"It's such a clever concept to try and imagine a real world where you actually have to deal with powers and how they impact society, and to do that through the lens of a cop drama," says executive producer Charlie Huston.
Based on the long-running comic book series by writer Brian Michael Bendis (who's also an executive producer on the show) and artist Michael Avon Oeming, Powers leans into the classic TV trope of pairing a veteran cop with a rookie. The twist? One of them used to be a superhero.
Played by Sharlto Copley (District 9), Christian Walker has an expertise in dealing with people boasting extraordinary abilities and knows how to get in their heads, how their powers operate and how he can leverage that to solve cases. He's never been properly trained as a real cop, though. So part of the point of teaming him with Deena Pilgrim (Susan Heyward of The Following) is that "she knows nothing about this world," Huston says. "She's really young, she's really inexperienced, but she's a completely instinctive, awesome detective."
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