Krypto: 4-Part Animated Series Starring Superman's Dog Pal

James Gunn’s Superman yet swooped into theaters past month, and the caller Krypto Saves the Day!: School Bus Scuffle animated abbreviated is present to support the amusive going.

The five-minute animated abbreviated movie was released contiguous connected YouTube to assistance usher successful Superman’s impending accomplishment connected integer platforms. It volition beryllium included arsenic an animated bid for each who acquisition a transcript of the debut DCU movie erstwhile it becomes disposable digitally connected its August 15, 2025, merchandise date, oregon physically connected its September 23, 2025, merchandise date.

Krypto Saves the Day!: School Bus Scuffle is the archetypal of the 4 DC shorts and focuses connected Clark Kent’s ace pooch arsenic helium tries (and fails) to halt a pigeon with his canine laser eyes and x-ray vision. It doesn’t travel adjacent to providing immoderate earth-shattering DCU revelations, but it’s a cute communicative that gives fans a fewer much minutes with 1 of the standout characters successful Superman.

The different entries successful the Krypto Saves the Day! saga see Episode 2: Halloween Havoc, Episode 3: Package Pandemonium, and Episode 4: Coastal Catastrophe. Only School Bus Scuffle volition beryllium disposable to ticker upon Superman’s location release, with the others expected to premiere individually passim 2026.

“From schoolhouse autobus rescues to Spring Break cruise vessel saves - and adjacent Halloween candy crises - nary escapade is excessively tiny arsenic Krypto delivers super-powered action, laughs, and plentifulness of mischief for fans of each ages,” a statement for the Krypto Saves the Day! bid says.

Superman kicked disconnected the DCU with a bang erstwhile it launched into movie theaters July 11. It’s performed good amongst fans and critics alike (we gave it an 8/10), with its clip astatine the container bureau seeing it soar to a planetary full of much than $580 cardinal (via Box Office Mojo).

Its clip connected the large surface volition soon travel to an end, with fans told to look retired for its integer merchandise successful a fewer days earlier it becomes disposable to ticker successful 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD successful September. While we hold to spot much from the Man of Steel and Krypto Saves the Day!, you tin work up connected however Gunn is already preparing for the adjacent Super-Family story. You tin besides larn much astir each leader featured successful Superman’s Easter Egg-filled History of Metahumans mural.

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