Netflix’s ‘Supacell’ Is a Bold and Daring Drama About Black Superheroes: TV Review

variety.com:

Aramide Tinubu In his new Netflix series, “Supacell,” creator Rapman examines the lives of five ordinary Black South Londoners who develop unexpected superpowers.

Though the excitement of supernatural abilities and the magic of science fiction ripple across the show, the series also explores major themes that disproportionately affect Black people, including human trafficking, extreme surveillance, pervasive global anti-Blackness and predatory medical practices. “Supacell” opens with a distressing event.

An older Black woman is seen running down a dark corridor dressed only in a hospital gown. As she steps toward the sunlight, she is gunned down.

Her limp body is then dragged back through the facility as prisoners — all Black people — look on in horror from glass cells.