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Powerless
Genre
Based onThe characters from DC Comics
Developed byBen Queen
Starring
ComposersJefferson Friedman
Craig Wedren
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Justin Halpern
  • Patrick Schumacker
  • Dean Lorey
  • Marc Buckland
  • Len Goldstein
ProducerDouglas S. Orestein
Production locationsVancouver, British Columbia, Los Angeles, California
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time23 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseFebruary 2, 2017 (2017-02-02) –
present (present)

Powerless is an American action comedy series developed by Ben Queen for NBC, and the first sitcom series set within the world of the DC Universe. The pilot, which was green lit in August 2015, was ordered to series on May 11, 2016. The series premiered on February 2, 2017.[1]

Premise

Powerless takes place in the DC universe and follows the adventures of Emily Locke (Vanessa Hudgens) as Director of Research & Development at Wayne Security, a subsidiary of Wayne Enterprises based in Charm City, that specializes in products for ordinary humans who are poised to be victims of the battles between superheroes and supervillains.

The storylines in the television series are not directly based on storylines in the DC comic franchise, including the Batman franchise.[2] Rather the premise imagines stories that run parallel to the plots in the comic franchise.

Cast and characters

  • Vanessa Hudgens as Emily Locke: Director of Research & Development for Wayne Security, a subsidiary of Wayne Enterprises that specializes in products that make defenseless bystanders in a world of superheroes and supervillains feel a little safer. She loves her job because she gets to help people.[3]
  • Danny Pudi as Teddy: Working underneath Emily, he spends his days creating time-wasting pranks as a way to make their office, that he calls "the least super place on earth", just a little less "un-super".[4]
  • Christina Kirk as Jackie: Van's personal assistant.[4]
  • Ron Funches as Ron: He works with Teddy. In the episode "Sinking Day", it's revealed he's from Atlantis, although others believed he was from Atlanta. He won't tell anyone he serves under their King Arthur Curry aka Aquaman.[5]
  • Alan Tudyk as Van Wayne: Boss of Wayne Security and the cousin of Bruce Wayne.[4][6] He aspires to work in the Gotham office with Bruce. The character was created by Batman's co-creator Bill Finger with artist Sheldon Moldoff, and made his first appearance in Batman vol. 1, #148 (June, 1962).

Atlin Mitchell has been cast in a recurring role as Crimson Fox.[7] Adam West, who portrayed Bruce Wayne / Batman in 1960s television series Batman and its theatrical feature film, narrated the pilot episode, introducing Wayne Security.[8] Marc McClure, who portrayed Jimmy Olsen in the 1978 film Superman and its sequels and 1984 spin-off film Supergirl, portrayed Emily Locke's yet-to-be named father in the pilot.[9]

Production

In January 2016, it was reported that NBC gave the pilot order for Powerless.[10][11] In February 2016, the main cast was announced: Vanessa Hudgens as the main character, Emily Locke,[12] Danny Pudi as Teddy, Alan Tudyk as Van and Christina Kirk as Jackie.[13] In July 2016, Ron Funches joined the cast as Ron.[14] In August 2016, it was reported that Ben Queen had departed as showrunner.[15]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Wayne or Lose"Marc BucklandJustin Halpern & Patrick SchumackerFebruary 2, 2017 (2017-02-02)T12.154023.10[16]
Emily Locke is hired as the new R&D director at Wayne Security in Charm City, but finds the staff unmotivated and her boss and the head of the division, Van Wayne, only looking to move up the corporate ladder at Wayne Enterprises. Van announces that his cousin Bruce Wayne is going to close the division if it cannot compete with rivals like LexCorp. However, Van wants Wayne Security to fail so that he can leave Charm City in hopes to move to Gotham City, and thus makes no attempt to save it. Under Emily's leadership, the R&D develops a wrist-worn supervillain detector that alerts the wearer when one is nearby and saves the company. This forces Van to remain in Charm City out of his obligations towards his company and causes him to dislike Emily. The news reports that the vigilante Batman uses the new device to locate his archenemy, the Joker, and helps the Gotham City Police Department to apprehend him.
2"Wayne Dream Team"Marc BucklandDean LoreyFebruary 9, 2017 (2017-02-09)T12.154032.53[17]
Emily accidentally tells Van that their Rumbrella, an umbrella that can protect the user from falling rubble, will be done within a week, but the R&D team is more focused on FSL (Fantasy Superhero League), which they don't allow her to take part in. Meanwhile, Van is upset that only his shoulder is in the "Wayne Dream Team" poster. Emily tries to come across as both a friend and boss to the team, while Van works on getting himself in the poster.
3"Sinking Day"Jay ChandrasekharPaul MatherFebruary 16, 2017 (2017-02-16)T12.154062.49[18]
Van forgets to tell the team an important feature their latest project needed to have, causing Van to lose Ace Chemicals, Wayne Security's oldest and largest client, as well as his father's respect. In an effort to earn his father's respect back, Van and Emily work on getting the Atlanteans as their client by throwing a Sinking Day party for them, to celebrate the day Atlantis sunk into the ocean. Ron tries to convince Jackie and Teddy that Wayne Security's new accountant, Alex, is also Charm City's newest superhero, The Olympian.
4"Emily Dates a Henchman"Matt SohnNeel ShahFebruary 23, 2017 (2017-02-23)T12.154072.27[19]
After receiving a wedding invite from her ex-boyfriend, Emily finds someone to date. However, she doesn't realize that her date is a henchman for the Riddler. Meanwhile, Teddy and Ron find a Batarang stuck to a safe door that Wayne Security is supposed to improve. Van, after learning about the Batarang, wants to use it to lure Batman to Charm City; Van wants Batman to pay him 30 thousand dollars for a side-view mirror he broke, and wants Batman to pick him as the next Robin.
5"Cold Season"Clark MathisAmy MassMarch 9, 2017 (2017-03-09)T12.154052.38[20]
While cold-themed villains rampage Charm City, Emily tries to convince Teddy to submit his super-heating gloves to an in-company competition for new inventions. Meanwhile, Van convinces Ron to assemble toys that'll help him with his new girlfriend's daughter.
6"I'ma Friend You"Alex ReidSabrina JaleesMarch 30, 2017 (2017-03-30)T12.154081.81[21]
With Crimson Fox leaving Charm City, Emily decides to take self-defense classes, and tries to get Jackie to join her. However, in trying to help Jackie, Emily over-steps Jackie's boundaries. Meanwhile, Van is convinced that someone (besides him) pooped in his personal work toilet, and wants to fire them. He tries to get Teddy, Ron, and Wendy to turn on each other.
7"Van v Emily: Dawn of Justice"Jaffar MahmoodGreg Lisbe & Jared MillerApril 6, 2017 (2017-04-06)T12.154102.02[23]

Emily challenges Van to an archery contest in order to get her own office. The others advise her to throw the contest, as they have survived in the office by stroking Van's ego. However, Emily believes that Van needs to face reality. Meanwhile, after Teddy is saved by Green Fury, he becomes infatuated with her, and tries to meet her again, despite having an upcoming date with another girl.

The episode "Emergency Punch-Up" was mistakenly aired instead of "Van v Emily: Dawn of Justice" in Canada, several regions of the US and on the NBC website, the running order had been changed because of the prominence of a chemical gas attack in the episode which similarly occurred in Syria just before the episode was aired.[22]
8"Green Furious"Michael McDonaldDean LoreyApril 13, 2017 (2017-04-13)T12.154112.04[24]
Emily earns a favor from Green Fury, which she uses to impress the Wayne Security Board of Directors, as well as help Green Fury be taken seriously by the media. Teddy, in an effort to impress Green Fury and get her to go out with him, tries to improve his image. Meanwhile, Jackie's daughter suspended from school for punching a boy, and won't tell Jackie why. However, she does befriend and tell Wendy, which upsets Jackie.
9"Emergency Punch-Up"[25]Linda MendozaLillian YuApril 20, 2017 (2017-04-20)T12.15409N/A
10"No Consequence Day"[26]UnknownUnknownApril 27, 2017 (2017-04-27)TBAN/A
11"Win, Luthor, Draw"[27]UnknownUnknownMay 4, 2017 (2017-05-04)TBAN/A

Reception

Critical response

After the original pilot was shown at Comic Con 2016, reviews were generally positive. Eric Goldman of IGN gave it a 7.5/10 saying "it's very endearing and amusing and has me looking forward to seeing where it can go".[28] Sydney Bucksbaum of Nerdist praised the pilot episode, saying it's "the superhero comedy we deserve" and "Fans of comic books, office comedy, rom-coms or just having a good laugh, Powerless is for you."[29] After the Pilot episode aired at SDCC 2016, series creator Ben Queen departed the series, after which it was given a new premise and almost the entire episode was reshot.[15]

The reviews for the second pilot episode of Powerless were mostly mixed. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 64% critic approval rating with an average rating of 5.36/10 based on 33 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Powerless has a strong premise leaving room for improvement -- and strong performances from a talented cast -- but the show's initial spark is dimmed by uneven execution and a lack of laughs."[30] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 57 out of 100 based on 26 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[31]

Jesse Scheiden of IGN gave the pilot episode a 4.2/10 saying "there's a lot of potential in that idea, but very little of it is realized here" calling the script "lousy" and calling the show "generic".[32] Yahoo's Dominic Patten called Powerless "a charming comedy with legs and a smart premise".[33] Yahoo's Ken Tucker praised its opening credits which use classic artists like Carmine Infantino, saying "the credits aren't funny, they're just beautiful",[34] while Sonia Saraiya praised the cast, particularly Vanessa Hudgens as Emily Locke calling her performance charming, and Tudyk's performance as "the standout". Additionally she said she is optimistic about the show, saying that "there’s a light, nimble humor to the show’s treatment of superpowers and heroic antics — a much needed respite".[35]

After the first two episodes were panned by critics, the third and fourth episodes received favorable reviews. Jesse Scheden of IGN gave "Sinking Day" a 7.2/10, saying that "the show improves enough in its third episode to leave hope that the show will eventually realize its full potential".[36] About the fourth episode "Emily dates a Henchman", Jesse Scheden gave it an 8/10 saying that "the show still isn't particularly deep, and it still struggles to take advantage of every member of the main cast, it is developing into an entertainingly goofy take on the DC Universe".[37]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Powerless
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)
1 "Wayne or Lose" February 2, 2017 1.1/4 3.10[16]
2 "Wayne Dream Team" February 9, 2017 0.8/3 2.52[17]
3 "Sinking Day" February 16, 2017 0.8/3 2.49[18]
4 "Emily Dates a Henchman" February 23, 2017 0.7/3 2.27[19]
5 "Cold Season" March 9, 2017 0.7/3 2.38[20]
6 "I'ma Friend You" March 30, 2017 0.5/2 1.81[21]
7 "Van v Emily: Dawn of Justice" April 6, 2017 0.6/2 2.02[23]
8 "Green Furious" April 13, 2017 0.6/2[24] 2.04[24]
9 "Emergency Punch-Up" April 20, 2017 TBD TBD
10 "No Consequence Day" April 27, 2017 TBD TBD
11 "Win, Luthor, Draw" May 4, 2017 TBD TBD

References

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  2. ^ Begley, Chris (December 10, 2016). "NBC's DC Comics comedy 'Powerless' now takes place at a Wayne Enterprises company". Batman News.
  3. ^ Elizabeth Wagmeister (2016-02-22). "Vanessa Hudgens to Star as Emily Locke in DC Comics Comedy 'Powerless' at NBC". Variety. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  4. ^ a b c Jamie Lovett (2016-02-23). "DC Comics Sitcom Powerless Adds Alan Tudyk, Danny Pudi, And Christina Kirk". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  5. ^ Schneider, Michael (18 July 2016). "'Powerless': Ron Funches Joins the DC Comics Comedy - IndieWire". IndieWire. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  6. ^ Finger, Bill; Moldoff, Sheldon; Paris, Charles; Starkman, Stan (June 1962). Schiff, Jack (ed.). "The Boy Who Was Robin". Batman. Vol. 1, no. 148.
  7. ^ Sean K. Cureton (2016-03-07). "Powerless TV Series Set Photos Reveal Crimson Fox". Screenrant.com. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  8. ^ Schmidt, Joseph. "New Powerless Featurette With Batman '66s Adam West". ComicBook.com. ComicBook.com. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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