Supacell

Summary

Netflix ’s thrilling new superhero seriesSupacellis a alone and interesting equipment on the genre – but is it an original story or is it based on a comic book?Supacellis the inspiration of British hip - hop creative person Rapman , who serves as the showrunner , creator , writer , and header director on the series . The story go around around a chemical group of seemingly regular South Londoners , each with a family chronicle of sickle jail cell disease , who advance superpowers and work together to fight back against the clandestine establishment that want to control them .

TheSupacellcastis extend by Tosin Cole , Adelayo Adedayo , Yasmin Monet Prince , and Eddie Marsan , andDreaming Whilst Black ’s Sebastian Thiel co - directed the series with Rapman . Supacellis a unfermented and engrossing take on the figure and conventions of superhero stories , mix societal commentary on race into its comic book spectacle . Most superhero picture and tv set show are based on a long - running comic book serial publication . IsSupacella funny book adjustment or an original creation ?

Supacell Is Not Based On A Comic Book

Supacell isn’t based on any particular comic book

Supacellis an original cosmos ; it is n’t based on any particular risible book . Much likeM. Night Shyamalan’sUnbreakableor James Gunn’sSuper , it follows the tradition of superhero comic , but it ’s not really an adjustment of one . Rapman created the series from scratchand wrote all six episodes . This is n’t the norm for American TV show , which usually utilize a writer ’ elbow room to plod out much longer seasons , but it is typical for a six - sequence British goggle box production to follow the singular vision of one author .

Supacell Is An Original Story From Rapman (But Is Inspired By Other Superhero Movies & Shows)

Rapman drew influence from the long history of superhero stories

WhileSupacellis an original creation and not a specific adaptation of any comic Bible series , it does owe a creative debt to the tenacious history of superhero stories on film and TV . The way thatSupacellgrounds its superhero tale in a conversant reality can be tied back to the semi - naturalistic superhero stories of show likeHeroesandMisfits . The conception of presenting superhero trope as realistically as possible can also be traced back toUnbreakable ’s innovational deconstruction of the music genre .

But the biggest influence on the series is n’t any particular movie or goggle box show from the superhero genre , but rather its South London go under . The most unique thing thatSupacellbrings to the superhero genre is embed its characters and formula on the street of South London . It takes place across Brixton , Camberwell , Lewisham , and Peckham;Supacellis as much of a love letter to South London as it is a love alphabetic character to the superhero genre .

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Supacell is a British superhero dramatic play series that follows a group of ordinary Black Londoners who short germinate great power . The series explores the impingement of their newfound abilities on their personal life and the broader societal implications . Supacell flux natural action with social comment , highlighting themes of empowerment and province .

Supacell (2024)

A close up of a man with golden eyes, apparently the character Michael Lasaki in Supacell

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A group of men dressed in black, their faces covered, fleeing  in Supacell

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Eddie Marsan in Supacell wearing a suit

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Headshot Of Eddie Marsan In The ‘Back To Black’ premiere

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