{"id":48038,"date":"2024-03-19T18:20:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T17:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2011721"},"modified":"2024-03-19T19:04:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T18:04:58","slug":"rapmans-superpowered-netflix-series-supacell-unveils-action-packed-trailer","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/rapmans-superpowered-netflix-series-supacell-unveils-action-packed-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapman\u2019s superpowered Netflix series Supacell unveils action-packed trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Doctor Who alum Tosin Cole leads the cast of the upcoming sci-fi drama. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 19 March 2024 at 17:20 PM<\/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>Netflix has dropped the first teaser for Rapman\u2019s Supacell, a sci-fi drama in which five ordinary people suddenly develop superhuman powers.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing that the strangers have in common is that they are all Black South Londoners and, as creator Rapman said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E1KDuaPrUaY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">behind-the-scenes video<\/a> last year, they\u2019re all \u201ctrying to help someone that they love\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of lead character Michael (Tosin Cole), he\u2019s attempting to prevent the untimely death of his fianc\u00e9, Dionne (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/responder-season-2-release-date\/\">The Responder<\/a>\u2018s Adelayo Adedayo), which he is warned will happen unless he can protect his fellow powered individuals.<\/p>\n<p>However, if just one of the group dies in the events to come, then Dionne\u2019s own fate will also be sealed. Check out the action-packed Supacell teaser trailer below, which confirms a launch window this June:<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Supacell | Official Teaser | Netflix\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0URJ2Gu4K2M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Filming wrapped on the superhero drama back in April 2023, with the show spending considerable time in post-production to polish up its action sequences and visual effects.<\/p>\n<p>In the aforementioned behind-the-scenes featurette, Rapman explained: \u201cI always get asked why I\u2019ve done a superhero show. People don\u2019t know that I love the genre.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/umbrella-academy-season-4-elliot-page-chaos-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Elliot Page promises \u201cchaos\u201d in The Umbrella Academy season 4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/the-acolyte-release-date-star-wars-newsupdate\/\">Star Wars series The Acolyte confirms release date with chilling poster<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cGrowing up in South London, I never really saw anything that made me think, \u2018Yeah, this could happen where we\u2019re from\u2019. Now, when you watch Supacell, you\u2019re actually gonna think: \u2018You know what? That probably could happen, you know\u2019.\u201d<\/p> <p>The cast of Supacell also includes Nadine Mills (Sliced), Eric Kofi Abrefa (Blue Story), Calvin Demba (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-rig-prime-season-2\/\">The Rig<\/a>), Josh Tedeku (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/a-town-called-malice-cast\/\">A Town Called Malice<\/a>), Rayxia Ojo (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/call-the-midwife-season-14-release-date-bbc\/\">Call The Midwife<\/a>), Giacomo Mancini (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/top-boy-season-5-release-date-netflix\/\">Top Boy<\/a>) and Eddie Marsan (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/winter-king-season-2-release-date\/\">The Winter King<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Rapman himself (also known as Andrew Onwubolu) does not appear in an on-screen role, but is the creator, writer and co-director behind the project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supacell is coming to Netflix in June 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Sign up for Netflix from \u00a34.99 a month<\/a>. 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