With the popularity of shows like Arrow, The Flash, Constantine, Gotham, The Walking Dead, Marvel: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the upcoming Marvel: Agent Carter, comic book properties have never been in higher demand by television studios. We already know that there is a Supergirl television show in the works, as well as a live-action Teen Titans show that starts filming next year. So what else could they possibly want to bring us from the universes of Marvel, DC, or one of the many other publishers?
Enter David Goyer. He is going to be producing a new hour long, live-action drama called Krypton, which will be airing on the SyFy channel. Ian Goldberg, who will be one of the executive producers of the show, will be writing the script.
Both Goyer and Goldberg have experience with the Kryptoninan universe, since both of them write for DC, and Goyer was lead writer for the Man Of Steel movie, with Christopher Nolan also credited as well. (IMDB) Because of this, we think that a lot of Goyer's influence for the planet Krypton will come from the first part of the Man Of Steel movie, as well as from John Byrne's World of Krypton mini series. This comic book told tales of Krypton long before Superman had been born, and may lend to some of the planned storylines.
As the series title indicates (for those of you familiar with the Superman storyline, which is, well...everybody!) it takes place long before Kal-El had been born and rocketed to Earth, right before the destruction of his home planet. According to Comicbook.com's writer, Russ Burlingame, the shows official synopsis "talks about a time when the House of El was 'shamed and ostracized.'" Because of this, we believe we can expect to see characters like The Eradicator and Brainiac show up, with possibilities for Mertron and Doomsday showing up in future seasons.
In order to get the show right, it's going to cost quite a bit of money, and it may never measure up to the incredible look that the movie Man Of Steel gave the planet. Let's hope that the smaller budget of the show doesn't diminish the grandeur of the planet.
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