Scripted series · Syfy
Krypton
There's more to the legend.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Cameron Cuffe
Seg-El
20 eps
Georgina Campbell
Lyta-Zod
20 eps
Shaun Sipos
Adam Strange
20 eps
Wallis Day
Nyssa-Vex
20 eps
Colin Salmon
General Zod
17 eps
Ann Ogbomo
Jayna-Zod
20 eps
Aaron Pierre
Dev-Em
20 eps
Ian McElhinney
Val-El
20 eps
Elliot Cowan
Daron-Vex
10 eps
Blake Ritson
Brainiac
20 eps
Rasmus Hardiker
Kem
20 eps
Hannah Waddingham
Jax-Ur
13 eps
Paula Malcomson
Charys-El
1 eps
Rupert Graves
Ter-El
1 eps
Gordon Alexander
Commander Quex-Ul
1 eps
Richard Pepple
Tonzol
1 eps
Alexis Raben
Rhom
3 eps
Emmanuel Ighodaro
Lor-Zod
1 eps
Nicholas Witham Mueller
Young Seg
1 eps
Phill Langhorne
Lawmaker
1 eps
Danijel Korsa
Prisoner
1 eps
Josh Bradshaw
Cadet
1 eps
Adam Fielding
Cadet
1 eps
Hadrian Howard
Technician
1 eps
Peter Basham
Technician
1 eps
Christopher Grant
Sagitari Soldier
1 eps
Sara Dylan
Sagitari Soldier
1 eps
Stephen Kelly
Terrified Rankless
1 eps
Martin Pemberton
Angry Rankless
1 eps
Sean McNamee
Confused Rankless
1 eps
Kim Adis
Anda
1 eps
India Mullen
Sevi
4 eps
Killian Coyle
Tak
1 eps
Nigel O'Neill
Intel Chief
1 eps
Asiatu Koroma
Young Jayna
1 eps
Sarah Armstrong
Kiyo
3 eps
Andrea Vasiliou
Kol-Da
3 eps
Malachi Hallett
Young Vidar
1 eps
Lucy McConnell
Sagitari Soldier
1 eps
Desmond Eastwood
Taz-Ran
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Krypton actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Krypton reads strongest on Spectacle, Bingeability and Character Depth.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Set two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet, Krypton follows 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.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E10 · Signature episode
The Phantom Zone
Seg races to save his city from being overtaken as the bottling of Kandor begins.
- Directed by Ciarán Donnelly
- Written by James Patrick Stoteraux, Chad Fiveash
S02E05 · Signature episode
A Better Yesterday
Amidst a hostage negotiation that could end the war on Krypton, Seg seeks answers about Lyta.
- Directed by Metin Hüseyin
- Written by David Kob
S01E09 · Signature episode
Hope
Seg must decide if he can make the ultimate sacrifice in service of the greater good of Kandor.
- Directed by Lukas Ettlin
- Written by James Patrick Stoteraux, Chad Fiveash
S01E08 · Signature episode
Savage Night
A resistance movement begins to form to impede the Voice of Rao's increasing power and influence.
- Directed by Marc Roskin
- Written by David Kob
S02E02 · Signature episode
Ghost in the Fire
Adam Strange and Seg evade a bounty hunter, while General Zod uses Nyssa to further his cause.
- Directed by Marc Roskin
- Written by Kiersten Van Horne
S02E01
Light-Years from Home
Seg-El is stranded far from home, where his grandfather leads a rebellion against General Zod.
- Directed by Marc Roskin
- Written by David S. Goyer, Cameron Welsh
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
David S. Goyer
Showrunner
Damian Kindler
Executive producer
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James Patrick Stoteraux
Writer
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David Kob
Writer
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David Paul Francis
Writer
Kiersten Van Horne
Writer
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Joel Anderson Thompson
Writer
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Chad Fiveash
Writer
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Doris Egan
Writer
Lina Patel
Writer
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Cameron Welsh
Writer
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Nadria Tucker
Writer
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Luke Kalteux
Writer
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Katie Aldrin
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- David S. GoyerExecutive Producer
- Damian KindlerExecutive Producer
Writing
- James Patrick StoterauxWriter
- David KobWriter
- David Paul FrancisWriter
- David S. GoyerWriter
- Kiersten Van HorneWriter
- Joel Anderson ThompsonWriter
Direction
- Marc RoskinDirector
- Kate DennisDirector
- Colm McCarthyDirector
- Clare KilnerDirector
- Keith BoakDirector
- Lukas EttlinDirector
Cinematography
- Christopher BaffaDirector of Photography
- Simon DennisDirector of Photography
- James MatherDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- Fandango At HomeBuy
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