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.
- Andrea Vasiliou as Kol-Da: A callous member of the Sagitari, and Daron's lover.
- Sarah Armstrong as Kiyo: A member of Black Zero
- India Mullen as Sevi: A member of the Religious Guild who attended to the Voice of Rao.
- Sonita Henry as Raika: A member of the Cythonnite sect who was saved by Seg, and later assists him.
- Lukas Loughran as Junra: A member of the Cythonnite sect who is hostile towards outsiders.
- Hannah Waddingham as Jax-Ur (formerly Sela-Sonn): The leader of the Black Zero terrorist group, and Val's former protégée.
- Emmett J. Scanlan as Lobo (season 2)
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.
Additionally, Doomsday briefly appears in the sixth, ninth and tenth episodes through CGI. In July 2018, it was announced that Nightwing and Flamebird will appear in the second season.
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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1 | "Pilot" | Ciaran Donnelly and Colm McCarthy | Teleplay & Story by : David S. Goyer and Ian Goldberg | March 21, 2018 | U13.12991 | 1.32 | |
Two hundred years before the time of Kal-El (Superman), the corrupt regime leading the city of Kandor on Krypton executes Val-El, grandfather of Seg-El, for treason. Seg and his parents are stripped of their privileges and banished to the lower class slums. Fourteen years later, chief magistrate Daron-Vex, the same man who condemned the Els, arranges a marriage between Seg and his youngest daughter Nyssa, which will allow Seg to be restored to the upper classes. Adam Strange, a man from Earth in the future, gives Seg a Sunstone with the El symbol and telling him to find the "fortress". Seg's mother Charys takes him to the hidden Fortress of Solitude, which contains Val-El's research. Val had discovered an alien threat to Krypton, but was silenced for it. Charys is arrested. Brought before the council, and refusing to acknowledge the existence of the Fortress, Seg's parents attack the guards, only to be killed by Jayna-Zod. Back at the Fortress, Adam tells a depressed Seg that there is a future, but it is fading due to temporal meddling by a cosmic evil seeking to erase Superman. | |||||||
2 | "House of El" | Ciaran Donnelly | Cameron Welsh | March 28, 2018 | U13.12952 | 1.07 | |
Seg disregards Adam's warning and plans vengeance on Daron. However, Daron explains that Val was executed for his heretical belief in life existing far from Krypton, convincing Seg of Adam's warning. Seg brings a Science Guild data tablet to Adam and Kem for examination, but as the data disagrees with Val's research, Seg plans to kill Daron. Nyssa gives Seg his parents' ashes for closure, and to manipulate his trust. Seg uses his blood to open a DNA lock in the Fortress, activating a hologram of Val. Seg swears to stop Brainiac, a "world collector" with Krypton in its sights. While reviewing the data further, Kem and Adam find evidence of a scout probe, and deduce that Brainiac is already on his way. Lyta, disturbed by the Military Guild readying to purge the slums to weed out Black Zero terrorists, challenges Quex-Ul to the death for command. Though Jayna warns her to reconsider, Lyta mercilessly kills Quex-Ul, taking command of the squadron. | |||||||
3 | "The Rankless Initiative" | Steve Shill | Nadria Tucker | April 4, 2018 | U13.12953 | 0.95 | |
The Val hologram examines Brainiac's probe, learning it carried a sentry to infect a host. Adam finds the sentry probe on the black market, and brings it to Seg and Kem. The Sagitari begin to process the rankless, looking for Black Zero agents. Adam covertly brings the probe to Val, who reveals that the sentry itself is gone, and is active in a host. This host—Seg's neighbor Rhom—is activated by Brainiac and begins killing soldiers in her path. The Sagitari use excessive force on the rankless to coerce information about the bodies, leading to officer Kol-Da killing an unarmed man. Lyta arrests her. Seg uses a shock grenade from Lyta to take down the fully infected Rhom, who is gathering data about Krypton and transmitting it to Brainiac. Seg reveals to Lyta that Val was right about a pending threat to the planet, and the two prepare to defend Krypton without the Council's interference. Val confirms that Brainiac's modifications are keeping Rhom alive, and that she is a tracker that is now bringing Brainiac to Krypton. | |||||||
4 | "The Word of Rao" | Keith Boak | Luke Kalteux | April 11, 2018 | U13.12954 | 0.87 | |
Finding the failed Initiative has caused discontent, the Voice of Rao needs a scapegoat, and has Vex arrest Lyta on charges of treason. Elsewhere, "The Commander", a new player in Black Zero, orders his men to find Seg. Kem informs Seg of Lyta's predicament, and Seg asks Nyssa to save Lyta. Nyssa realizes her father falsified evidence, jeopardizing their plot to overthrow Rao. Nyssa makes an offer to Jayna: in exchange for Zod's support of the Vex coup, Nyssa and Daron will save Lyta. Torn between her honor and her love for Lyta, Jayna is hesitant. The Commander, fully aware of Brainiac, captures and questions Seg, as he needs to dissect the sentry before it finds a new host. Kem tells Rhom's daughter Ona that Rhom is dying; she presents a statuette of Rao an offering to the Voice of Rao, who invites Ona to become one of his disciples. At the Fortress, Rhom's last words are to stop Ona, as the statuette contains another sentry, which now infects the Voice of Rao. Seg escapes, but must navigate the endless Badlands storms. | |||||||
5 | "House of Zod" | Julius Ramsay | Lina Patel | April 18, 2018 | U13.12955 | 0.72 | |
Realizing Nyssa did it for Seg, Daron is enraged that Nyssa exposed their plans to Jayna. As Lyta is about to be killed, Jayna signals Nyssa that she will cooperate, and Daron stays the execution by saying that Kol-Da has recanted. The Sagitari stage Kol-Da's suicide. Jayna tells Lyta she loves her, but she has brought dishonor to the House of Zod. Seg rescues a woman, Raika, who guides him to a vault bearing a symbol combining the crests of houses Zod and El. Her people are alarmed when they learn that Seg is an El. They are exiled believers of the ice goddess Cythonna, and have guarded the vault for generations. Seg escapes, but as his respirator fails he uses the batteries to power his comm device, calling Adam so Lyta can find him. The Commander finds Seg near death, and after taking him back to the base, explains to Seg that the vault holds the key to stopping Brainiac. As Adam frees Seg, the Commander fights Lyta alone, and reveals he is really her son, Dru-Zod. | |||||||
Production
Development
Casting
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.
The second season began filming in October 2018 in Belfast.
Related media
Release
Broadcast
Krypton premiered on March 21, 2018 and the first season consisted of ten episodes. Season one of the show will be available on DC’s streaming service DC Universe on April 5, 2019.
Home media
The first season was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on March 6, 2019.
Reception
Critical reception
Ratings
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (18–49) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
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Accolades
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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Visual Effects Society Awards | February 5, 2019 | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Ian Markiewicz, Jennifer Wessner, Niklas Jacobson, Martin Pelletier for "The Phantom Zone" | Nominated |
References
External links
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