Powers (American TV series)
Powers is an American online streaming series adaptation of the "Powers" comic book series published by Marvel Comics under their Icon Comics imprint. Marking PlayStation Network's first venture into scripted original programming, the series premiered on March 10, 2015. The first two episodes of the series were written by Charlie Huston and directed by David Slade. The first three episodes (the third directed by David Petrarca) were released on March 10, 2015, on the PlayStation Network. The pilot episode is available for free for people in the USA on YouTube and the entire first season  was available on Crackle until May 3, 2016. "Powers" was renewed for a second season, which premiered on May 31, 2016. "Powers" was subsequently canceled in August the same year. Plot. In a world where humans and superheroes called "Powers" co-exist, a former Power, Christian Walker, has reinvented himself as a homicide detective after his own powers were taken from him. He and his partner Deena Pilgrim work for the Powers Division of the Los Angeles Police Department, investigating crimes involving superhumans, who are at once crimefighting heroes and pop celebrities managed by specialized advertising agencies. Development. Sony Pictures  had optioned the series for film production in 2001. "Powers" television show began the development on FX in 2009, with Brian Michael Bendis as the writer of the pilot for the show. In February 2011, a greenlit pilot of the show scripted by Charles H. Eglee was announced as a co-production by Sony Pictures Television and FX Networks. Soon after, Charles S. Dutton became the first cast member in May when he signed on to play Captain Cross. Imminent filming in Chicago within weeks was announced in June. The following week, Lucy Punch was cast as Deena Pilgrim. Katee  Sackhoff had campaigned for the part. Although FX was rumored to be courting Kyle Chandler for the part of Walker, Jason Patric was cast in the part. Later in June, Carly Foulkes was cast as RetroGirl and Bailee Madison as Calista. Filming began in Chicago in early July 2011 and ended in early August. In November, FX began to retool and reshoot the "Powers" pilot. Bendis tweeted at the time that the reshoots were planned for January and were all about tone and clarity. In April 2012, more scripts were ordered and writing continued, but reshoots and recasting were being  discussed by the network. Instead to premiere on FX, "Powers" became the first original television series for PlayStation Network, to stream exclusively on PlayStation consoles and was expected to stream in December 2014. That year in the summer, Susan Heyward, Max Fowler and Adam Godley were cast as Deena Pilgrim, Krispin Stockley and Captain Cross. Eddie Izzard, Noah Taylor and Olesya Rulin were cast in the roles of "Big Bad" Wolfe, Johnny Royalle and Calista. Sharlto Copley was cast as Christian Walker and Michelle Forbes as RetroGirl. Mario Lopez guest starred in the pilot episode as the host of "Extra  wondering about Walker's current whereabouts. A trailer for Powers" premiered at New York Comic-Con in Autumn 2014. Reception. The first season has received mixed reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a score of 48% based on 23 critic reviews, with an average score of 5.48/10. The critical consensus reads: "The interplay between the characters lacks spark, but the detailed world-building of Powers shows potential". On Metacritic, it received a score of 51 out of 100, and a user score of 6.5 out of 10, indicating "mixed or average reviews".