Rapman & Netflix Launch Trailer For All-Black Superhero Collection “Supacell”  

Netflix is giving followers a primary have a look at Rapman’s upcoming all-Black superhero collection, Supacell. 

The six-part sci-fi drama premieres in June and centres on a gaggle of bizarre South Londoners who develop superpowers. Their new skills make them targets of the highly effective company that created them.  

“The deeper theme of the present is love,” Rapman revealed in a behind-the-scenes video final yr. One of many group should convey all of them collectively to save lots of the love of his life earlier than it’s too late.  

“I all the time get requested why I’ve performed a superhero present. Individuals don’t know that I like the style,” Rapman defined in final yr’s teaser. “Rising up in South London, I by no means actually noticed something that made me suppose, ‘Yeah, this might occur the place we’re from’. Now, if you watch Supacell, you’re truly gonna suppose: ‘You recognize what? That most likely may occur, you already know’.” 

In the meantime, Rapman, showrunner, creator and lead director of the six-part collection launched an initiative to assist Black creatives break into the TV trade. The “Supacell Six” scheme based by Rapman, New Wave and Netflix offers the candidates the chance to develop expertise of their chosen fields, with entry to specialists, programs and shadowing crew.  

The multihyphenate rapper, producer, director and screenwriter gained preliminary success and caught the attention of Roc Nation together with his viral three-part internet collection Shiro’s Story. After signing with Jay-Z’s leisure company, Rapman made his directorial debut with the musical crime drama Blue Story in 2019. The South Londoner mentioned the film with AllHipHop.com again in 2020. Watch the interview right here.