Supacell

Supacell
Genre	Action-adventure Crime drama Superhero
Created by	Rapman
Written by	Rapman
Directed by	Rapman Sebastian Thiel
Starring	Tosin Cole Adelayo Adedayo Eddie Marsan
Theme music composer	Sillkey
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original languages	Multicultural London English British English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Anna Ferguson Steve Searle Mouktar Mohammed
Producers	Joanna Crow Mark Hedges Sheila Nortley
Cinematography	Sam Heasman Aaron Reid
Running time	46-59 minutes
Production companies	It's a Rap New Wave Energy
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	27 June 2024 (2024-06-27) – present
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Supacell is a 2024 British superhero television series, created and written by Rapman for Netflix. It was directed by Rapman and Sebastian Thiel, and premiered with six episodes on 27 June 2024.

Set in modern-day South London, the series is about a group of five ordinary black people, unified by family history of sickle cell disease. They unexpectedly develop superpowers and are pursued by a secret organisation who intends to control them. The series features an ensemble cast including; Tosin Cole, Adelayo Adedayo, Josh Tedeku, Nadine Mills, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Calvin Demba, Ghetts, Digga D, and Eddie Marsan. The series was a difficult sell to US broadcasters such as HBO, ABC, and FX. Netflix took it on in late 2019, ahead of the release of Rapman's feature-length film debut Blue Story. The development and writing process took place during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and filming took place between July 2022 and April 2023, throughout South East London. The series explores themes such as knife crime, racial profiling, poverty, the exploitation of black bodies, and sickle cell disease.

Supacell received highly positive reviews from critics and audiences for its performances, direction, writing, cinematography, and visual effects, and for raising awareness of sickle cell disease. Upon its release, the series was number one on Netflix's global Top 10, with more than 18 million viewers in its first few weeks on the platform. In August 2024, the series was renewed for a second season.^[1]