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Supacell is a new, diverse superhero show about regular people gaining superpowers and dealing with their new abilities. The show centers on Black British characters facing social issues like sickle cell disease, subverting genre expectations. Supacell's success stems from its focus on real-world problems while using fantastical elements to tell its story.

Prime Video's The Boys is one of a kind. After all, there's no other show about the corporate-sponsored celebrity superheroes who are the de facto leaders of the country and the gang of men and women trying to stop them. But recently there has been a show that takes up The Boys' theme of superheroes. Of course, it's not as if this is unusual. Plenty of shows have done their takes on what people with superpowers can do, and what people without superpowers will do against them. However, it's unusual for a show to have those superpowers...

Netflix's new superhero drama, Supacell, has taken the streaming world by storm, topping charts just days after its release. The series has secured the number one spot on the most-watched TV shows list in multiple countries and is currently ranked second in the UK and the US.

Created by Rapman, known for Blue Story, Supacell follows the lives of five ordinary South Londoners who discover their supernatural abilities. The series has received rave reviews, maintaining a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Since its debut on June 27, Supacell has surged to the number two position on Netflix's global Top 10 chart for English-language television shows, amassing 33.5 million views and 6.4 million hours viewed between June 24 and June 30.

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Supacell, a new Netflix superhero show, is gaining global popularity with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score and now a place on Netflix's global charts. The series focuses on a group of Black South Londoners with superpowers, connected by their history of sickle cell disease. Created and directed by Rapman, the show's success may lead to a season 2.

Supacell, the new Netflix superhero show with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, is shaping up to be a global hit. Although the superhero genre is fairly established on the big screen, with the MCU and the Dcu taking the lead, the television streaming landscape has been more experimental. Prime Video has The Boys and Invincible. Hulu has the adult comedy Extraordinary, while HBO's The Franchise will debut later this year. Now, after the high-profile disappointment of its Jupiter's Legacy adaptation, Netflix seems to have success with the British thriller Supacell.

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Warning: This article contains Spoilers for Supacell (2024)

Supacell's season 1 finale sets up an even better plot for season 2, revealing Victoria as the main antagonist. Michael's time travel powers can't save Dionne from a stray bullet, leading to her tragic death. The Hooded Figures, led by Krazy, are revealed to be a gang working for Ray and Victoria, who research superpowered people with sickle cell disease.

Although Supacell season 1s ending did wrap up the shows story perfectly, the finales many twists also set up an even better season 2 plot. Supacell is a British superhero series that arrived on Netflix in June 2024. The show follows a group of South Londoners who discover that they have developed mysterious superpowers and are being targeted by a group of Hooded figures. Supacells protagonist, Michael, is a delivery driver who can teleport and, with a lot of effort, has some limited access to time travel.

Sabrina in Supacell is a real go-getter. You can tell she puts her whole heart into her job as a nurse and cares deeply for the people around her, whether they’re patients or her friends. Remember when Michael needed help rescuing his girlfriend, Dionne, from Ray? Sabrina was the first one to step up and lend a hand. She didn’t just sit back—she used her telekinesis powers to help him and even convinced the others to support Michael as well. And it’s not just Michael she’s helped out with her powers. She’s also used them to protect herself and her own sister, Sharleen. But does she manage to save her sister at the end? And if not, then what will she do? Let’s predict that, shall we?

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Who was Sabrina?

Sabrina, in Supacell, was a dedicated nurse at the local hospital.

"Supacell" is a Netflix superhero series that follows a group of ordinary people who suddenly develop extraordinary powers. The show features a diverse cast of characters, each with their own unique abilities and personal struggles. Here are the main cast members and their characters: Tosin Cole as Michael - A young man who gains the ability to perceive and manipulate time, leading him to take drastic actions to change the fate of his partner, Dionne. Adelayo Adedayo as Dionne - Michael's partner and love interest, whose tragic fate is revealed to Michael through his powers, causing tension in their relationship.

Netflix's Supacell has received rave critical reviews upon release, bringing deserved attention to its impressive and varied cast. Although part of the popular superhero subgenre, Supacell pushes boundaries with its sly social commentary and subversive approach to conventions, centering on some atypical heroes. The result is a show that has...

After a long time, I found a superhero series that felt worth watching—Supacell on Netflix. Each character, Michael, Sabrina, Rodney, Andre, and Tazer, goes through their own unique journey and overcomes life’s challenges, but they are all connected by one thing: they each have superpowers, thanks to something called the Supacell in their body. This Supacell comes from their family members who have sickle cells in their bodies, and it gives them these extraordinary abilities. None of these characters knew about their powers at first, but by the end, they unite to take on Ray, the notorious leader of a secret organization. Ray kidnaps people with powers, tortures them, and uses them for his own gain. Can they defeat Ray by being united? Let’s find out from this cast and character guide of the series Supacell.

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Tosin Cole played Michael, the main character in Supacell.

So, I suppose it’s good news for all those who really liked Rapman’s Supacell, as the series is already trending on the Netflix Top Ten, which hints at the possibility that it might get renewed for a second season. However, there is no official confirmation from the streaming platform, and therefore, we might have to wait a little longer for the good news to come. But until then, there’s nothing keeping us from cooking up our own theories and speculating on what we can expect in the next season, right? Those who crammed the first season down know that it ended on a cliffhanger, setting the stage for a major faceoff between the two opposing forces in South London. So, what are these two rivals going to do next? Let’s explore.

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Supacell on Netflix is a thrilling show about five Black people—Michael, Sabrina, Rodney, André, and Taze—whose lives suddenly collide when they discover they all have superpowers. But here’s the twist: they’re not the only ones with these abilities. There’s a shady guy named Ray who works for a secret organization that kidnaps people with superpowers. This group locks them up in cages, tortures them, and even kills those who try to escape, all to steal their powers for their own gain. Our five heroes have no clue about any of this. They’re just dealing with their own personal issues, completely unaware of their powers and each other’s existence. That is until Michael starts searching for the others. Why is he looking for them? What’s his goal? And will Ray catch them too and lock them up? You’ll find out all about...

Created by British rapper and director Rapman, Supacell is a new action thriller series on Netflix that comes with a rather unnatural premise. Set in South London, the series follows the lives of five ordinary individuals who suddenly realize that they possess some unique superpowers in them. In order to figure out the mystery behind these superpowers, the characters must unite and find some common trait among them, as the only apparent one is that they are all Black. Supacell is quite thrilling and makes for an exciting watch, mostly because we have not really seen something like this play out on Ott screens before.

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What is the Netflix series about?

Supacell begins with a short teaser of the wild action that is about to come in a scene that shows a woman desperately trying to escape some facility where she has been evidently kept hostage for a long time.

In his new Netflix series, “Supacell,” creator Rapman examines the lives of five ordinary Black South Londoners who develop unexpected superpowers. Though the excitement of supernatural abilities and the magic of science fiction ripple across the show, the series also explores major themes that disproportionately affect Black people, including human trafficking, extreme surveillance, pervasive global anti-Blackness and predatory medical practices.

“Supacell” opens with a distressing event. An older Black woman is seen running down a dark corridor dressed only in a hospital gown. As she steps toward the sunlight, she is gunned down. Her limp body is then dragged back through the facility as prisoners — all Black people — look on in horror from glass cells. From there, the setting transitions into more familiar territory. Viewers find themselves on the modern streets of South London, where we meet Michael (a stellar Tosin Cole), a package delivery courier anxious about proposing to his long-term girlfriend,...

Going back to the immigrant/foundling who became Superman, the superhero genre has often been used as an exploration of what happens when people from variably disenfranchised groups find themselves with unexpected levels of power. Whether the result leads to enhanced altruism or diabolical megalomania is the difference between a hero and a villain.

Not all audiences are so eager to read for subtext, which has led to recent stories that push the subtext to the surface and the superpowers occasionally to the background, whether the goal is to make stubborn pre-existing audiences get the point (see X-Men ’97), to make an audience that probably never watched in the first place get the point (Amazon’s short-lived The Power) or to make a low-iq potato get the point (season four of The Boys)

It’s the genre storytelling equivalent of a bacon-wrapped date. I’ll leave it for you to decide,...

"Just think about all the lives you could save!" "The only life I'm trying to save is yours..." So go save her! Netflix has revealed the main official trailer for a UK thriller series titled Supacell, arriving for streaming later this month. It's the next creation by the Blue Story director who goes under the moniker "Rapman", telling an urban London story about people with super powers. Supacell is about a group of five ordinary people who unexpectedly develop superpowers. They have little in common except for one thing: they are all Black South Londoners. It is down to one man, Michael Lasaki, to bring them all together in order to save the woman he loves. The series stars Tosin Cole as Michael, Nadine Mills as Sabrina, Eric Kofi Abrefa as Andre, Calvin Demba as Rodney, Josh Tedeku as Tazer, Adelayo Adedayo as Dionne, Rayxia Ojo as Sharleen, and Giacomo Mancini as Spud.

Netflix has released the official trailer for Rapman’s ‘Supacell’ and have revealed that the Mobo award-winning British rapper and songwriter Ghetts will play the role of Krazy.

The series is about a group of five ordinary people who unexpectedly develop superpowers. They have little in common except for one thing: they are all Black South Londoners. One man, Michael Lasaki, must bring them all together to save the woman he loves.

Created, Directed and show ran by Rapman with Sebastian Thiel also directing, the cast includes Tosin Cole (61st, Street, Till, Ear for Eye) as Michael, Nadine Mills (Sliced and The Weekend) as Sabrina, Eric Kofi Abrefa (Blue Story, Bmf) as Andre, Calvin Demba (The Rig, Life, Micky and the Bear) as Rodney, Josh Tedeku (Moonhaven, A Town Called Malice) as Tazer, Adelayo Adedayo (The Responder, Timewasters) as Dionne, Rayxia Ojo (Harry Potter and The Cursed Child – West End Production,...

Supacell is a British superhero series heading to Netflix in June from Rapman, and here’s the trailer.

While America generally has the monopoly on superhero films, Britain has had its fair share of caped crusaders over the years.

The most recent example is Emma Moran’s Extraordinary, which is now available to watch on Itvx. From 2009 to 2013, Howard Overman achieved huge success with five series of irreverent comedy drama Misfits. Drew Pearce, who went on to co-write Iron Man 3 with Shane Black, began his career writing the little seen superhero sitcom No Heroics in 2008.

Perhaps the biggest shame, though, is that the film adaptation of clasic 1970s cartoon Bananaman, which was voiced by Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden, also known as The Goodies, never materialised, though a stage musical premiered at the Southwark Playhouse in 2017.

Netflix drama Supacell is the next to have a go, and...

"You can save her..." "How?" "You need all four. One dies, she dies." Netflix has unveiled a first look teaser trailer for a thriller series titled Supacell, arriving for streaming this summer. It's the next creation by the Blue Story director who goes under the moniker "Rapman", an urban London story about people with super powers who have to join together. "Find them, before it's too late." When a regular group of ordinary people from South London are gifted with superpowers, they find their new abilities have made them targets for a powerful entity. The series stars Tosin Cole as Michael, Nadine Mills as Sabrina, Eric Kofi Abrefa as Andre, Calvin Demba as Rodney, Josh Tedeku as Tazer, Adelayo Adedayo as Dionne, Rayxia Ojo as Sharleen, and Giacomo Mancini as Spud. There's only a little bit of footage in this first teaser, but enough to make me intrigued. Looks pretty cool.

Netflix has debuted a teaser trailer for the series created by Rapman ‘Supacell’.

A regular group of people are unexpectedly gifted with superpowers. Before the group really get a chance to figure out how to use their powers they find their new special abilities have made them targets for the powerful agency that created them.

The group of five ordinary people unexpectedly develop superpowers. They have little in common except for one thing: they are all Black South Londoners. It is down to one man, Michael Lasaki, to bring them all together to save the woman he loves.

Rapman also serves as lead director while Sebastian Thiel also directs. The cast includes Tosin Cole as Michael, Nadine Mills as Sabrina, Eric Kofi Abrefa as Andre, Calvin Demba as Rodney, Josh Tedeku as Tazer, Adelayo Adedayo as Dionne, Rayxia Ojo as Sharleen, Giacomo Mancini as Spud and Eddie Marsan will play Ray.

During Netflix’s What’s Next Event, Rapman announced that production has now wrapped on his superpower series at Netflix ‘Supacell.’

With that announcement, Rapman also announced that Eddie Marsan is a part of the cast.

The 6 episode series is about a group of five ordinary people who unexpectedly develop superpowers. They have little in common except for one thing: they are all Black South Londoners. It is down to one man, Michael Lasaki, to bring them all together in order to save the woman he loves, it is down to one man, Michael Lasaki, to bring them all together in order to save the woman he loves.

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Cast previously announced includes Tosin Cole (61st, Street, Till, Ear for Eye) as Michael, Nadine Mills (Sliced and The Weekend) as Sabrina, Eric Kofi Abrefa (Blue Story, Bmf) as Andre,...

Eddie Marsan has joined the cast of Supacell, Blue Story director Rapman’s Netflix drama series about a group of South Londoners who develop superpowers.

Marsan will play a character named Ray in the show, which has now wrapped shooting in London. No launch date has been set.

The series will follow five ordinary Black South Londoners with little in common who unexpectedly develop superpowers. One man Michael Lasaki (Tosin Cole) has to bring them all together in order to save the woman he loves.

“Eddie has just got such a good energy,” said Rapman at a Netflix See What’s Next Event in London last night. “He is a legend, such a nice human. He was making me feel like Scorsese on set.” Watch him talk about the series in a behind-the-scenes promo tape below.

Marsan joins a cast that includes Cole, Nadine Mills as Sabrina, Eric Kofi Abrefa as Andre, Calvin Demba as Rodney, Josh Tedeku as Tazer, Adelayo Adedayo as Dionne, Rayxia Ojo as Sharleen and Giacomo Mancini as Spud.

Rapman (aka Andrew Onwubolu) serves as showrunner, creator and lead director on the six part series with Sebastian Thiel directing half the episodes.

Joanna Crow is series producer, with Sheila Nortley block 2 producer and associate producer. Geraldine Hawkins serves as Co-Producer. Rapman is executive producer alongside Anna Ferguson and Steve Searle for Netflix and Mouktar Mohammed of New Wave. Henrietta Lee is associate producer for New Wave.

“Do not forget the name Supacell.”

Writer/director @RealRapman takes us behind the scenes of his upcoming Netflix series following five ordinary people who unexpectedly develop superpowers. pic.twitter.com/oizn8WKyv2

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