Set in south London, Supacell explores what happens when ‘ordinary’ people gain superpowers (Picture: Netflix)
Netflix’s brand new sci-fi series Supacell is so good that even Jay Z has been raving about it.
From the mastermind of Blue Story director Rapman, the six-part drama is the first of its kind following a group of predominantly Black south Londoners who suddenly develop superpowers.
Rather than saving the world, they’re utilising their newfound powers to advance their own lives.
Think Heroes with a sprinkle of Misfits; Supacell offers a space for Black British characters in the sci-fi genre where they were once overlooked. Fans of Rapman, real name Michael Onwubolu, have been anticipating the series since the London-born filmmaker announced it during the pandemic in 2020.
The rapturous reception to the news made it abundantly clear that there was an appetite for a Black-centric sci-fi series and Netflix was more than happy to fill that gap. It was a deal partly brokered by Roc Nation, the entertainment management company founded by rap legend Jay Z which Rapman signed to 2018.
Evidently, Hov knows talent when he spots it no matter which side of the pond it lives on and getting his seal of approval for Supacell, released this Thursday, was a defining moment for Rapman.
The director told Metro.co.uk: ‘It’s cool that Jay Z saw the first few episodes maybe three, four months ago – early on. I saw him in LA a couple of months back and he was just telling me “This storytelling is crazy, the way you intertwine the characters”. He was proper bigging it up so it was just nice to see the support.’
Rapman is the brains behind the groundbreaking Netflix series (Picture: Ashley Verse)
Tosin Cole stars as Michael, who isn’t trying to save the world but his own predicament (Picture: Ashley Verse)
Supacell is Rapman’s first official TV series (Picture: Kevin Baker/Netflix)
The filmmaker is best known for Blue Story and Shiro’s Story (Picture: Ashley Verse)
Rapman, who described it as a ‘360 moment’ due to first meeting Netflix with Roc Nation in 2018, continued: ‘Jay Z is an influential person and I appreciate all the support from Roc Nation and from everyone.
‘I don’t like to go into a room and be the biggest person because I feel like you can’t learn much. So I like going into a room and seeing [Jay Z and business partners] as it just makes me want to work harder, to become more of a peer than under because I’m the type of person who wants to be equal.
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