Ultraviolet and Apparitions creator and director Joe Ahearne is working on Superpower, a superhero series commissioned by the BBC, which will treat the subject seriously.
Ahearne, who also directed five episodes of the first season of the revived Doctor Who, told The Stage, “It is a new and original superhero idea which is not a send-up. All the superhero stuff that is on TV in this country - ITV’s No Heroics, My Hero - British TV is happy to do if it is a send-up, but no one has done it for real."
Although Ahearne admits to being a fan of Marvel comics, he won't be using cliffhanger endings for each episode. "There is a particular gimmick in mine, which I won’t give away, but it means it will be refreshed every episode," he said.
Impossible Pictures, responsible for Primeval, will produce Superpower, although it has yet to be given a green light by the BBC.
http://www.dwscifi.com/news/2635-joe...series-for-bbc
Ahearne, who also directed five episodes of the first season of the revived Doctor Who, told The Stage, “It is a new and original superhero idea which is not a send-up. All the superhero stuff that is on TV in this country - ITV’s No Heroics, My Hero - British TV is happy to do if it is a send-up, but no one has done it for real."
Although Ahearne admits to being a fan of Marvel comics, he won't be using cliffhanger endings for each episode. "There is a particular gimmick in mine, which I won’t give away, but it means it will be refreshed every episode," he said.
Impossible Pictures, responsible for Primeval, will produce Superpower, although it has yet to be given a green light by the BBC.
http://www.dwscifi.com/news/2635-joe...series-for-bbc
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