The first super hero 30-minute workplace comedy television show has been signed on from its pilot episode to series by NBC. This is according to Deadline, who also revealed the first two images from the pilot episode.
POWERLESS is a single-camera set-up set dealing with an insurance agency and its employees who have to deal with the fallout from super hero battles. The pilot episode is written by Ben Queen, who is also executive producer, and the show stars Vanessa Hudgens, Danny Pudi, Alan Tudyk and Christina Kirk.
Logline:
"In the first comedy series set in the universe of DC Comics, Vanessa Hudgens plays Emily, a spunky young insurance adjuster specializing in regular-people coverage against damage caused by the crime-fighting superheroes. It’s when she stands up to one of these larger-than-life figures (after an epic battle messes with her commute) that she accidentally becomes a cult “hero” in her own right … even if it’s just to her group of lovably quirky co-workers. Now, while she navigates her normal, everyday life against an explosive backdrop, Emily might just discover that being a hero doesn’t always require superpowers."
Entertainment Weekly adds the following:
“[Vanessa Hudgens is a] spunky young insurance adjuster specializing in regular-people coverage against damage caused by the crime-fighting superheroes.
“It’s when [Hudgens’ character] stands up to one of these larger-than-life figures (after an epic battle messes with her commute) that she accidentally becomes a cult ‘hero’ in her own right … even if it’s just to her group of lovably quirky co-workers. Now, while she navigates her normal, everyday life against an explosive backdrop, Emily might just discover that being a hero doesn’t always require superpowers.”
POWERLESS should be premiering on NBC later this year.
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