Probably, each of us in childhood, having read comics, dreamed of becoming special, to acquire some superhuman possibilities. Learning to read minds, move freely in time, understand the language of animals - well, isn't that great ?! Cinema embodied these dreams, and now you can feel a little superman, without leaving your home, sitting in front of a TV or computer screen. Films and series about teenagers with superpowers are especially popular. They will be discussed today.
To begin with, we list the series about teenagers with supernormal abilities:
- "Secrets of Smallville" (USA, 2001).
- "The Secret World of Alex Mack" (USA, 1994).
- "Kyle XY" (USA, 2006).
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (USA, 1997).
- "Sabrina is a little witch" (USA, 1996).
- "Heroes" (USA, 2006).
- "People of the Future" (USA, 2013).
Perhaps this list can be continued more and more, but these series are the most popular, of those that went to Russian distribution and received the most recognition from teenagers.
Smallville Secrets
The story is about how, after a meteor shower in a small village called Smallville, Martha and Jonathan Kent find a boy and a spaceship in a cornfield. Since the couple did not have their own children, they adopt the baby and give him the name Clark. Clark shows up unusual abilities for people, but he and his parents keep this a secret.
As you can find out later, the story of the boy is the beginning of Superman's life path.
A good and kind series in which there is everything: true love, true friendship, the problems of adolescents and their parents, the struggle between good and evil, and much, much more. One of the most popular American series about teenagers with superpowers.
"The Secret World of Alex Mack"
Teenage girl Alex goes to high school and on the first day almost falls under the wheels of a truck that carries top-secret chemicals. Some of the chemicals fall on Alex, and after that she discovers unusual abilities. Turning into a liquid and moving unnoticed by others, moving objects with one swipe of a finger, letting out electric discharges - all these possibilities are acquired by a schoolgirl. Scientists from a chemical plant learn that there is a girl with unusual abilities, but they don’t know exactly who it is. They open the hunt for Alex, but she manages to adequately circumvent all the traps.
Kyle XY
Another series about teenagers with superpowers is the story of a boy of sixteen years old, found in the forest and completely not remembering anything from his past. He has no belly button at all. Who is he? Where from? Psychologist Nicole takes the boy to his family, and she also gives the name to the teenager - Kyle. At first, Kyle, who knows nothing, settles in Nicole’s house, starts going to school and shows outstanding talents there. A foreign series about a teenager with superpowers should attract the attention of viewers with an interesting plot.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Seven seasons of the popular American series will not leave indifferent fans of mysticism. Buffy has superpower and easily frees the small American town of Sunnydale from vampires and otherworldly creatures. Many trials will confront her, but in the name of saving the world, Buffy is easily ready to overcome them.
"Sabrina is a little witch"
On the day of her sixteenth birthday, the main character named Sabrina finds out that she is a hereditary witch. Many of her relatives and even the cat have magical powers. Sabrina often tries to use her power for selfish ends, falling into unpleasant situations for her, but two aunts Zelda and Hilda who love her always come to the rescue.
"Heroes"
It is difficult to attribute this project to the category of series about teenagers with superpowers, the list of heroes with inhuman power here is quite extensive, and they are much older than adolescence. However, the character Claire Bennet just fits the category of a teenager with supernormal abilities. A girl has the ability to restore her own body, provided that her brain is not damaged. In addition, Claire is able to grow new limbs, as well as cure other heroes of this series with her blood. In this regard, it is quite advisable to add it to the list of foreign series about teenagers with superpowers.
"People of the future"
The series is about young people who got their superpowers as a result of evolution. In this case, we are talking about telepathy (the ability to read minds), teleportation (the ability to move in time), telekinesis (the ability to move objects without physical impact). They were called the people of the future. An organization called Ultra is hunting these children to neutralize them in the future. In the list of series about teenagers with superpowers, this project is not by chance in last place. He did not have much success, so only one season went on rental, the creators did not begin to shoot further.
The list of series about teenagers with superpowers is not over yet, because everyone will surely be able to add a few more favorite projects to it. Nevertheless, these are the most popular series that children and adults enjoyed watching on TV.
But do not forget about films whose heroes were superhuman teenagers endowed with inhuman abilities. We list them below:
- Teleport (USA, 2008);
- Spider-Man (USA, 2002);
- Max Steel (UK, USA, 2016);
- Miss Peregrine's House of Weird Children (Belgium, United Kingdom, United States, 2016);
- "I am the fourth" (USA, 2011);
- The Chronicle (USA, 2012).
Teleport
The story of how an average boy from an American school living in a disadvantaged area suddenly discovers the ability to move through space. With the power of thought alone, he can be in New York, Paris or Rome. Isn't that great ?! But, soon, the main character finds out that he is being hunted. It turns out that he is not the only one in the world who has the ability to move, and people like him are trying in every possible way to exterminate.
"Spider-Man"
The story about Spiderman described in the comics did not go unnoticed and was reflected in the cinema. It begins with the fact that the schoolboy-excellent student Peter Parker is bitten by a spider whose DNA was artificially changed. After some time, Peter discovers paranormal abilities: incredible endurance, the ability to climb walls and the ability to release cobwebs. Initially, in order to make money and impress the girl, he begins to use his abilities in fights without rules. But the organizers are deceiving him and he does not receive money. The events that follow lead Peter to the decision that he should help in the fight against crime.
"Max Steel"
Max McGrath's father gave him the ability to produce the most powerful energy in the universe. The guy finds this only in his teens and does not know how to properly manage this energy. A creature named Steele comes to his aid. It is he who teaches the guy to properly manage his strength and learn how to manage energy.
"Miss Peregrine's House of Strange Children"
From childhood, Jacob hears stories from his grandfather about the existence of a mysterious island on which grandfather lived when he was small surrounded by strange children with amazing abilities. After the grandfather dies, Jacob decides to go in search of the island. After a while, he ends up in Miss Peregrine’s orphanage, where her strange children with unusual abilities live: one of the girls can hold fire in her hands, the other flies and cannot touch the ground without special shoes, the invisible boy and twins can communicate without words .
"I'm fourth"
John Smith - the protagonist of this film was sent to Earth from a distant planet. Enemies followed him, from whom he and his father had to hide. A bunch of places and schools were replaced by the protagonist until he ended up in Ohio, it is here that he meets his love and discovers abilities that ordinary people do not have. Here, John understands his mission and stops running from his enemies, fearlessly engaging with them in a fight.
Chronicle
The story of how the three most ordinary students get paranormal abilities. Friends fly over the clouds, win contests at school. At first, the guys are having fun shooting everything on camera. Soon they begin to use the powers given to them for selfish purposes, as a result of which a conflict arises between them. All the dark sides of their souls are revealed, which inevitably leads to tragedies.
Most TV shows about teenagers with American superpowers are just like movies, which means interesting stories and incredible special effects are provided. This is just a small list and it is safe to say that new interesting projects will be replenished in the near future.