Powerless is a comedy about ordinary folks working at an insurance agency in the DC Universe. Here's everything we know.
DC TV superhero comedy Powerless, dealing with the insurance agents who have to pick up the pieces after superhero battles, has been ordered to series at NBC. It arrives on February 2nd.
Here's the official synopsis:
In the first comedy series set in the universe of DC Comics, Vanessa Hudgens (Grease Live, High School Musical) plays Emily, a spunky young insurance adjuster specializing in regular-people coverage against damage caused by the crime-fighting superheroes. It’s when she stands up to one of these larger-than-life figures (after an epic battle messes with her commute) that she accidentally becomes a cult “hero” in her own right … even if it’s just to her group of lovably quirky co-workers. Now, while she navigates her normal, everyday life against an explosive backdrop, Emily might just discover that being a hero doesn’t always require superpowers.
Michael Patrick Jann will direct the pilot.
NBC executive Jennifer Salke spoke to IGNand revealed some more details about the show, the tone, and what DC superheroes might actually appear. "This is a world where superheroes are not only just on green screen out the window of this insurance office," he said, "but they're also running into you on the street and wreaking havoc."
You can see exactly that in this image from the pilot, which shows off minor DC Comics heroine, Crimson Fox...
Now, if you're thinking that this still sounds more than a little like Marvel's Damage Control (which is headed to ABC), nobody would be mad at you. BUT...Salke said a little more, too. "The idea isn't that it's the creme de la creme of the superheroes. It's a world where there's a whole population of superheroes with all sorts of all challenges themselves."
Ms. Salke promises that the first superhero to come into the office is "someone recognizable" (although not Batman or Superman) and that apparently DC hasn't declared anybody "off limits." If this opens the door for some Justice League International style bwa-ha-ha humor, I'm all in, and it should be a fine antidote to the untinentional hilarity of the increasingly overwrought Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. This might be our chance to see dickhead Green Lantern Guy Gardner on screen, for example (and they had better give him his penis-shaped '90s bowl cut). I'd be a little bummed if this is just an excuse to do the Ted Kord Blue Beetle as the butt of people's jokes, and it sounds like there are other plans for Booster Gold.
Powerless Cast
Vanessa Hudgens will play Emily Locke, who "loves her job because she gets to help people." Here's what else we know about her:
“Emily likes to fly under the radar and just get her work done. She finds herself increasingly exasperated by the disruptive antics of the various superheroes that proliferate in her city.”
Community's Danny Pudi will play Emily's best friend, Teddy. Alan Tudyk plays Del, the new manager at the insurance company. Christina Kirk (A to Z) is Jackie, a superhero fangirl who is Emily's assistant.
We'll get you more details on Powerlessas they become available.