The Powell family (Michael Chiklis, Julie Benz, Kay Panabaker, Jimmy Bennett) gains superpowers after a plane crash in Brazil. The mother Stephanie works as a scientist in Global Tech on an Amazonian plant. She gains super-speed. Her police sketch artist husband Jim gains super-strength. Their daughter Daphne gains telepathy and their geeky son gains super-intelligence. Katie Andrews (Autumn Reeser) is Stephanie's lab assistant and Dr. Dayton King (Stephen Collins) is her boss. Jim's assistant DA friend George St. Cloud (Romany Malco) knows his secret and is a comic book fan.
The show has a strong start as the family tries to discover and deal with their new superpowers. It's a fun family take on super heroes. The problem starts when they try to overload it with the sci-fi drama of company secrets and the more serious story lines. It should have kept the show on the lighter side. The kids should deal more with school and school friends. The company intrigue should be pushed back to later years. This should have been a simple comedic superhero procedural show for the first year or two.
The show has a strong start as the family tries to discover and deal with their new superpowers. It's a fun family take on super heroes. The problem starts when they try to overload it with the sci-fi drama of company secrets and the more serious story lines. It should have kept the show on the lighter side. The kids should deal more with school and school friends. The company intrigue should be pushed back to later years. This should have been a simple comedic superhero procedural show for the first year or two.