( CNN ) -- Before there was a `` Man of Steel , '' there was the story of his ancestors and his home planet . Syfy is developing `` Krypton , '' a prequel origin series that will tell the story of Superman 's grandfather . According to The Hollywood Reporter , the drama will focus on his grandfather 's fight to bring equality to the planet . The network is said to be working with David S. Goyer , the scribe behind the `` Man of Steel '' film as well as Christopher Nolan 's Dark Knight trilogy . It 's just the latest comic book-to-television project , joining Fox 's `` Gotham , '' CW 's `` The Flash '' and `` Arrow , '' and the upcoming `` Titans '' from TNT and `` Supergirl '' from CBS . ( TNT is owned by the parent company of CNN . ) The news was met with mixed reaction on the Web . `` A prequel . From the writer of MAN OF STEEL . On Syfy . Wow . # Krypton manages all three strikes with just its announcement , '' tweeted one fan , while another noted , `` Rather than do a full series , SyFy should do a TV movie or miniseries version of # Krypton first . Then see if it 's worth doing more stories . '' Though fans may be skeptical , The Hollywood Reporter points out that Goyer , who conceived the `` Krypton '' story with `` Once Upon a Time 's '' Ian Goldberg , is force behind plenty of projects fanboys and girls are familiar with . `` For Goyer , 'Krypton ' will mark his third series on the air joining 'Constantine ' and Starz 's 'Da Vinci 's Demons , ' `` the publication notes . `` The longtime comics fan counts scores of fanboy favorites among his credits , including 'The Dark Knight ' trilogy and the upcoming 'Batman v. Superman : Dawn of Justice . ' `` Warner Horizon Television and DC Comics are working together on the project .
`` 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 .