The series "Crypton" about the native planet Superman will be shot in Northern Ireland

The shooting of the series "Crypton", telling about the native planet Superman, will be held in the capital of Northern Ireland Belfast, reports Screen Daily . The filming process will begin at the end of summer in the Belfast Harbour Studios film studio complex. "Crypton" will be the first project to be implemented on the basis of the media company.

The series is shot on the comics of DC Comics and talks about the events that took place on the native planet Superman before her death. The roles are played by Georgina Campbell, Ian McElhinni, Elliot Cowen. The script was written by David S. Goyer ("Dark Knight: Renaissance of the Legend" and "Batman vs. Superman: at the dawn of justice").

The premiere of "Crypton" is scheduled for 2017, however, the exact date of the series release on the Syfy channel has not yet been called.

The planet Crypton was invented by Jerry Sigel and Joe Schuster. It was first mentioned in the comics of 1938. According to the plot, Krypton was destroyed immediately after Superman departure from the planet. Cryptons were a dominant race on the planet, some of them live on Earth.

Initially, it was assumed that civilizations and race of crypton died as a result of the explosion. Only the child of Kal El survived, who was sent to the ground on the spaceship of his father Jor El. According to other versions, among the survivors were also Crypto (Super Dog), Super Gerl, her parents, Beppo Super-Sleep and prisoners of the phantom zone.