According to an exclusive report from Deadline, British actress Georgina Campbell has joined the Krypton series, based on the race of the same name before Superman was around.
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The character is described as: Lyta Zod is a member of Krypton’s military caste and the daughter of a general, Alura Zod. For the latter, she won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Leading Actress in her role as a victim of domestic abuse.
Krypton takes place two generations prior to the destruction of Superman’s iconic home planet and will center around Seg-El as he strives to restore honor to the House of El after his family is ostracized. She is also set to star in the upcoming third season of ITV’s hit crime drama Broadchurch. Furthermore, her character is said to be in a “forbidden romance” with the show’s other main character, Seg-El – the grandfather of Superman.
The pilot hails from David S. Goyer (Constantine, Da Vinci’s Demons) and Warner Bros.
The pilot for the series is set to shoot in Serbia, and Colm McCarthy (Peaky Blinders, Sherlock) will direct the Goyer and Ian Goldberg (Dead of Summer, Once Upon A Time) script. Goyer, Kindler, and McCarthy executive produce the series.
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