Krypton

There's more to the legend.

RELEASED 21 Mar 201814h 11m · 20 episodes★ 7.1 TMDB

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.

Why it matters in DC

Superman's grandfather becomes the centre of a story set before Krypton's destruction. That change of generation gives the House of El a life and political history beyond its role in Clark's origin, without requiring the series to function as a prequel to every Superman adaptation.

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4 titles to watch before Krypton — 3h 58m in total.

Robot Chicken DC Comics SpecialsOptional background1h 7m
A separate adaptation of Brainiac; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Krypton’s story continuity.
Superman: UnboundOptional background1h 15m★ 6.6
A separate adaptation of Brainiac; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Krypton’s story continuity.
Justice League: Gods and Monsters ChroniclesOptional background0h 18m★ 7.6
A separate adaptation of Brainiac; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Krypton’s story continuity.
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Cosmic ClashOptional background1h 18m★ 6.3
A separate adaptation of Brainiac; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Krypton’s story continuity.

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Story prerequisites are curated. Likely prerequisites are inferred from sequel numbering or explicit synopsis references. Recommendations are earlier stories in the same continuity; background picks are separate adaptations. Series lists cover whole shows, not an episode-by-episode watch order.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Krypton is title 20 of 75 in our Live-action Elseworlds viewing sequence. Krypton centres an earlier generation of Superman's family in its own television story. It is not automatically the historical prologue to the classic Superman films, Man of Steel or the DCU. Follow the series' own account of the House of El rather than merging different adaptations' versions of Krypton's past.

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