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PlayStation Network has opted not to go forward with a third season of Powers. Creator-executive producer Brian Michael Bendis tweeted the news: i'll type more about it later, but thank you ALL for your support. such a fantastic personal experience that you gifted all of us. 2/2 — BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS…

UPDATED:  Marvel/Icon title Scarlet is headed to television. It is currently being developed as a series at Cinemax. Marvel Comics writer and creator Brian Michael Bendis, who co-created Scarlett with artist Alex Maleev, let the news slip today that the property is being developed as a series at HBO. Deadline has…

We’re getting a look at some of the first footage from season 2 of Powers in the trailer dropped today by Sony’s Playstation Network. The season’s focus is clearly on finding the killer of superhero Retro Girl, with Detectives Walker (Shalto Copley) and Pilgrim (Susan Heyward) leading the charge. In the trailer, a new…

Battlestar Galactica alum Tricia Helfer has joined the Season 2 cast of Playstation and Sony Pictures TV’s Powers in a recurring role. She will play FBI Special Agent Lange, who, like the comic book character, shares a history and palpable sexual tension with Detective Walker (Sharlto Copley). Lange walks a fine line…

Enrico Colantoni (Person Of Interest) has landed a recurring role on the upcoming second season of Playstation Network’s Powers. Inspired by the graphic novels of the same name, Powers follows the lives of two homicide detectives, Christian Walker (Sharlto Copley) and Deena Pilgrim (Susan Heyward), who are assigned to…

PlayStation and Sony Pictures TV have found their SuperShock. Michael Madsen (The Hateful Eight) has been cast in the key role, one of the world’s most famous and mysterious superheroes. Inspired by the graphic novels of the same name, Powers follows the lives of two homicide detectives, Christian Walker (Sharlto…

Playstation Network’s first original scripted series Powers is getting a second go-round. Sony Computer Entertainment announced today that the Sony Pictures TV-produced series has been renewed for a second season for debut in 2016. "The reception to Powers has been incredible and we are thrilled to have successfully…

Imagine you once could fly and do all the stuff that superheroes are supposed to do. Then imagine those abilities were taken away from you and now you're an LA cop investigating those who still have such talents and who seems to be killing them off. That's life for Christian Walker. And that is one of the major…

Powers, PlayStation Network’s first original live-action TV series, will debut on Tuesday, March 10. The announcement was made by Brian Michael Bendis, co-creator of the Powers comic books, on which the series is based, and executive producer of the show. The first three episodes of the 10-episode first season will be…

Here’s our first look at the new live-action PlayStation series that puts a superhero spin on the cop genre. The first trailer for Powers was unveiled today during the show’s panel at New York Comic-Con. We hear Christian Walker (Sharlto Copley) talking about how he used to be able to fly, “but I lost my powers, so…

After a few weeks of on-again off-again negotiations, Maleficent co-star Sharlto Copley has been cast as the lead, Christian Walker, in Powers, the Sony Playstation Network series based on the graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming. Also cast in the direct-to-series project is The Killing and Tru…

Eddie Izzard is set to co-star in Powers, the Sony Playstation Network series based on the graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming. Also cast in major roles in the direct-to-series project are Noah Taylor and Olesya Rulin. Combining the genres of superhero fantasy, crime noir and police…