JUPITER’S LEGACY
Developed by Steven S. DeKnight, based on the Image comic book series by Mark Millar, and Frank Quitely, “Jupiter’s Legacy” is an American superhero streaming television series starring Josh Duhamel, Ben Daniels, Leslie Bibb, Elena Kampouris, Andrew Horton, Mike Wade, and Matt Lanter that first broadcast on Friday, May 7, 2021, on Netflix.
They’re the first generation of superheroes. But as they pass the torch to their children, tensions are rising — and the old rules no longer apply.
1929. Walter, ever the pragmatist, predicted the coming stock-market crash, but his overly optimistic brother ignored his advice, leading to their family business going bankrupt and their father committing suicide. Soon after losing everything, Sampson began seeing strange visions urging him to assemble a group of six chosen people to venture to an island and gain the power to fix everything by becoming superheroes.
More than 90 years later, the world resembles a hybrid between Kingdom Come and The Boys. Superheroes are the world’s biggest celebrities, with the new generation spending much of their time racking up endorsement deals and partying at clubs. In the meantime, supervillains have become more violent, and young heroes no longer believe in The Utopian’s code, which states they can never kill, even in self-defense.
In yet another incarnation of the current trend of using superhero stories to explore how fathers relate to their children, The Utopian is portrayed as a pretty awful dad. His demands for perfection push away both his daughter Chloe (Elena Kampouris), who escapes into drugs and alcohol, and his son Brandon (Andrew Horton) who desperately wants his father to see him as a worthy successor.
Where can I watch “Jupiter’s Legacy”?
Exclusively available for streaming only on Netflix.