Powers is an online streaming series produced by Playstation Network and Sony Pictures Television based on the comic published by Image Comics (2000-2004) and later Marvel Comics under the Icon imprint.
The series' first season aired on March 10, 2015. The series was renewed for a second season and aired on May 31, 2016. It was subsequently cancelled after the second season's release on July 19, 2016.
Plot[]
In a world in which superpowered individuals known as "Powers" are a reality, the city of Los Angeles has a special department known as the Powers Division which polices superpowered criminals. Christian Walker, a Power known as "Diamond" has lost his powers and becomes a detective in the Powers Division. Following a routine arrest, a Power breaks free from his cell and kills Walker's partner. After the mess from the jailbreak is cleaned up, Walker is assigned a new partner, Deena Pilgrim. Walker's former life leading up to the loss of his powers is revealed as he reunites with his old friend "Big Bad" Wolfe who had been caught and incarcerated by Walker after becoming a criminal.
Cast[]
- Sharlto Copley as Christian Walker
- Susan Heyward as Deena Pilgrim
- Michelle Forbes as Retro Girl
- Adam Godley as Captain Cross
- Titus Welliver as Triphammer
- Olesya Rulin as Calista Secor
- Alona Tal as Zora
- Noah Taylor as Johnny Royalle
- Khary Payton as Kutter
- Max Fowler as Krispin Stockley
- Eddie Izzard as "Big Bad" Wolfe
Episodes[]
Season 1[]
- "Pilot"
- "Like a Power"
- "Mickey Rooney Cries No More"
- "Devil in a Garbage Bag"
- "Paint it Black"
- "The Raconteur of the Funeral Circuit"
- "You Are Not It"
- "Aha Shake Heartbreak"
- "Level 13"
- "Fuck the Big Chiller"
Season 2[]
- "Caracas 1967"
- "Funeral of the Century"
- "Hell Night"
- "Stealing Fire"
- "Shaking the Tree"
- "Requiem"
- "Origins"
- "Chasing Ghosts"
- "Slain Dragons"
- "Legacy"
Production History[]
Originally pitched as a feature film in 2001, Sony made a deal with Image Comics to produce a feature film based on the comic book. Plans for the film fell through after the publishing rights were given to Icon. In 2010, Charles H. Eglee entered discussions with FX and Sony Pictures Television about executive producing and writing for Powers. Brian Michael Bendis later confirmed that Eglee will be "helping [to] get Powers on the air in a big, big way".[1] In June 2011, it was announced that filming would start in a few weeks. Filming started in early June 2011 and ended in early August 2011. On March 19, 2014, it was announced that Powers would become the first original television series on the PlayStation Network, to stream exclusively on PlayStation consoles and will air in December 2014.[2][3]
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