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It’s bad news for fans of one of Netflix’s most popular shows, as a new production update suggests we could be waiting some time before the confirmed second season ever rolls around. Debuting back in June last year, the first season of the sci-fi superhero series Supacelltook audiences by storm, landing a perfect score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and finding millions of viewers as it took the #1 spot in Netflix's global Top 10.

Created and written by Andrew "Rapman" Onwubolu, Supacell stars Tosin Cole, Adelayo Adedayo, Josh Tedeku, Nadine Mills, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Calvin Demba, Ghetts, Digga D, and Eddie Marsan, and strives to tell a different kind of superhero story, dropping audiences in London where several normal people begin to exhibit strange powers.

Supacell was a huge success with both critics and audiences alike, with the show being renewed for a second season (a rarity on Netflix) back in August.

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It is rare for a TV show to land a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score that sticks, but a Netflix take on the superhero genre, Supacell, was one of those rare projects that did everything right. Although it took a while for Season 2 to be greenlit by the streamer, fans finally learned the fate of the show in August 2024, but since then, updates have been scarce. Thanks to Radio Times, however, we have a slightly better idea of what to expect from the next season.

Supacell was created and written by Rapman (Andrew Onwubolu), and stars Tosin Cole, Adelayo Adedayo, Josh Tedeku, Nadine Mills, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Calvin Demba, Ghetts, Digga D, and Eddie Marsan. The show doesn’t tell a conventional superhero story that plays out in Marvel and DC movies, and that led to an incredibly well-received first season. You can check out the official synopsis below.

“In South London, a...

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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 27th 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.

Supacell 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.

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As per Variety, news came out that the UK-produced sci-fi series Supacell has been renewed for Season 2 on Netflix. The victory lap was broadcasted by one of the co-stars not long after the streaming giant made their announcement Tuesday, Aug. 13 via social media.

Supacell is about a group of five ordinary people who inadvertently manifest superhuman abilities and have no connection barring that they are from South London and they are Black. They are brought together by teleporting delivery driver Michael Lasaki (Tosin Cole).

Created by Rapman, the sci-fi series held its No.1 spot on Netflix for six consecutive weeks globally following its debut on June 27. When this editorial was published, the series remained on Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh at 100% with a 73% Audience Score. Reviews have mostly been positive from Metacritic and the likes of Variety.

This is great news for those who became fans of the series and the industry across the pond,...

BBC Studios has announced the titles coming to BritBox in September 2024, which include everything from new BritBox Originals to classic British fare. BritBox is a digital video subscription service offering the largest collection of British TV in the U.S. and Canada.

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There's more Supacell where the first season came from on Netflix. After garnering high acclaim, the superhero series has secured a second season.

On Tuesday, Netflix announced that Supacell has been renewed for Season 2 by sharing a new poster highlighting the number "2" in the background. No other information was shared, such as when the new season might arrive, but the renewal announcement will certainly come as good news to fans curious to see where the story will go next. Netflix can be infamous with axing shows too soon, and the future of Supacell had been uncertain since the six-episode freshman season debuted in June.

Supacell Season 2 Is Coming pic.twitter.com/r2KrykpkvP Netflix (@netflix) August 13, 2024

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Supacell, created by Rapman, premiered on Netflix at the end of June, and there's no doubt this has been one of the biggest shows of the summer for the streamer.

Supacell tells the story of five South Londoners who learn they have superpowers. Together, they join forces to stop a mysterious organization that wishes them harm. The series stars Tosin Cole, Nadine Mills, Josh Tedeku, Calvin Demba, Adelayo Adedayo, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Ghetts, Eddie Marsan, Sian Brooke, and more.

We have some excellent news about Supacell season 2 to share with fans of the Netflix original series!

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Netflix announced Supacell season 2 is officially in the works. The streamer shared the news on social media with video messages from Rapman and the cast.

Obviously, it was a long wait to find out if Supacell was renewed or not,...

Supacell has been renewed for a second season!

The series, which stars Tosin Cole, Adelayo Adedayo, Nadine Mills, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Calvin Demba, Josh Tedeku, and Eddie Marsan, debuted in June to favorable reviews.

Keep reading to find out more…

The six episode series is about a group of five ordinary people who unexpectedly develop superpowers. They have little in common except for one thing: they are all Black South Londoners. It is down to one man, Michael Lasaki, to bring them all together in order to save the woman he loves.

Netflix announced the renewal on social media, writing, “Supacell Season 2 Is Coming.” No other information like returning cast or premiere date has been confirmed at this time. Stay tuned!

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Netflix is powering up a second season of Supacell.

The streamer has renewed the series about five Black people in South London who unexpectedly develop superpowers. Supacell, created by Rapman, premiered on June 27 and has been a fixture in Netflix’s internal top 10 list of English-language series since its debut.

Netflix announced the renewal Tuesday on its social media channels.

Supacell has received largely favorable reviews; The Hollywood Reporter critic Daniel Fienberg wrote that “The [superhero] genre is the genre, but the tone and feel that Rapman sets and the characters he builds out are different enough to be worthwhile.”

In an interview with THR, Rapman — who also served as showrunner on Supacell and directed three of the six episodes — said he never thought of the series as a superhero show. “Because I wasn’t trying to call them superheroes, it already took me down a different route. They’re all flawed individuals,...

Supacell has been renewed for a second season on Netflix.

Rapman’s debut TV series is set in modern day South London, following 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.

The show has been a hit for Netflix, one of its biggest to come out of the UK for some time, and has dominated top 10 lists around the world for the past few weeks. It is still sitting in a number of global top 10s several weeks on from launch. Netflix just posted news of the recommission on X.

Supacell is created by Blue Story helmer Rapman and directed by Sebastian Thiel. It stars Tosin Cole, Adelayo Adedayo, Josh Teduku, Nadine Mills, Eric Kofi Abrefa, Calvin Demba and Eddie Marsan.

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A second season of Supacell is taking flight at Netflix. The renewal was made official on Tuesday, nearly two months after the British sci-fi drama’s six-episode first season hit the streamer on June 24.

Per its official description, Supacell follows “five ordinary people who unexpectedly develop superpowers. They have little in common except for one thing: they are all Black South Londoners. It is down to one man, Michael Lasaki, to bring them all together in order to save the woman he loves.”

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“Supacell” has been renewed for Season 2 at Netflix.

The announcement was made on Netflix’s social channels on Tuesday. The renewal comes after the six-episiode Season 1 debuted on the streamer back in June.

Per the official description, the series is about “a group of five ordinary people who unexpectedly develop superpowers. They have little in common except for one thing: they are all Black South Londoners. It is down to one man, Michael Lasaki, to bring them all together in order to save the woman he loves.”

The cast of the series includes Adelayo Adedayo, Calvin Demba, Tosin Cole, Nadine Mills, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Josh Tedeku, Eddie Marsan, Ky-mani Carty, and Rayxia Ojo.

The series was created by Rapman, who also serves as an executive producer and director. Sebastian Thiel is also a director on the series. Steve Searle, Mouktar Mohammed, and Anna Ferguson also executive produce.

“Supacell” has received strong reviews since its release.

Netflix has finally revealed the fate of the hit superhero series Supacell and, for a change, its good news as the streamer has now officially renewed the show for Season 2. The streaming giant took to social media to make the announcement, simply stating Supacell Season 2 Is Coming and sharing a new poster for the second season, which you can check out below.

Created and written by Rapman (Andrew Onwubolu), Supacell stars Tosin Cole, Adelayo Adedayo, Josh Tedeku, Nadine Mills, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Calvin Demba, Ghetts, Digga D, and Eddie Marsan, and strives to tell a different kind of superhero story, dropping audiences in London where several normal people begin to exhibit strange powers. You can check out the official synopsis below.

In South London, a group of normal people suddenly develop superpowers, and the only apparent connection between them is that they are all Black; as they deal with the impact...

Supacell season 2 has officially been announced. Supacell is a Netflix series about a group of unsuspecting Londoneres who end up developing unexpected superpowers. Supacell's was directed by Rapman and Sebastian Thiel and featured a leading cast including Tosin Cole, Nadine Mills, Josh Tedeku, Eric Kofi Abrefa, Adelayo Adedayo, Calvin Dembra, and Rayxia Ojo.

Now, Netflix has officially announced the renewal of Supacell. Check out the announcement below:

Supacell Season 2 Is Coming pic.twitter.com/r2KrykpkvP Netflix (@netflix) August 13, 2024

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Grab your English-to-English dictionary, because Netflixs Supacell has been passed the torch as the next frenemy affair to deal with a conspiracy against the Black community. Black people are going missing and a strange collective of white people has something to do with it. Each character of an all-Black ensemble of South Londoners wields a newfound superpower (or two), and they are all being targeted for it. Michael (Tosin Cole), Sabrina (Nadine Mills), Tazer (Josh Tedeku), Rodney (Calvin Demba), and Andre (Eric Kofi-Abrefa) must find each other in order to stop a group of supernaturally powered hooded foes from harming Michaels fiance, Dionne (Adelayo Adedayo). Though more drama than comedy, series creator Rapman presents an engaging commentary on Black-on-Black crime and unjust racial power dynamics.

Warning: Contains Major Spoilers for Supacell season 1!

Supacell season 1 finale sets up season 2 with major revelations and unanswered questions. Victoria's reveal as the true villain shifts the focus of the story in season 2. Michael's team must stay together to save the world, but will Netflix greenlight a season 2?

Supacell's season 1 cliffhanger ending leaves several questions that can be answered in season 2 of Rapman's superhero show. Set in South London, Supacell tells the story of Michael (Tosin Cole), who not only discovers that he has superpowers, but that he also has to bring together four other super-powered Londoners. Throughout season 1, Michael struggled to unite Supacell's cast of characters, as he battled mysterious hooded figures while also trying to keep his fiance Dionne (Adelayo Adedayo) safe. While Michael eventually succeeds in uniting Sabrina (Nadine Mills), Andre (Eric Kofi-Abrefa), Rodney (Calvin Demba) and Tazer (Josh Tedeku), he still loses Dionne.

Dionne's death,...

[This story contains spoilers from season one of Supacell.]

Supacell is, in many ways, a love letter to drama, sci-fi, Black talent and south London — but it is not a superhero story.

That’s what its showrunner, Rapman, wants fans to know. The six-part series has stormed into Netflix‘s most-watched programs this month and currently sits in the top spot on its global television list, having accrued nearly 12 million views.

Rapman — or “Raps” as he says he’s known among friends and colleagues — is a quadruple threat. The Briton, whose real name is Andrew Onwubolu, is a rapper, record producer, screenwriter and director. Finding fame on YouTube through the medium of rap, the 35-year-old made his writing and directorial debut with the 2019 feature Blue Story, a musical crime drama that earned international distribution through Paramount. Around that same time, Rapman began concocting a piece of television that asked the question: “What if there was a sci-fi where...

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Supacell is a new, diverse superhero show about regular people gaining superpowers and dealing with their new abilities. The show centers on Black British characters facing social issues like sickle cell disease, subverting genre expectations. Supacell's success stems from its focus on real-world problems while using fantastical elements to tell its story.

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Supacell offers a fresh, original superhero story with a diverse cast and unique power origins. The show stands out in a saturated market, delivering fully realized characters in just six episodes. Supacell's storytelling and character development make it a must-watch.

Supacell is an incredibly well-conceived take on superhero stories. It's fresh, with a strong foundation and talented actors filling out the cast. Season 1 consists of just six episodes, but in each hour-long entry, the heroes that populate the world of Supacell become more familiar, and the mystery surrounding their gifts and their connection thickens. As a result, season 1 stands out as an incredible first chapter in an original superhero story that makes a distinct impression in a saturated market.

Supacell (2024)

Cast Adelayo Adedayo, Michael Salami, Eddie MarsanRelease Date June 27, 2024Seasons 1Genres Sci-Fi, DramaDirectors Rapman, Sebastian ThielMain Genre Sci-FiCreator(s) Rapman

The story takes place in South London, where a group...

Netflix is known as the biggest streaming service out there, with the largest number of subscribers and, of course, the largest number of original content. Whether you want movies, series, or animated series, regardless of the genre, Netflix is definitely going to have something for you to enjoy.

While the superhero genre has mostly been on the big screen, with Disney (MCU) and Warner (Dcu) being the biggest players on the market, superhero series are also present, but Disney and Amazon (with The Boys) are the biggest players in that aspect. Or, they have been, at least, until late June.

On June 27, 2024, Netflix released the superhero series Supacell, whose first season consists of six episodes. Focused on Black characters, the series has been praised by many and is slowly becoming a proper hit around the world after having taken the United Kingdom by storm. The critics are very satisfied and...

Netflix's new superhero drama, Supacell, has taken the streaming world by storm, topping charts just days after its release. The series has secured the number one spot on the most-watched TV shows list in multiple countries and is currently ranked second in the UK and the US.

Created by Rapman, known for Blue Story, Supacell follows the lives of five ordinary South Londoners who discover their supernatural abilities. The series has received rave reviews, maintaining a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Since its debut on June 27, Supacell has surged to the number two position on Netflix's global Top 10 chart for English-language television shows, amassing 33.5 million views and 6.4 million hours viewed between June 24 and June 30.

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Supacell, a new Netflix superhero show, is gaining global popularity with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score and now a place on Netflix's global charts. The series focuses on a group of Black South Londoners with superpowers, connected by their history of sickle cell disease. Created and directed by Rapman, the show's success may lead to a season 2.

Supacell, the new Netflix superhero show with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, is shaping up to be a global hit. Although the superhero genre is fairly established on the big screen, with the MCU and the Dcu taking the lead, the television streaming landscape has been more experimental. Prime Video has The Boys and Invincible. Hulu has the adult comedy Extraordinary, while HBO's The Franchise will debut later this year. Now, after the high-profile disappointment of its Jupiter's Legacy adaptation, Netflix seems to have success with the British thriller Supacell.

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Supacell's season 1 finale sets up an even better plot for season 2, revealing Victoria as the main antagonist. Michael's time travel powers can't save Dionne from a stray bullet, leading to her tragic death. The Hooded Figures, led by Krazy, are revealed to be a gang working for Ray and Victoria, who research superpowered people with sickle cell disease.

Although Supacell season 1s ending did wrap up the shows story perfectly, the finales many twists also set up an even better season 2 plot. Supacell is a British superhero series that arrived on Netflix in June 2024. The show follows a group of South Londoners who discover that they have developed mysterious superpowers and are being targeted by a group of Hooded figures. Supacells protagonist, Michael, is a delivery driver who can teleport and, with a lot of effort, has some limited access to time travel.

Supacell is an original creation by Rapman, not based on a comic book. The series draws inspiration from the history of realistic superhero stories, like Heroes and Misfits. Supacell's unique setting makes it as much of a love letter to South London as it is a love letter to the superhero genre.

Netflixs thrilling new superhero series Supacell is a unique and interesting twist on the genre but is it an original story or is it based on a comic book? Supacell is the brainchild of British hip-hop artist Rapman, who serves as the showrunner, creator, writer, and head director on the series. The story revolves around a group of seemingly regular South Londoners, each with a family history of sickle cell disease, who gain superpowers and work together to fight back against the secret organization that wants to control them.

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"Supacell" is a Netflix superhero series that follows a group of ordinary people who suddenly develop extraordinary powers. The show features a diverse cast of characters, each with their own unique abilities and personal struggles. Here are the main cast members and their characters: Tosin Cole as Michael - A young man who gains the ability to perceive and manipulate time, leading him to take drastic actions to change the fate of his partner, Dionne. Adelayo Adedayo as Dionne - Michael's partner and love interest, whose tragic fate is revealed to Michael through his powers, causing tension in their relationship.

Netflix's Supacell has received rave critical reviews upon release, bringing deserved attention to its impressive and varied cast. Although part of the popular superhero subgenre, Supacell pushes boundaries with its sly social commentary and subversive approach to conventions, centering on some atypical heroes. The result is a show that has...

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Supacell is a British superhero drama series created by Rapman. The Netflix series is getting love from all over the world, and it deserves that because it takes a lot of bold leaps and gives us a thrilling ride filled with complex characters and their interesting story. Supacell is set in South London and follows the story of a group of people who suddenly develop superpowers. The only thing that is similar to all of them is that they are all Black. Supacell stars Tosin Cole in the lead role, with Nadine Mills, Adelayo Adedayo, Josh Tedeku, Calvin Demba, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, and Giacomo Mancini starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the mystery, thrill, and superhero elements in Supacell, here are some similar shows you could watch next.

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In his new Netflix series, “Supacell,” creator Rapman examines the lives of five ordinary Black South Londoners who develop unexpected superpowers. Though the excitement of supernatural abilities and the magic of science fiction ripple across the show, the series also explores major themes that disproportionately affect Black people, including human trafficking, extreme surveillance, pervasive global anti-Blackness and predatory medical practices.

“Supacell” opens with a distressing event. An older Black woman is seen running down a dark corridor dressed only in a hospital gown. As she steps toward the sunlight, she is gunned down. Her limp body is then dragged back through the facility as prisoners — all Black people — look on in horror from glass cells. From there, the setting transitions into more familiar territory. Viewers find themselves on the modern streets of South London, where we meet Michael (a stellar Tosin Cole), a package delivery courier anxious about proposing to his long-term girlfriend,...

Tosin Cole has already been part of two of the best-known sci-fi franchises around.

Sure, the American-born British actor admits his turn as starfighter pilot Lieutenant Bastian in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was perhaps a little “blink-and-you’ll miss it” (although it could have been a lot more — he got down to the final few auditioning for John Boyega’s role of Finn but “it just didn’t work out” and J.J. Abrams offered him this part instead). But in BBC cult series “Doctor Who,” however, across seasons 11 and 12, he played the main character of Ryan Sinclair, companion to Jodie Whittaker’s Time Lord. It all gives him some solid bragging rights.

“You know, I can tell my grandkids, ‘Your granddaddy was in this show!,’” he exclaims.

But now there’s another sci-fi that he hopes could also become something to tell the grandchildren about in years to come.

Going back to the immigrant/foundling who became Superman, the superhero genre has often been used as an exploration of what happens when people from variably disenfranchised groups find themselves with unexpected levels of power. Whether the result leads to enhanced altruism or diabolical megalomania is the difference between a hero and a villain.

Not all audiences are so eager to read for subtext, which has led to recent stories that push the subtext to the surface and the superpowers occasionally to the background, whether the goal is to make stubborn pre-existing audiences get the point (see X-Men ’97), to make an audience that probably never watched in the first place get the point (Amazon’s short-lived The Power) or to make a low-iq potato get the point (season four of The Boys)

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As far as the three young women sitting in row E at London’s Bush Theatre were concerned, the name of the character Tosin Cole was playing in Benedict Lombe’s “spicy” love story Shifters, wasn’t Dre — short for Dream — but “Dreamboat.”

It’s a double whammy of love, well, sort of, for Cole, who also stars in Rapman’s game-changing Netflix drama Supacell, playing a love-struck south London courier who discovers he has developed superpowers.

Adelayo Adedayo and Tosin Cole in ‘Supacell’

Back at the Bush, one of the women leant forward and cried, ”Bring Dreamboat over ‘ere to me now!”

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For any pop culture website that features a sizable amount of coverage of superhero-related properties, there is a legal obligation to use the phrase “Superhero fatigue” a minimum number of times a year. The earliest reference we’ve found to it was as far back as 2003, followed by a Tweet from 2009, a few months before the release of Iron Man 2, claiming that Disney’s deal with Marvel would have been better business four or five years previously, at the peak of the superhero craze.

But while at times it seems like someone must have been peering over Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s shoulders as they penned Action Comics Issue 1 saying “Hasn’t this idea been a bit overdone?”, the truth is that at both Marvel and DC, the superhero genre has seemed to be flagging of late.

So it seems like a bold move to choose now to release Supacell,...

"Just think about all the lives you could save!" "The only life I'm trying to save is yours..." So go save her! Netflix has revealed the main official trailer for a UK thriller series titled Supacell, arriving for streaming later this month. It's the next creation by the Blue Story director who goes under the moniker "Rapman", telling an urban London story about people with super powers. Supacell is about a group of five ordinary people who unexpectedly develop superpowers. They have little in common except for one thing: they are all Black South Londoners. It is down to one man, Michael Lasaki, to bring them all together in order to save the woman he loves. The series stars Tosin Cole as Michael, Nadine Mills as Sabrina, Eric Kofi Abrefa as Andre, Calvin Demba as Rodney, Josh Tedeku as Tazer, Adelayo Adedayo as Dionne, Rayxia Ojo as Sharleen, and Giacomo Mancini as Spud.

Netflix has released the official trailer for Rapman’s ‘Supacell’ and have revealed that the Mobo award-winning British rapper and songwriter Ghetts will play the role of Krazy.

The series is about a group of five ordinary people who unexpectedly develop superpowers. They have little in common except for one thing: they are all Black South Londoners. One man, Michael Lasaki, must bring them all together to save the woman he loves.

Created, Directed and show ran by Rapman with Sebastian Thiel also directing, the cast includes Tosin Cole (61st, Street, Till, Ear for Eye) as Michael, Nadine Mills (Sliced and The Weekend) as Sabrina, Eric Kofi Abrefa (Blue Story, Bmf) as Andre, Calvin Demba (The Rig, Life, Micky and the Bear) as Rodney, Josh Tedeku (Moonhaven, A Town Called Malice) as Tazer, Adelayo Adedayo (The Responder, Timewasters) as Dionne, Rayxia Ojo (Harry Potter and The Cursed Child – West End Production,...

10 Best Shows and Films Coming to Netflix in June 2024(Photo Credit –IMDb)

Get ready for an action-packed month on Netflix, as the streaming platform is adding some highly-anticipated original shows and movies to its catalog in June 2024. From romantic dramas to sci-fi shows, and from thrillers to comedies, a wide range of content is coming to the streaming platform.

With so many options to watch within a month, it can get tricky for viewers to keep track of the release of all the series and movies. To help you out, here are our picks of the 10 best original TV shows and films being released on Netflix in June 2024.

1. Sweet Tooth Season 3

Premiere Date: June 6th

The third and final season of the acclaimed fantasy drama Sweet Truth is all set to debut on June 6th. In the upcoming season, Gus, Jepperd, Wendy, and Bear are headed to Alaska to find Gus’ mother,...

It’s a new month and Netflix is here with some much-anticipated new original movies and TV shows. As always Netflix is proving itself by releasing compelling content month after month on its platform. This month is no different as there will be something new for everyone, from comedy to drama and action to fantasy. So, here are the best new original movies and shows coming on Netflix in June 2024.

Sweet Home Season 3 (June 6)

Sweet Tooth is coming to an end with its third and final season. Based on a DC comic book limited series of the same name by Jeff Lemire, the Netflix series is going to tell its final story on June 6. In Season 3 we will see Gus and his group of friends heading to Alaska to find his mother who is working to uncover the mystery behind the deadly Sick. In his journey to find answers he...

Today, BritBox, the premiere streaming destination for British television offering the biggest and best collection of unmissable British television, announced a dynamic slate of upcoming Original series.

Sharing a suspenseful teaser, BritBox announced that the thrilling new mystery Passenger, led by Wunmi Mosaku (Loki), will premiere in October. In the captivating screenwriting debut of actor Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch), inexplicable crimes haunt the fictional village of Chadder Vale, where perhaps more is afoot than meets the eye.

Barry Sloane (Revenge), David Threlfall (Shameless), and Rowan Robinson (A Haunting in Venice) also star in the atmospheric crime drama.

Summer will see the powerful return of gritty, impactful crime dramas, starting with the June 13 return of Blue Lights. A breakout hit in the UK, the Belfast-based series delves into complex local politics through the lens of a police drama.

Multi-bafta-nominated The Responder returns July 11 for a new season, once again led by Martin Freeman...

‘If you didn’t laugh, you’d cry’ isn’t just the correct British response to any exasperating situation, it must also be Tony Schumacher’s screenwriting mantra. His crime drama The Responder would be unwatchably bleak if it wasn’t also so bloody funny.

Series one put response officer Chris Carson (Martin Freeman) through the wringer so thoroughly that it was a wonder he survived. His childhood pal Carl, a small-time drug dealer who’d been paying him for police intel, didn’t, and in a characteristically heroic/risky attempt to help Carl’s widow, Chris gave her the rucksack of stolen cocaine that had kicked off all this mess. Now it’s six months later and guess what? Chris’ problems are far from over.

Series two of The Responder is just as buzzing with life and wry observation as the first. Chris’ night-time police patrols offer up a...

At the start of The Responder’s first series, written by ex-police officer Tony Schumacher, the cracks were already showing in Martin Freeman’s police officer Chris Carson. He was depressed, angry, and having panic attacks.

A former inspector who’d been demoted to response policing when his squad came under suspicion of corruption, Chris had spent the last three years working night patrols in Liverpool city centre. He was unpopular at work and considered a loose cannon best left alone. His shift pattern meant that he barely saw his wife Kate (MyAnna Buring) and their young daughter Tilly. His wages couldn’t cover the fees at the care home for his dementia-suffering mother (Rita Tushingham). He wanted to be a good bobby, but under-funded public services made him at best, a sticking plaster on the desperate needs of his drug-flooded and impoverished community.

For help, Chris had turned to...

Martin Freeman-starring series “The Responder” has revealed first-look photos of its anticipated second season.

Produced by Fremantle’s Dancing Ledge Productions, it’s set to debut on BBC iPlayer and BBC One on May 5 and will be available on BritBox this summer. Fremantle is handling global distribution. It has also released a trailer.

Written by Tony Schumacher, it will see its conflicted protagonist, police officer Chris, “trying to find his way out of the woods.”

“I am abusing this metaphor, but it’s an evolution. He thinks his life is going to be O.K.,” Schumacher told Variety.

“He has decided to take matters into his own hands,” added Freeman, as Chris finally – and reluctantly – tries therapy.

“He goes: ‘I am going to give it a go, maybe I will learn something.’ It’s about putting yourself in a situation where you can actually get some help. He is...

Martin Freeman returns for The Responder series 2, which is heading to the BBC in early May: here’s the trailer for the show.

The first series of psychological drama The Responder held a mirror up to the emotional extremes of life on the front line of British policing. Written by former Merseyside police officer Tony Schumacher, the show was equal parts a thrilling police procedural and intense character study, with a tour de force performance by Martin Freeman at the centre. It was one of the biggest dramas of 2022, winning Freeman an International Emmy for Best Actor and several BAFTA nominations. Half of the first series was directed by Philip Barantini, who went on to direct the brilliant Boiling Point.

Set and filmed in Liverpool, it followed Chris Carter, an inspector, as he gets demoted and begins working the night shift. The drama interspersed scenes of Chris tackling various crimes...

Supacell is a British superhero series heading to Netflix in June from Rapman, and here’s the trailer.

While America generally has the monopoly on superhero films, Britain has had its fair share of caped crusaders over the years.

The most recent example is Emma Moran’s Extraordinary, which is now available to watch on Itvx. From 2009 to 2013, Howard Overman achieved huge success with five series of irreverent comedy drama Misfits. Drew Pearce, who went on to co-write Iron Man 3 with Shane Black, began his career writing the little seen superhero sitcom No Heroics in 2008.

Perhaps the biggest shame, though, is that the film adaptation of clasic 1970s cartoon Bananaman, which was voiced by Bill Oddie, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden, also known as The Goodies, never materialised, though a stage musical premiered at the Southwark Playhouse in 2017.

Netflix drama Supacell is the next to have a go, and...

"You can save her..." "How?" "You need all four. One dies, she dies." Netflix has unveiled a first look teaser trailer for a thriller series titled Supacell, arriving for streaming this summer. It's the next creation by the Blue Story director who goes under the moniker "Rapman", an urban London story about people with super powers who have to join together. "Find them, before it's too late." When a regular group of ordinary people from South London are gifted with superpowers, they find their new abilities have made them targets for a powerful entity. The series stars Tosin Cole as Michael, Nadine Mills as Sabrina, Eric Kofi Abrefa as Andre, Calvin Demba as Rodney, Josh Tedeku as Tazer, Adelayo Adedayo as Dionne, Rayxia Ojo as Sharleen, and Giacomo Mancini as Spud. There's only a little bit of footage in this first teaser, but enough to make me intrigued. Looks pretty cool.

Netflix has debuted a teaser trailer for the series created by Rapman ‘Supacell’.

A regular group of people are unexpectedly gifted with superpowers. Before the group really get a chance to figure out how to use their powers they find their new special abilities have made them targets for the powerful agency that created them.

The group of five ordinary people unexpectedly develop superpowers. They have little in common except for one thing: they are all Black South Londoners. It is down to one man, Michael Lasaki, to bring them all together to save the woman he loves.

Rapman also serves as lead director while Sebastian Thiel also directs. The cast includes Tosin Cole as Michael, Nadine Mills as Sabrina, Eric Kofi Abrefa as Andre, Calvin Demba as Rodney, Josh Tedeku as Tazer, Adelayo Adedayo as Dionne, Rayxia Ojo as Sharleen, Giacomo Mancini as Spud and Eddie Marsan will play Ray.