Krypton é baseado nas HQs da DC Comics criadas por Jerry Siegel e Joe Shuster, Krypton se inicia duas gerações antes da destruição do planeta natal do Superman.
Na série, acompanhamos a história do avô do Superman, Seg-El, na luta para recuperar a honra de sua família, já que a casa El é motivo de vergonha e foi deixada no ostracismo, e salvar seu mundo do caos.
Set two generations before the destruction of Superman’s home planet, Krypton follows Seg-El, the legendary Man of Steel’s grandfather – whose House of El was ostracized and shamed. With Krypton’s leadership in disarray, Seg-El encounters Earthly time-traveler Adam Strange who warns he’s under the clock to save his beloved world from chaos.
Fighting to redeem his family’s honor and protect the ones he loves, Seg is also faced with a life and death conflict – save his home planet or let it be destroyed in order to restore the fate of his future grandson.