Fri May 07, 2021 at 4:14pm ET
The first superheroes in Jupiter’s Legacy. Pic credit: Netflix
Jupiter’s Legacy hit Netflix on May 7 and brought another Mark Millar property to life as the first series in his deal with the streaming service.
Millar is the man behind the comics that resulted in the movies Kick-Ass, Wanted, and Kingsman: The Secret Service, Logan, and Captain America: Civil War.
He signed a deal with Netflix to adapt his comics into streaming shows and movies to fill the gap left when Marvel left for Disney+.
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The first season of Jupiter’s Legacy introduced the world to the original superheroes, the first of their kind, and then moves to the present day where their kids are not ready or unwilling to follow in their parents’ footsteps.
spoilers follow.
Move over, Marvel. See ya later, DC. Netflix is building its very own superhero universe based on the work of Mark Millar, a prolific comic book writer who inspired some of the MCU s biggest hits.
First up is
Jupiter s Legacy, which the cast describe as an evolution of the genre. Whether you believe that or not, you must be a fan of the show or you wouldn t be here looking for some new updates on season two.
And that s where we come in. Join us here at
Digital Spy as we use our super-vision to scour the internet and find out everything you need to know about
Between Marvel, DC, and more mature offerings like
The Umbrella Academy, it sometimes feels like every superhero story has already been told. There s just
so much comic book content around these days, but that hasn t stopped Netflix from stepping into the ring with a new shared universe of their own.
And why should it? After all, Millarworld is the brainchild of legendary writer Mark Millar, the man behind fan-faves like
Civil War. If anyone can compete with The Big Two, it s the creator of
Jupiter s Legacy. But is this new show of his a perfect paragon of superhero storytelling? Or does it suggest that things aren t quite as utopian as we d like in the world of Millar?
Sooo,
Jupiter s Legacy just landed on Netflix, and let me tell you: you re about to binge this show so darn fast. I mean, it s a series about powered families who ve spent the past century fighting crime. how could the streaming giant possibly think people
wouldn t be obsessed with it? Also, they ve had tons of success in the graphic novel-turned-TV show genre, so hey what s one more?
So the powers part of this equation is the slightly confusing thing. What exactly
are all the powers, and more importantly,
who has which one? Well, lucky for you, we are here to help. Here s a quick breakdown on exactly which ones are seen throughout the eight episodes, and exactly who does what with them.