Supacell
Netflix | Release Date: June 27, 2024
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
The Observer (UK)Barbara EllenSep 10, 2024
Season 1 Review: Supacell is scrappy and scruffy (my own Spidey senses deduce there wasn’t a huge budget for special effects), but maybe that’s a good thing. Instead of drowning in CGI, there’s potential here for an imaginative story with multifaceted characters. Read full review
80
The GuardianLeila LatifJun 27, 2024
Season 1 Review: Showrunner and lead director Rapman’s sprawling sci-fi is an absolute riot, strikingly performed and bracingly plotted to a sensational soundtrack with five nuanced characters all battling complex problems. Read full review
80
VarietyAramide TinubuJun 26, 2024
Season 1 Review: The series has an array of storylines and characters, but Michael and Dionne’s relationship stands at the heart of “Supacell.” The depth, intricacies and beauty of Black love are so rarely showcased on screen that seeing a young couple who has built a life together from their teen years into adulthood is beautiful to behold. Read full review
80
Radio TimesTilly PearceJun 25, 2024
Season 1 Review: It has cutting social commentary that simmers throughout, it shines a spotlight on real-life issues while folding it into their universe, and it balances a slow-burn approach with the action-packed to bring you characters, big and small, you desperately root for. Read full review
80
The TelegraphJasper ReesJun 25, 2024
Season 1 Review: This compact first season does enough to merit a second. But if Supacell has a superpower, it is that it knows how to borrow well. Read full review
80
EmpireAlex GodfreyJun 25, 2024
Season 1 Review: In a televisual sea of white noise, this is propulsive, compulsive viewing. You thought superheroes had had their day? Rapman to the rescue. Read full review
75
The Mercury NewsRandy MyersJul 3, 2024
Season 1 Review: With a killer soundtrack and an unpredictable storyline, Rapman’s series is one of the best streaming surprises of the summer. Read full review
70
DeciderJoel KellerJun 28, 2024
Season 1 Review: While there’s a lot about Supacell that we’ve seen before, there’s also enough that’s new to keep us watching, especially given the performances of its main cast. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergJun 25, 2024
Season 1 Review: I’m telling you to watch the show for its potential, which I think is evident and ample, but if you wait for the show to fulfill its potential before tuning in, a second season will never materialize. Read full review
60
The TimesBen DowellSep 11, 2024
Season 1 Review: This was, at least, an involving British drama that had things to say. I just wish it hadn’t done so in borrowed clothes. Read full review
60
IGNIsaiah ColbertJun 25, 2024
Season 1 Review: Comparison is the thief of joy and Supacell does a massive disservice to the enthralling character drama of its heroes by aping popular DC and Marvel storylines. Read full review
50
Rolling StoneAlan SepinwallJun 25, 2024
Season 1 Review: That Supacell improves as it goes along is perhaps the thing that most distinguishes it from Heroes, which started off strong and soon fizzled. But it doesn’t do enough to distinguish itself from our current overpopulated superhero TV landscape. Read full review
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