Tomorrow sees the return of dark comedy Misfits, the fifth – and final – series of the Howard Overman-created show.
Following a group of young offenders sentenced to work community service before a freak electrical storm endows them all with superpowers, season five transports us one year on from the event and focuses on how various characters are dealing with their new lives.
Throughout the series’ run, we’ve experienced moments of ingenious comedy interspersed with gruesome deaths, more probation workers than we can count and a total cast upheaval.
The original cast – Antonia Thomas, Iwan Rheon, Lauren Socha, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Robert Sheehan as Alisha Daniels, Simon Bellamy, Kelly Bailey, Curtis Donovan, and Nathan Young, respectively, are all gone.
In their place are Joseph Gilgun as Rudy Wade along with Karla Crome, Nathan McMullen, Matt Stokoe and Natasha O’Keeffe as Jess, Finn, Alex and Abbey Smith.
And though these...
Following a group of young offenders sentenced to work community service before a freak electrical storm endows them all with superpowers, season five transports us one year on from the event and focuses on how various characters are dealing with their new lives.
Throughout the series’ run, we’ve experienced moments of ingenious comedy interspersed with gruesome deaths, more probation workers than we can count and a total cast upheaval.
The original cast – Antonia Thomas, Iwan Rheon, Lauren Socha, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Robert Sheehan as Alisha Daniels, Simon Bellamy, Kelly Bailey, Curtis Donovan, and Nathan Young, respectively, are all gone.
In their place are Joseph Gilgun as Rudy Wade along with Karla Crome, Nathan McMullen, Matt Stokoe and Natasha O’Keeffe as Jess, Finn, Alex and Abbey Smith.
And though these...
- 10/22/2013
- by Joseph Dempsey
- Obsessed with Film
Back in November we told you that Chuck co-creator Josh Schwartz had finalized a deal for the rights to the U.K. series Misfits and was teaming with Misfits creator Howard Overman to write the pilot of a U.S. version. Though we haven’t heard any more about this since then, we have what may be even better news for fans, and fans-to-be, of the U.K. show. The original show is coming here to the U.S.
Logo has announced that it will be airing Season 1 of the show beginning July 19 at 10/9c, and will show all four seasons in the following months. Described below as “the mutant offspring of True Blood and X-Men,” Misfits not a show you’ll be watching with small children. Take the first line of the press release as a good indicator.
Sci-fi Megahit “Misfits” Makes U.S. Television Debut On Logo BAFTA-Winning,...
Logo has announced that it will be airing Season 1 of the show beginning July 19 at 10/9c, and will show all four seasons in the following months. Described below as “the mutant offspring of True Blood and X-Men,” Misfits not a show you’ll be watching with small children. Take the first line of the press release as a good indicator.
Sci-fi Megahit “Misfits” Makes U.S. Television Debut On Logo BAFTA-Winning,...
- 6/8/2012
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
It’s a familiar story: A group of outsiders with special powers bands together under adverse circumstances. Only the British series Misfits is not your mother’s Avengers. Sub in orange jumpsuits for spandex and the power to drive people to sexual frenzy for the Hulk smash, and you’ve got this BAFTA-winning crossover hit. EW can exclusively reveal that Logo will be first to televise Misfits in America. Dubbing the series “the mutant offspring of True Blood and X-Men,” the network will roll out the six-episode first season starting July 19. Below, get your first glimpse of the Misfits and...
- 6/7/2012
- by Lanford Beard
- EW - Inside TV
When Seth finds a resurrection superpower he uses it to bring his dead ex-girlfriend Shannon back to life. But it’s not long before he realises that the new power has unexpected consequences… when Shannon develops a taste for blood. Seth is torn between his love for Kelly and the guilt he feels over Shannon’s death, as the gang battle an army of zombie cheerleaders. Starring: Iwan Rheon as Simon Bellamy Lauren Socha as Kelly Bailey Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Curtis Donovan Antonia Thomas as Alisha Bailey Joseph Gilgun as Rudy Wade Matthew McNulty as Seth Barry Aird as Custody officer LEEE777 - Misfits Season 3, Episode 7 airs today on E4 and E4+1 (UK/Europe).
- 12/11/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
After a drunken one-night-stand with a mysterious girl Rudy discovers that he has a strange superpower Std. With only 24hrs to undo the curse Rudy enlists Simon to help him find the girl. Meanwhile something weird is happening with Curtis’ gender-swap power. And Seth finally finds the superpower that he’s been searching for. Stars: Iwan Rheon as Simon Bellamy Lauren Socha as Kelly Bailey Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Curtis Donovan Antonia Thomas as Alisha Bailey Joseph Gilgun as Rudy Wade Matthew McNulty as Seth Barry Aird as Custody officer David Ajala as Inspector Joanna Christie as Jo Kehinde Fadipe as Melissa Ellie Jacob as Amy Hannah John-Kamen as Carly Amy Manson as Leah LEEE777 - Misfits Season 3, Episode 6 airs today on E4 and E4+1 (UK/Europe).
- 12/4/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
When a coma victim named Jen manages to switch bodies with Kelly and walk away from the hospital, it's up to the gang to save Kelly's life before the life-support machine is switched off. Stars: Iwan Rheon as Simon Bellamy Lauren Socha as Kelly Bailey Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Curtis Donovan Antonia Thomas as Alisha Bailey Joseph Gilgun as Rudy Wade Craig Parkinson as Shaun Matthew McNulty as Seth LEEE777 - Misfits Season 3, Episode 5 airs 27 November, this Sunday on E4 (Europe). Watch it or miss out!
- 11/25/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Plans go horribly wrong and the gang find themselves in an alternate world where the Nazis conquered Britain. With the Nazis growing stronger as they force Seth to 'deal' them super-powers, it's up to Kelly and the resistance to fight back. As the Nazis close in, Kelly and Seth find themselves drawn to each other. Stars: Iwan Rheon as Simon Bellamy Lauren Socha as Kelly Bailey Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Curtis Donovan Antonia Thomas as Alisha Bailey Joseph Gilgun as Rudy (Joe Gilgun) LEEE777 - Misfits Season 3, Episode 4 airs 20 November, next Sunday on E4 (Europe). If you haven't watch this excellent superhero show yet, you should, your missing out!
- 11/14/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
When Simon in his disguise as SuperHoodie saves a geeky comic-book nerd named Peter from getting robbed, Simon finds in Peter a new friend who soon turns into a stalker who endangers his secret identity. Stars: Iwan Rheon as Simon Bellamy Lauren Socha as Kelly Bailey Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Curtis Donovan Antonia Thomas as Alisha Bailey Joseph Gilgun as Rudy (Joe Gilgun) LEEE777 - Misfits Season 3, Episode 3 airs this Sunday at 10pm on E4, 13 November 2011 (Europe). Damn looks like a good one to me, super duper action all the way!
- 11/10/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
When Simon in his disguise as SuperHoodie saves a geeky comic-book nerd named Peter from getting robbed, Simon finds in Peter a new friend who soon turns into a stalker who endangers his secret identity. Stars: Iwan Rheon as Simon Bellamy Lauren Socha as Kelly Bailey Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Curtis Donovan Antonia Thomas as Alisha Bailey Joseph Gilgun as Rudy (Joe Gilgun) LEEE777 - Misfits Season 3, Episode 3 airs Sunday at 10pm on E4, 13 November 2011 (Europe). I'm personally really looking forward to this one, how about you?...
- 11/7/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Bored with the direction Curtis's life is heading and still banned from athletics, he uses his new gender - swap superpowers so that he can compete again, but romantic complications start occurring. Stars: Iwan Rheon as Simon Bellamy Lauren Socha as Kelly Bailey Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Curtis Donovan Antonia Thomas as Alisha Bailey Joseph Gilgun as Rudy (Joe Gilgun) LEEE777 - Airs Sunday at 10pm on E4 (Europe). Cannot wait, its still amazing writing and a good chill out hour every week.
- 11/5/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
'Misfits' is leading this year's TV BAFTA nominations with the potential to scoop four awards. The E4 teen drama is up for Best Drama and New Media Title - which applauds the best websites and digital TV shows of the year - while Robert Sheehan and Lauren Socha, who play Nathan Young and Kelly Bailey, are nominated in the Supporting Actor and Actress categories. Meanwhile, the respective leading men of 'Sherlock' and 'Doctor Who' - Benedict Cumberbatch and Matt Smith - will battle it out in the Leading Actor category, joined by 'Any Human Heart' star Jim Broadbent and Eric and Ernie's...
- 4/27/2011
- Virgin Media - TV
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