`` Krypton '' will focus on Superman 's grandfather . The network is working with `` Man of Steel '' writer David S. Goyer . # 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 . 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 . 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.