--- description: The Syfy series is being co-produced by 'Man of Steel' writer David Goyer and Ian Goldberg of 'Once Upon a Time' title: Superman's Grandfather is Subject of New Spin-Off image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Get Set for a Superman Spin-Off About the Man of Steel's Grandfather by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 9, 2014 7:26 AM CUT by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 9, 2014 7:26 AM CUT Superman fans rejoice — a new TV series called _Krypton_ has officially been [announced](http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/12/08/krypton/ "undefined"), chronicling the life of the superhero’s grandfather as he shapes the planet where Kal El, a.k.a. Clark Kent, a.k.a. Superman, was born. The series will be produced by _Man of Steel_ writer David Goyer and will air on Syfy, _Entertainment Weekly_ reports. Goyer is also involved in the upcoming movie sequel _Batman vs. Superman_. Ian Goldberg of _Once Upon a Time_ fame will co-produce the series, and is also writing a pilot script based on a story by him and Goyer. \[[_EW_](http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/12/08/krypton/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3624892/krypton-superman-grandfather-tv-syfy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3624892/krypton-superman-grandfather-tv-syfy/"},"headline":"Get Set for a Superman Spin-Off About the Man of Steel's Grandfather","datePublished":"2014-12-09T07:26:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:40:47.047Z","description":"The Syfy series is being co-produced by Man of Steel writer David Goyer and Ian Goldberg of Once Upon a Time","url":"https://time.com/3624892/krypton-superman-grandfather-tv-syfy/","keywords":["Television","Superman","TV Shows"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3624892/krypton-superman-grandfather-tv-syfy/","name":"Get Set for a Superman Spin-Off About the Man of Steel's Grandfather"}}]}] ```