'Supacell' review: It's Boyz vs the Hoods in this sharply-assembled romp

'Just what I always wanted my first superhero act to be – a face-off with a static electricity discharge.' Photos: Handout

Forget altruistic save-the-cheerleader-save-the-world tropes popularised in filmed superhero stories over recent years.Supacell, a six-episode urban tale set in South London from rapper/producer/director/screenwriter Rapman, has a point: more often than not, wouldn't people who suddenly get abilities use them just to improve their immediate circumstances?

That's how it goes when five seemingly unconnected Black people in London suddenly develop abilities far beyond those of regular folk. There's a reason for this, tied to the title, but it's best left to viewers to get to that part spoiler-free.