{"id":24920,"date":"2022-11-01T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T09:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1730767"},"modified":"2022-11-01T10:42:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T09:42:12","slug":"disney-plus-releases-first-look-at-uk-superhero-comedy-extraordinary","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/disney-plus-releases-first-look-at-uk-superhero-comedy-extraordinary\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Plus releases first-look at UK superhero comedy Extraordinary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 01 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Following on from Wedding Season earlier this year, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/disneyplus\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Disney Plus<\/a>\u2018s latest UK original Extraordinary is coming soon \u2013 and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> can exclusively reveal a first-look at the superhero comedy.<\/p>\n<p>The series, which is set to release on the streamer in January 2023, stars M\u00e1ir\u00e9ad Tyers (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/belfast-watch-online\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Belfast<\/a>) as Jen, who in the show\u2019s first-look image can be seen in a shop holding a bottle of milk.<\/p>\n<p>The show is set in a world where ten years previously everyone over the age of 18 got a superpower, except for Jen. Jen is a painfully self-aware 25-year-old woman who we\u2019re told \u201cwould take anything at this point\u201d when it comes to getting a power.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the season Jen goes on a journey to \u201cfind her maybe-superpower\u201d, as we watch her \u201cadrift in a big, confusing world and armed with nothing but a bit of hope, a lot of desperation and her flatmates.\u201d The series is described as \u201ca fresh, innovative comedy about being young and finding your feet in a confusing world, when all you\u2019ll ever be is \u2018ordinary\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">We&#8217;re incredibly excited to announce a new commission for Disney+&#8230; &#8216;Extraordinary&#8217; is written and created by the amazing Emma Moran (<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoranEmma?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@MoranEmma<\/a>). <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/j8PYepVtKc&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/j8PYepVtKc<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Sid Gentle Films (@sidgentlefilms) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/sidgentlefilms\/status\/1382619617634488322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">April 15, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Alongside Tyers the show also stars rising UK talent including\u00a0Sofia Oxenham (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/aidan-turner-poldark-no-more-seasons-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Poldark<\/a>), Bilal Hasna (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/screw-release-date-channel-4\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Screw<\/a>), Luke Rollason (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/industry-season-two-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Industry<\/a>), Siobhan McSweeney (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/derry-girls-season-4-explained-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Derry Girls<\/a>), Robbie Gee (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/motherland-season-4-tanya-moodie-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Motherland<\/a>) and Safia Oakley-Green (<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/sherwood-season-2-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sherwood<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The series has been created by Emma Moran and is produced by Sid Gentle Films, whose previous projects have included <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/killing-eve-season-5-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Killing Eve<\/a> and Ragdoll.<\/p> <p>Extraordinary was <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/disney-plus-uk-originals-culprits-extraordinary-ballard-of-renegade-nell\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">first announced back in April 2021<\/a>, alongside other series titled The Ballad of Renegade Nell and Culprits.<\/p>\n<p>At the time Disney Plus\u2019s Vice President of Original Content, Liam Keelan, said in a statement: \u201cThese three outstanding title represent exactly where we want to be with our commissioning strategy for Disney and Star \u2013 projects of scale, originality and with top talent attached.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is just the beginning of a concerted push to bring the best ideas and storytellers to the service, appealing to audiences both here in the UK and across the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extraordinary will premiere on Disney Plus in January 2023. You can <a href=\"\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/1236178\/564546\/9358?subId1=radiotimes-1576904&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fhome&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" sponsored=\"\">sign up to Disney Plus for \u00a37.99 a month or \u00a379.90 a year<\/a>\u00a0now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Comedy<\/a>\u00a0hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Hibbs Published: Tuesday, 01 November 2022 at 12:00 am Following on from Wedding Season earlier this year, Disney Plus\u2018s latest UK original Extraordinary is coming soon \u2013 and RadioTimes.com can exclusively reveal a first-look at the superhero comedy. 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