Though the DC Comics-based sitcom Powerless has been picked up as a pilot for NBC, very little is known about the insurance agency office-based comedy. However ComicBookResources has reported that while NBC does describe it as being similar to The Office, but set in a world filled with superheroes, the network has kept quiet on whether it would feature known characters, or simply create all-new ones for the show.
In an interview with IGN, NBC executives Robert Greenblatt and Jennifer Salke spoke about the comedy, explaining that yes, it takes place in the DC Universe, and yes, it will not only feature characters discussing the classic heroes fans know and love, the pilot’s main hero is a “recognizable” one.
Discussing the show’s over-arching premise, Salke said:
“This is a world where superheroes are not only just on green screen out the window of this insurance office, but they’re also running into you on the street and wreaking havoc. The idea isn’t that it’s the creme de la creme of the superheroes. It’s a world where there’s a whole population of superheroes with all sorts of all challenges themselves. So you’re seeing quite a range of characters in that realm in addition to our great, kind of grounded human ensemble.”
Salke was also asked if major characters like Superman or Batman exist in this version of the DC Universe, and he replied in the affirmative.
“Oh, yeah. They’ve namedropped everyone. I don’t think they’ve said anyone’s off limits… Just creatively, what I’ve seen so far of the pilot, the main superhero that’s featured is not one of those [Batman or Superman-type heroes], but it’s someone recognizable.”
Greenblatt elaborated on how the show will deal with the everyday superhero existence.
“They’re in the background. They’re wallpaper I suppose, as opposed to they’re not the main characters in the show, so you may see them blowing up a building out the window or something.”
Salke added:
“You’re definitely hearing about them about them because they exist in the world. It’s a question of speaking parts and it’s a wide range of superheroes.”
So are you more inclined to watch Powerless now when it premieres, or should they just get out of the superhero TV business given how badly Constantine was handled?
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