The Service

**The Service** is a British superhero limited television series created by Ken Terry that premiered on August 27, 2020. The series follows a former group of superheroes known as The Service who have to reunite to take down their former leader. The series stars Spencer Simpson, Jules Herman, Conner Varquez, Greta Johnson and Nick Walker.

The Service received acclaim from critics for it’s narrative, writing, direction and performances. At the 6th Primetime Emmy Awards it won two awards from seven nominations, those being Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Simpson.

## Cast & Characters

* Spencer Simpson as **Star and Stripes**, a superpowered man of unknown origin. Possesses super strength, flight and super speed. His good-hearted nature allowed the American government to exploit him and turn him into their mascot and personal military weapon. He fought in multiple wars, which left him with PTSD. After being sent to fight in another war, his PTSD triggered and caused him to kill over half of the country’s population he was deployed to, forcing America to cut ties with him. He took on the name of “The Superhero” and tried to still fight crime and save lives, but found that people no longer trusted him and were scared by his powers.
* Jules Herman as **The Mountain II**, a former superhero-obsessed nerd who went by the name of Bucktooth. After The Mountain was knocked out of commission, he took on his identity and started to take on more of a leader role in the group. After the group’s disbandment, he signed a contract with the government and worked in an advisory role and helped train and lead military forces. When the group reforms to take down The Superhero, he becomes the official leader.
* Conner Vazquez as **The Shadow**, a vigilante detective who wears a black and grey jumpsuit which covers his entire body for camouflage. He very rarely speaks and is more a man of action, but is very intelligent with great problem-solving skills. A loner at heart, he was the first to defect from the original team, destroying the original Mountain’s legs in the process.
* Greta Johnson as **Fire-Woman**, originally one half of married crime-fighting duo The Firefighters. After her husband’s death, she retired from the profession, but was reluctantly brought back in when the new team formed. She uses all things fire related as her primary weapon.
* Nick Walker as **The Cowboy**, a political assassin for the American government. Hides his true identity behind a timid and meek demeanour as a lowly civil servant. When in his superhero identity, he wears a cowboy hat, a bandana, and an eye mask. Uses a vast array of guns and knives as his weapons.
* Damon Adams as **Luke Berg** (formerly **The Mountain**), a body-builder who, inspired by Star and Stripes, took on a superhero identity to help fight crime and save lives, using his above-average strength and stamina as his main tools. He was the deputy leader of the original Service, and attempted to stop The Shadow from defecting, which led to a fight between the two which resulted in Berg losing his legs and being confined to a wheelchair, at which point he retired from being a superhero.
* Max Jackson as **Fire-Man**, one half of married crime-fighting duo The Firefighters and a member of the original Service. Was killed during a rescue mission gone wrong.