Following a sensational debut, the critically-acclaimed, Bafta-winning series
returns, and the young superheroes are still spreading chaos wherever
they go.
The second series of Misfits kicks off where the first ended, with the gang
still on community service and still trying to adapt to their new lives. So
here’s where we left them: Nathan’s just found out he’s immortal –
but he’s in a coffin six feet under; Kelly’s mourning Nathan’s death;
Curtis and Alisha still can’t touch each other due to Alisha’s magnetic,
sexually charged super power and Simon’s hiding their probation
worker’s body in a freezer. But what’s new is the mysterious, masked
figure watching over them from afar… someone who looks remarkably like a
real-life superhero and who seems to know everything about them…
“…Misfits is awesomely, fantastically, wonderfully brilliant.” – The
Listener Winner Best Drama Series, Bafta 2010
Cover artwork not final.
Special Features:
The Making of Misfits
Shooting Misfits
Behind the Scenes
on-line films
Awards for Misfits
2010 Won BAFTA TV Award – Best Drama Series
2011 Won BAFTA TV Award – Best Production Design, Best Supporting Actress
Lauren Socha
2011 Nominated BAFTA TV Award – Best Drama Series
2011 Nominated – British Comedy Award Best TV Comedy Drama
2012 Won SFX Award, UK – Breakout Award
2012 Nominated SFX Award, UK – Best TV Show
Review for first season
By moviemuser.co.uk
"Teenagers With Superpowers! It’s hardly the most original concept in the
history of television…Brace yourself for a shock though, because Misfits is
actually good. Really good.
The series follows the adventures of five ne’er-do-wells, all convicted of
minor misdemeanors and sentenced to that most unpleasant of punishments,
community service. Things go even more to hell when they are caught outside in a
freak electrical storm and after getting laid out by a bolt of lightning awake
to discover that they’ve been infused with a selection of (not always that
convenient) superhuman abilities.
So far, so Smallville right? Not so. Really exceptional writing catapults
this series beyond the usual fare. Basing the show around kids who the tabloid
press would have us believe are ’yobs’ or ’scum’ gives the series an
excellent sense of twisted morality. The powers bestowed on each character are
representative of each character’s personality defect or life crisis and
Overman skillfully weaves the story so that the gaining of the abilities
doesn’t raise the status of the characters. They are still a bunch of
weirdoes, chavs and smart-alecs and so retain that streak of humanity that makes
them endearing to the audience.
An exceptional cast also helps. Much has been made of the charismatic Robert
Sheehan as Nathan, the fast talking middle-class rebel with a heart of gold, but
my attention was particularly diverted by the excellent Lauren Socha as queen
chav Kelly and the frankly mesmerising Iwan Rehon as the social pariah Simon.
All five actors add a diverse humanity to proceedings, which is a refreshing
change from many series where a group of catalogue models appear to have
replaced the actors.
If there are criticisms to be made then it is that the show does occasionally
fall into a teen stereotype cliché trap or two. The romance between two of the
main characters is sometimes unconvincing, even though it serves as a good
metaphor for the teenage struggle with sexuality. I also disagree with some of
the plot choices in the season finale, where some of the story arcs were
somewhat swept under the rug. These are minor gripes however, and they leave
plenty of scope to be dealt with in a second season.
British drama is going through something of a barren spell of late, with the
main networks relying as heavily on costume dramas and detective shows as they
always have. It is encouraging then, to see a show like this not only being
made, but being made this well and I hope for and look forward to a second
season with more of the same.
Overall Verdict: An excellent debut series. Witty, well paced and well
performed. More please."