Sony has gotten the Powers series kicking off today on its service, with the first episode free for all, and they’ve also brought out a new trailer for it as well. The new trailer is one that should have been released back at NYCC last year as that trailer was fairly underwhelming in a lot of ways for fans whereas this one, providing a look at the season overall, definitely feels like it shapes up a lot better.
The series has Charlie Huston set as the show runner while executive producers will include Remi Aubuchon and David Alpert. The series is set to debut on the network in December 2014 on the PlayStation Network with it being free to those with a PlayStation Plus membership. It stars Sharlto Copley as Christian Walker, Susan Heyward as Deena Pilgrim, Michelle Forbes as Retro Girl, Max Fowler as Krispin Stockley, Adam Godley as Captain Cross, Eddie Izzard as “Big Bad” Wolfe, Noah Taylor as Johnny Royalle, Olesya Rulin as Calista and Logan Browning as Zora.
Plot concept: Powers is set in a world where superpowers are relatively common but not mundane. It follows the lives of two detectives, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, police officers in a Homicide department devoted to cases that involve “powers” (people with superpowers). Walker himself used to be a costumed superhero named Diamond, but became a police officer after he lost his abilities. Though stripped of his powers, he still retains his contacts within the superhero community, even becoming engaged to an ex-colleague, who is later killed. In later issues, Walker is offered the chance to become the world’s latest secret Guardian as part of The Millennium Guard, a secret group of intergalactic guardians, accepting the responsibility and the powers that come with it.
Deena Pilgrim, his partner, is also hiding at least one troubling secret. She contracted superpowers during a fight with an underworld thug named the Bug, an event which she kept under wraps. As a result of this, she unintentionally kills her abusive boyfriend in self-defense, and hides the evidence, although coming under investigation by Internal Affairs. However after a series of events involving Retro Girl going undercover, Triphammer cures Deena and she is no longer under the scrutiny of I.A.
And watch the first episode in full:
