Way back in December 2014, Syfy confirmed that it’s developing a new TV series entitledKrypton, which will center onSuperman’s grandfather. Syfy officially issued a pilot order earlier this year, but today the show has finally added its first cast member with British actressGeorgina Campbellcoming aboard as the female lead. The actress is playing Lyta Zod, although we don’t know for sure how this character is related to the iconic General Zod.
Deadlinereports that Lyta Zod is the member ofKrypton’s military family, the daughter of General Alura Zod. She is also a cadet in the military system, and she had a “clandestine affair” with Superman’s grandfather, Seg-El, who has yet to be cast. Series creatorDavid S. Goyerconfirmed last year that the series is set 200 years before the events of the 2013 movieMan of Steel, which introducedHenry Cavillas Superman.
Krypton, the much-anticipatedSuperman prequelset two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet.Kryptonwill follow Superman’s grandfather - whose House of El was ostracized and shamed - as he fights to redeem his family’s honor and save his beloved world from chaos. The show is based on the DC Comics characters created byJerry SiegelandJoe Shuster.
Syfy officially issued apilot orderin May, but we don’t know for sure when production will begin.Kryptonwill be executive produced byDavid S. Goyer(Man of Steel,Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,The Dark Knighttrilogy) through his Phantom Four banner.Damian Kindler(Sleepy Hollow) will serve as executive producer/showrunner;Colm McCarthy(She Who Brings Gifts,Peaky Blinders) is set to direct and co-executive produce the pilot. The pilot teleplay and story is written byDavid S. Goyer&Ian Goldberg(Once Upon a Time,Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles).
This newsuperhero TV serieswill mark the American TV debut forGeorgina Campbell, who Campbell, who won the BAFTA Television Award for Leading Actress last year forMurdered by My Boyfriend. She also has landed a role inBroadchurch Season 3, and she will make her American feature debut in directorGuy Ritchie’sKing Arthur: Legend of the Sword, arriving in theaters July 31, 2025. Stay tuned for more casting updates onKrypton.
