KRYPTON To Introduce Brainiac, Doomsday, And More; Will Take Place In The Past And Present DC Universe

KRYPTON To Introduce Brainiac, Doomsday, And More; Will Take Place In The Past And Present DC Universe

In a surprise announcement, Geoff Johns has revealed that Syfy's Superman prequel Krypton will feature some classic foes of the Man of Steel, and that it won't just be set in the distant past...

By MattBellissimo - Jul 22, 2017 02:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Krypton
Source: THR
While it was thought that Syfy's Superman prequel, Krypton, would be firmly focused on the titular planet's inhabitants two generations Kal-El's birth, DC's Geoff Johns revealed during an SDCC panel today that the show would actually be flitting between the past and present-day DC universe. "It's a show that, although it takes place centuries ago on Krypton about the House of El, it's about a conspiracy from the present that has traveled back in time to Krypton to prevent Superman's legacy from ever happening," Johns announced.

In addition, Johns also confirmed that we'll be seeing classic Superman foes Brainiac and Doomsday on the show, along with Adam Strange and Hawkwoman, who will be making the trip to Krypton to stop the plot against his life. "Adam Strange and Hawkwoman come to Krypton trying to stop the conspiracy and save Superman's legacy," Johns said. "Doomsday will be in the show. Brainiac is long overdue to be on screen like that."

The panel admitted that they were well aware that a show focused entirely on Krypton's past would not be compelling enough to maintain an audience, hence the choice to connect it to the present day. Johns also confirmed that as the series progresses, fans may see more familiar faces. "There are others [from Earth] already on Krypton and as the series progresses, we'll bring in some more [classic DC characters]."

Does this news make you more excited or interested in Krypton? Let us know your thoughts below! Krypton premieres on Syfy in 2018.
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Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 7/22/2017, 2:37 PM
Brainiac? Doomsday??? Adam Strange???
Time travel??? A conspiracy to "kill" Superman???
WTF????

Rao have mercy...
MattBellissimo
MattBellissimo - 7/22/2017, 2:49 PM
@Doomsday8888 - Yup, now I am actually interested.
Firgosaurus
Firgosaurus - 7/22/2017, 3:55 PM
@Doomsday8888 - It's like when villains get tired of getting pwned by Superman and this is their only option.
fishybashi
fishybashi - 7/22/2017, 4:21 PM
@Doomsday8888 - I dunno why but I busted out laughing reading your comment bruh!
MartinTanley
MartinTanley - 7/22/2017, 6:20 PM
@Doomsday8888 - the fact that it's on syfy is throwing me off, has there been any good series on that network?
Luminus
Luminus - 7/22/2017, 9:56 PM
@CameronPoe - Taken, by Steven Spielberg.

MattBellissimo
MattBellissimo - 7/22/2017, 2:58 PM
I know a certain user who will be excited about this....
Mamamartha
Mamamartha - 7/22/2017, 3:05 PM
This sounds awesome, I hope the legion of superheroes and Connor Kent are in this.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 7/22/2017, 3:17 PM
@Mamamartha -
My God...if they use LOSH i will lose it...

Mamamartha
Mamamartha - 7/22/2017, 3:54 PM
@Doomsday8888 - yeah I guy from the legion comics dev em was cast.
Mamamartha
Mamamartha - 7/22/2017, 3:55 PM
@Mamamartha - a guy not I guy
noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 7/22/2017, 3:05 PM
Alright this sounds awesome now. Time traveling conspiracies? This is like sending the terminator to kill Sarah Conner before Johns ever born or something ... Wait.... WHICH DC VILLAIN LOOKS MOST LIKE THE TERMINATOR??????


METALLO!!!!!!




IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW!!!! I have to warn them!!!!! (Headshot-thud)

grif
grif - 7/22/2017, 3:06 PM
garbage. i smell damage control.
MarvelDCAllDay
MarvelDCAllDay - 7/22/2017, 3:09 PM
@grif - Wasn't that cancelled?
Luminus
Luminus - 7/22/2017, 9:59 PM
@grif - It does smell fishy. Why didn't they tell us this from the start? Why lead with irrelevant plot details, if you were "well aware that a show focused entirely on Krypton's past would not be compelling enough to maintain an audience?" My guess is they saw the negative response online and quickly changed the plot. Damage control indeed.
MarvelDCAllDay
MarvelDCAllDay - 7/22/2017, 3:09 PM
Well that'll certainly help. Had no idea how they planned to pull this off.
KnifeWasTooSlow
KnifeWasTooSlow - 7/22/2017, 3:18 PM
THis sounds really good, actually.
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 7/22/2017, 3:21 PM
Interesting...
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 7/22/2017, 3:22 PM
Also, Dunkirk is really, really good. I wanna see it again, in IMAX this time (I'm at my grandparents' house until Tuesday, and their theater doesn't have an IMAX).
noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 7/22/2017, 3:31 PM
@MUTO123 - I'm taking my grandfather to see Dunkirk.
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 7/22/2017, 3:35 PM
@noahthegrand - Cool. Fair warning though, the movie has a weird structure; it tells three separate stories (one lasts a week, one a day, and one and hour) and it keeps flashing forwards and backwards between each one. I understood what was going on, but my grandparents didn't, so you might have to whisper some details to him during the movie or explain it to him afterwards.
TheQue5t10n
TheQue5t10n - 7/22/2017, 3:22 PM
I had Zero, ZEro, ZERo, ZERO, I MEAN TOTAL ZERO INTEREST IN THIS SHOW. But OMG I'm totally sold on the idea now.

MY BODY IS READY. Bring it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TheBeard
TheBeard - 7/22/2017, 3:26 PM
When is the Marvel panel?
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 7/22/2017, 3:28 PM
@TheBeard - 5:30 PT
TheBeard
TheBeard - 7/22/2017, 3:30 PM
@MUTO123 - cool,thanks.
CletusKasady89
CletusKasady89 - 7/22/2017, 3:33 PM
They're going to waste Brainiac on this? Hopefully they'll still have him on the big screen.
DillonEnnis
DillonEnnis - 7/22/2017, 4:14 PM
@CletusKasady89 - A lot of times they prep characters for movies by seeing their reception on TV first, so I hope that's the case here
Nightmare
Nightmare - 7/22/2017, 3:36 PM
Good for Syfy. They've had a few underrated shows on there. Channel Zero and 12 monkeys come to mind.

They need to stop with the Sharknados and Asylum films tho.
noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 7/22/2017, 3:38 PM
So Deathstroke the terminator goes back in time to kill Supermans mother?
TheFox
TheFox - 7/22/2017, 3:39 PM
Uh... huh.

Sh*t. That actually sounds really cool.

... Now I have to watch this.

Z
Himura
Himura - 7/22/2017, 3:39 PM
The show looks good going by the footage seen and now the story actually sounds pretty interesting. Again, its looking more and more like BSG and any fan of the show can see it was a source of inspiration for the series. Definitely gonna give this show a shot.
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