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- Netflix
- Jun 27, 2024
- Netflix
- Jun 27, 2024
Summary The sci-fi series, created and written by Rapman, centers around delivery driver Michael (Tosin Cole), nurse Sabrina (Nadine Mills), weed dealer Rodney (Calvin Demba), ex-con Andre (Eric Kofi-Abrefa), and gang member Tazer (Josh Tedeku) who unexpectedly develop superpowers.
- Netflix
- Jun 27, 2024
- Netflix
- Jun 27, 2024
Summary The sci-fi series, created and written by Rapman, centers around delivery driver Michael (Tosin Cole), nurse Sabrina (Nadine Mills), weed dealer Rodney (Calvin Demba), ex-con Andre (Eric Kofi-Abrefa), and gang member Tazer (Josh Tedeku) who unexpectedly develop superpowers.
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
71
80% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
20% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Showrunner and lead director Rapman’s sprawling sci-fi is an absolute riot, strikingly performed and bracingly plotted to a sensational soundtrack with five nuanced characters all battling complex problems.
This compact first season does enough to merit a second. But if Supacell has a superpower, it is that it knows how to borrow well.
It has cutting social commentary that simmers throughout, it shines a spotlight on real-life issues while folding it into their universe, and it balances a slow-burn approach with the action-packed to bring you characters, big and small, you desperately root for.
With a killer soundtrack and an unpredictable storyline, Rapman’s series is one of the best streaming surprises of the summer.
While there’s a lot about Supacell that we’ve seen before, there’s also enough that’s new to keep us watching, especially given the performances of its main cast.
Comparison is the thief of joy and Supacell does a massive disservice to the enthralling character drama of its heroes by aping popular DC and Marvel storylines.
By Isaiah Colbert
FULL REVIEW
That Supacell improves as it goes along is perhaps the thing that most distinguishes it from Heroes, which started off strong and soon fizzled. But it doesn’t do enough to distinguish itself from our current overpopulated superhero TV landscape.
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