us broadcaster Syfy uk broadcaster TBC

“Hey, wanna watch a show about Superman’s grandad?” might not sound like the most enticing one-line pitch, but this isn’t some Last

Of The Exploding Sun’s Wine. We’re talking prequel here. Set 200 years before Krypton was barbecued, the show spotlights Kal-El’s gramps, Sig-El, when he was in his twenties. The El family is in disgrace and Siggy must fight to reinstate its honour. DC characters like Brainiac, Adam Strange and Hawkwoman guest-star and a conspiracy to prevent the birth of Superman also factors in. David S Goyer

(Da Vinci’s Demons, Justice League) developed the series.