The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Constantine alum Emmett J. Scanlan has been cast as Lobo for the second season of Syfy’s Krypton.
Krypton producers announced that Lobo would be introduced on Krypton during the show’s second season and now actor Emmett J. Scanlan joins the cast of the Syfy series in a recurring role as the DC villain. In the comics, Lobo is a ruthless Czarnian bounty hunter with a genius-level intellect and superhuman strength, making him a formidable adversary for the heroes of the DC Universe. Although the violent villain is known for murdering his entire species, his penchant for keeping his promises and holding his word scared could be his fatal flaw.
Created by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen in the 1980s, Lobo was initially conceived as a straight-up villain before falling out of use and being introduced as an anti-hero in the ’90s. Despite being used as a parody of the decade’s dark and gritty anti-hero’s such as Wolverine and The Punisher, Lobo became a fan-favorite character among supporters of the trend.
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Here is the official synopsis for Krypton season 1:
Set two generations before the destruction of Superman’s home planet, KRYPTON follows Seg-El (Cameron Cuffe), 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 (Shaun Sipos) 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.
Krypton season one stars Cameron Cuffe, Georgina Campbell, Elliot Cowan, Ann Ogbomo, Rasmus Hardiker, Wallis Day, Aaron Pierre with Ian McElhinney.
Krypton season 2 will premiere on Syfy on an undetermined date.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
