`` Krypton '' will focus on Superman 's grandfather . The network is working with `` Man of Steel '' writer David S. Goyer . In the comics, Clark Kent was born in a Kansas farm town, but he grew up in Smallville ( now Metropolis ) and attended high school there before moving to Metropolis.
`` Krypton '' will focus on Superman 's grandfather . The network is working with `` Man of Steel '' writer David S. Goyer . Other comic-to-TV projects have met with success .