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The WONDERfools



SYNOPSIS: Set in 1999, a period when apocalyptic beliefs were prevalent, it follows a group of neighborhood misfits who gain unexpected superpowers and fight villains who threaten Haeseong City's peace.

Wiki describes thusly: The series focuses on the experiences of "flawed superhumans", who are unable to control their abilities and end up using them unintentionally.



From the producers of "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" (Yoo In-sik, Kang Eun-kyung, Huh Dah-joong) comes "The WONDERfools", coming to Netflix May 15.
Actor / Character / Power-set:
Park Eun-bin as Eun Chae-ni (able to teleport thru space and time)
Cha Eun-woo as Lee Woon-jung (possesses psychokinesis or telekinesis)
Choi Dae-hoon as Son Kyung-hoon (sticks to surfaces)
Im Seong-jae as Kang Ro-bin (possesses physical power)





MY SAY: The superhero genre plays furious on costumes and pomp in the West (*which I enjoy too, don't get it twisted :p), while Eastern sensibilities connect to the everyman with extra-ordinary powers = no small wonder why I continuously enjoy the genre, given the variety of choices.

This reminds me of "Misfits of Science" back in the day (different story line of course) or even "Heroes", where the everyman can have power and how they deal with it. Also a main reason why I adored "Greatest American Hero" too ... a lot of emphasis now is on the responsibility and power-set of western heroes, which honestly makes for fab entertainment, with the world "ending" ever so often, but you just want to use your telekinesis to trip up the asshole walking by/into you, innit? LOL

Wish fulfilment on different levels and power-sets, I suppose ~ LOL

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