DC Comic’s Powerless, a half-hour comedy series within the DC Universe, was originally supposed to debut this past fall.
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However it was pushed back to “sometime in 2017.” With the recent release of NBC’s mid-season series schedule, we now know that Powerless will premiere on February 2 on NBC.
Since NBC’s Powerless is set in the DC Universe, you can expect some of their superheroes and supervillains to appeared on the half-hour comedy series, such as Jack O’Lantern and Crimson Fox.
You can also expect the more iconic characters, like Wonder Woman and Aquaman, to be namedropped frequently.
“POWERLESS” — Thursday, Feb. 2 at 8:30 p.m.
In a world where humanity must cope with the collateral damage of Super Heroes and Super-Villains, Emily Locke (Vanessa Hudgens) begins her first day as Director of Research & Development for Wayne Security, a subsidiary of Wayne Enterprises that specializes in products that make defenseless bystanders feel a little safer. Full of confidence and big ideas, Emily quickly learns that her expectations far exceed those of her new boss (Alan Tudyk) and officemates, so it will be up to her to lead the team toward their full potential and the realization that you don’t need superpowers to be a hero.
Danny Pudi, Christina Kirk and Ron Funches also star.
Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker, Len Goldstein, Marc Buckland and Dean Lorey are executive producers of “Powerless.” The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television and is based on the characters from DC.
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