NEW YORK (AP) – Ability does not imply accomplishment. And accomplishment is no prerequisite for fame.
This we know all too well from reality TV. (Hint: Snooki.) But today’s viral sprawl of celebrity is explored in fresh fashion by a new series spawned from what some viewers might deem an unlikely source: comic books.
The series’ 10-episode first season is the latest blossoming of scripted TV fare from unexpected sources. Home base for “Powers” is the PlayStation network. Starting Tuesday, the series will be free to PlayStation subscribers, and the first episode free to anyone for streaming through the PlayStation Store web site (a PlayStation console is not required). Subsequent episodes will be available for purchase by non-subscribers.
“Powers” is set in a two-tier society where ordinary humans must coexist with a superior class who, thanks to random distribution, are endowed with any of a smorgasbord of superpowers which they employ for good or, just as often, for non-heroic purposes like crime, carousing or courting self-promotion.
Maintaining order among super-humans places a heavy burden on law enforcement. “Powers” focuses on a pair of homicide detectives, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, who investigate cases involving those people of disruptive privilege known as Powers.