Supacell is a quirky six-part British sci-fi drama coming to Netflix and starring Tosin Cole and Eddie Marsan. Blue Story creator Rapman is behind this series about a group of ordinary people who suddenly realise they are anything but. In Supacell, five normal people unexpectedly develop superpowers, and the only thing they have in common is they are Black south Londoners.
Rapman told us at a Netflix showcase event in April 2023: “I’m a massive fan of superheroes and I love all the Marvel stuff but I’ve never seen one where I felt like they were saying, ‘I’ve got powers but I’m not going to get into spandex and save the world just yet. I’m just trying to pay some bills or fix my relationship. They are like, 'I need to sort my life out first before I can save someone’. I’ve never seen a show where the angle reflected that and I wanted to do something in the genre but grounded with regular people. Making it was emotional and I just want the world to see it."
