Misfits

Author: Howard Overman

The British are not fooling around when it comes to dark super-powered drama. Misfits is just about as heavy a series as you can find out there, and it's big, brash, and sexy, all in equal measure. The story has everything to do with the British idea of class and how it manifests in individuals who are cast out. The five heroes of our series are all on a community service program and end up caught in a supernatural storm that gives them super-powers. Not just super-powers, but super-powers that mirror the kind of character they represented before the storm. The ideas of the show are heavy, but the execution is absolutely mind-blowing. The concept of the powers representing the people who wield them is a classic in comic books, but here, it is taken to a whole other level, with perfectly executed effects and writing. The acting is wonderful, especially when an extreme story requires they go over-the-top. The sexuality, and frank language, is impressively realistic, when it needs to be, and over-poweringly brutal when that's called for. In all, Misfits is a series that talks British culture and holds a mirror up to it. Why it's on the list: One of the best series you can find on Hulu in the US, and some of the best British scifi for adults!