Brightburn follows a Kansas couple who discover a mysterious alien baby after a spacecraft crashes near their farm and raise him as their own, naming him Brandon. As Brandon reaches puberty, he develops superhuman powers—flight, strength, heat vision—but instead of becoming a hero, he grows cold and violent, driven by a sinister alien influence. As his powers increase, he begins attacking people in the town, including those close to him, revealing that he was never meant to protect humanity. The