I have been watching on Netflix, a superhero drama that follows five Black south Londoners who suddenly develop superpowers. I won鈥檛 spoil the exact reason why, but it is to do with their genes.
Series creator Rapman (aka Andrew Onwubolu) was a fan of comparable US drama Heroes. I was too, so had to watch the new show. It is also about ordinary people, such as nurse Sabrina (Nadine Mills, pictured above), facing extraordinary situations. My favourite was Andre (Eric Kofi-Abrefa), who is tempted to misuse his superstrength to provide for his son.
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I have also read by Jeanine Basinger, about the contradictory, often-subversive themes of the . She argues that female fans of these1930s, 40s and 50s movies made a sly bargain: they could spend 85 minutes watching Joan Crawford live out their fantasies of power, misbehaviour and sex if they endured 5 minutes of conservative moralising. I鈥檇 take that deal, wouldn鈥檛 you?
