Netflix’s ‘Supacell’ is a British superhero series that brings together a bunch of people from South London to fight against the “hooded figures”. The story’s protagonist, Michael, suddenly discovers his superpower to teleport to the future, where he learns that he needs to assemble people like him in order to save the life of his fiance. Ever since its release in June, the series has garnered much praise and love from the viewers making it one of the best superhero series till date. ‘Supacell’ comprises mind-bending twists, shocking revelations and will leave you in anticipation for the next season.
Cast With Characters
- Tosin Cole as Michael Lasaki. He is a common delivery boy who is living an ordinary life. One day he experiences an unusual thing and his life changes from that point.
- Nadine Mills as Sabrina Clarke. She works as a nurse. When she is blessed with powers, she is hesitant at first to use them but, later she realises her true motive and uses them to guard her sister.
- Eric Kofi Abrefa as Andre. He is a single father. He is living a hard life after being knocked up by a lieu of jobs due to his criminal past. His life takes a turn when he develops the power of super strength.
- Calvin Demba as Rodney. He is a drug dealer and his superpower is speed.
- Adelayo Adedayo as Dionne. She plays Michael’s girlfriend. She tries to stick with Michael through thick and thin until her last breath.
- Rayxia Ojo as Sharleen Clarke. She is Sabrina’s sister.
- Josh Tedeku as Tazer. He is the leader of a gang living in A town. Although emotionally immature, Tazer respects his people and can do anything for them.
- Eddie Marsan as Ray. He is one of the antagonists in the series. He is the men in charge of the facility in A-town, which captures people like Michael and use them for their own advantage. Ray tracks every move of superheroes of the Supacell and sends his team (hoods) to capture them.
Plot Summary
“Supacell” is about a group of South Londoners who unexpectedly gain superpowers overnight and unite together to fight against the “hooded people”. The only connection between them is that they all are black. Each episode lasts upto 45 minutes or so, keeping the viewers hooked to their screens. Michael is a delivery man who has a normal life with girlfriend, Dionne. But when he learns about his superpowers his life changes putting the life of D in danger. He time travels and learns that he is running out of time and should assemble others like him in order to save his girlfriend. Then we have Rodney who gains the superpower of speed. He is just like Flash. We are then introduced to Sabrina who works as a nurse. When her sister is kidnapped by one of the bad guys, she makes good use of her super power to defeat her enemies. Andre is struggling with his job as he tries to give a luxurious life to his teenage kid. Krazy is a gang leader. His superpower makes him invisible. He is the youngest of all the members of the Supacell but also dangerous as he is emotionally immature. Every member of the group has one or the other motive besides saving their loved one. Do they get success? Let’s find out.
Who Are The People In The Hoods?
In the final episode, Supacell faces the “people in the hoods” which includes Krazy as well. Krazy is Tazer’s arch nemesis who swears to kill his granny if he fails to turn up at A-town. Krazy and Tazer share an age-old rivalry which leads them to the thirst to kill each other. Ultimately, everyone turns up at A-town including Krazy, Sabrina, Michael , Rodney and Dionne. Sabrina wanted to save her sister who was captured by Krazy. When Sabrina walks up to Krazy to ask her sister’s whereabouts the hoods interrupt them. The people in the hoods are the bad guys sent by the underground facility in A-town to capture Supacell. Surprisingly, Andre is also seen along with the other members of the gang. He was captured by Ray’s team and tricked to work for the facility in exchange for some money. Andre helplessly agrees to work with the hoods unless Michael reveals him the truth. Michael has another vision in the end and he sees Krazy killing all of them by playing a trick. Therefore, he kills him as soon as he realises but loses his beloved Dionne in the heat of the moment.
Is Michael Able To Save Dionne?
In the first episode of the series, Michael’s life turns into a nightmare when he suddenly discovers his powers. After being teleported to the future he meets his future self. He learns about the significance of Supacell and how failing to unite them would eventually take away his girlfriend’s life. Upon his return to the present, Dionne is shocked to see him suddenly appear out of thin air. However, Michael tries to calm her down. He begins to track each member and explains to them about what he saw about the future. After several tries, the team is finally united and successfully defeats the hoods. But Michael somehow fails to save his love. This gives us hope for the second season as Michael teams up with others to take revenge for Dionne’s death.
What Happens To Sharan And Krazy?
Finally, the facility abducts Sharan and imprisons her. According to Krazy, the hoods mistakenly take Sharan for her sister Sabrina, who has superpowers. Krazy was dating Sharan and was abusive to her. Sabrina warned Krazy to stay away from her sister multiple times, but he ignored her. Sharan discovers Krazy’s intentions and confronts him, armed with a knife. The rest of her story is undisclosed. Krazy is ultimately slain by the show’s major antagonist, Victoria, who denies him a second chance. It is clear that Victoria instructed Krazy to help her capture Supacell but he fails to do the job which results in his death. The drama concludes with an open-ended storyline.
