Jupiter’s Legacy: what the anticipated Netflix series is about

Created by Mark Millar and Frank Quite, it will focus on several generations of superheroes. Here's the plot and characters of the new live action coming May 7.

Netflix has announced the arrival of a new series focused on the world of superheroes: the title is Jupiter's Legacy and is based on the comics of Mark Millar, already creator of other successful stories, such as Kick-ass, who worked with illustrator Frank Quitel to create a saga destined to conquer the audience.

From the first images released by Netflix, you can see the clear inspiration from the world of comics: the characters come to life and become the protagonists of a breathtaking story. The sources of inspiration are many, starting from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, but also Avengers and Superman. The author himself said during an interview that he wanted to combine all the ideas to create the "greatest superhero epic of all time". In the plot stands an important generational clash: that between historical heroes and the new generation, thirsty for fame. It seems therefore that the TV series is a ploy to talk about social issues: will it be so? All that remains is to understand the details and wait for the first season streaming.

Jupiter's Legacy: the plot

The TV series will be a live action that develops over a long period of time: in particular it will deal with the story of a family composed of superheroes. The parents decide to "retire" and leave the reins of the situation to their children. The latter, however, struggle to find a balance, because they are driven by the urge for power and selfishness. They want, more than anything else, to show the world their power and end up ignoring their mission. La leggendaria reputazione dei supereroi è messa quindi a dura prova dalle giovani leve.

Lo stesso Mark Miller ha anticipato la domanda che, in qualche modo, ha dato vita alla storia: "Se l’eroe più forte del mondo sposasse la donna più bella del mondo e dalla loro unione uscisse una mandria di orribili figli assetati di notorietà?" Vedremo come si svilupperà la trama e se la serie eguaglierà altri titoli simili come The Boys o The Umbrella Academy.

Jupiter’s Legacy: i personaggi

Netflix ha annunciato anche le caratteristiche dei personaggi principali. Blackstar è l’antagonista della prima stagione, mentre Hutch (interpretato da Ian Quinlan) è il figlio del villain più cattivo al mondo. Accanto a lui conosceremo anche Chloe Sampson (Elena Kampouris) che sarà la figlia del più famoso supereroe mondiale, Sheldon Sampson (Josh Duhamel). Comparirà anche il giovane figlio, Brandon Sampson (Andrew Horton).

Non mancheranno i cosiddetti supereroi di prima generazione ovvero:

  • Lady Liberty/Grace Sampson (Leslie Bibb),
  • The Utopian/Sheldon Sampson (Duhamel)
  • Brainwave/Walter Sampson (Ben Daniels).

Tra i produttori esecutivi troviamo gli stessi Mark Millar e Frank Quitely, accanto a Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Dan McDermott, Steven S. DeKnight, James Middleton e Sang Kyu Kim.

Jupiter’s Legacy: uscita

La piattaforma Netflix ha annunciato che la prima stagione della serie tv sarà composta da otto episodi e uscirà il 7 maggio 2021.