Coming as no surprise, Netflix has renewed its British superhero drama Supacell for a second season. That show arrived in June with little in the way of promotion in the States, but it immediately jumped up to the top rungs of the Netflix charts. It started at the Number 2 slot then spent two weeks at Number 1, overall averaging 29 million hours a week watched through its six-week run in the charts. It has also spent three weeks in the Nielsen Streaming Rankings so far, averaging 600 million minutes watched per week. In addition, the show currently holds a perfect 100% Fresh Rating on Rotten Tomatoes, so the renewal had been pretty much expected. Series creator Rapman had the following to say about the direction of the upcoming season:
I can’t wait for the world to see Supacell Season 2. For me season 1 was always an origin story. Season 2 is when the journey really begins. Season 1 was my Batman Begins, Season 2 is my Dark Knight.
The first season of Supacell had six episodes and there has been no word yet on the episode count for the second year. Expect that to premiere in late 2025 or early 2026.
This announcement counts back to the 2023-24 season and it brings that Cancellation/Renewal Score to 35 renewed sci fi and fantasy entries (45% of shows tracked) vs 21 cancelled and ending (27%). You can see the breakdown of the numbers and the full list of shows for the current and prior seasons at our Cancellation Watch Page.
Supacell follows a group of five ordinary Black people unified by a family history of sickle cell disease. They unexpectedly develop superpowers and are pursued by a secret organization that intends to control them for its own purposes. It stars Tosin Cole, Jessica Magaye, Ricardo McCleary-Campbell, Saraphina Mattis, Melissa Simon-Hartman, Cleo Young and Micheal Ademilua.
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