Fans are raving about a Netflix show, with some binge-watching the entire season in a single night.
People are flooding social media with excitement over a new TV series that quickly soared into the streaming platform’s top ten after its debut.
One fan writes: “I will never stop talking about this masterpiece.”
Another fan chimes in: “Go watch this show. Best thing I’ve seen on Netflix in a long time.”
“It kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time,” adds another.
A fourth person shares: “My only regret is not watching it sooner!”
“I watched them all yesterday!” says a fifth fan.
Picked up for a second season by Netflix, the show is also receiving praise from critics.
Alex Godfrey of Empire writes: “An impressively unpredictable show, pulsating with vitality and urgency.”
Decider’s Pat Stacey adds: “It’s one that keeps a foot firmly planted in a recognizably real world. Excellent.”
The Guardian’s Leila Latif describes it as a “sprawling sci-fi drama, strikingly performed, bracingly plotted, and with characters on par with prestige TV’s finest.”
The show has also achieved an impressive 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes – a rare feat.
Drawing comparisons to hit shows like NBC’s Heroes and classics like Channel 4’s Misfits, the series follows a group of everyday people in modern-day South London who unexpectedly gain superpowers.
The ensemble cast includes Tosin Cole, Adelayo Adedayo, Josh Tedeku, Nadine Mills, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Calvin Demba, Ghetts, Digga D, and Eddie Marsan.
Created by British rapper, record producer, and screenwriter Andrew Onwubolu MBE, better known by his stage name Rapman, the series explores the question: What would a normal person do if they had superpowers?
In an interview with Cosmopolitan, Rapman expressed his desire to “open doors for more high-caliber, Black stories.”
He told the publication: “I want to see Black zombie movies, Black fantasy stories like Game of Thrones, Black wizards and magicians like Harry Potter. This way, Black actors and creatives have more work and it opens more doors.”
Following the huge success of Supacell, Netflix has confirmed that a second season is on the way.
In an interview with Netflix’s Tudum, Rapman compares Supacell season 1 to Batman Begins, saying, “It’s a prequel of what they’ll be like. Season 2 is when you really see what they become. That future you saw at the end of the pilot in London, that exact future doesn’t exist anymore. They’ve changed everything.”
He continues, “It’s going to be interesting when we get into the writers’ room.”
Rapman also reveals, “I’ve always had it mapped out to season 3. I know how season 2 ends.”
