The cultiest of cult-favorite superhero shows is back with absurdist humor and real pathos
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Cast
Aidan Gallagher (Number Five)Elliot Page (Vanya Hargreeves)Tom Hopper (Luther Hargreeves)David Castañeda (Diego Hargreeves)Emmy Raver-Lampman (Allison Hargreeves)Robert Sheehan (Klaus Hargreeves)Justin H. Min (Ben Hargreeves)Colm Feore (Reginald Hargreeves)Jordan Claire Robbins (Grace)Ritu Arya (Lila Pitts)Adam Godley (Pogo)Kate Walsh (The Handler)Yusuf Gatewood (Raymond Chestnut)Ken Hall (Herb)Cameron Britton (Hazel)Marin Ireland (Sissy Cooper)Mary J. Blige (Cha-Cha)Genesis Rodriguez (Sloane Hargreeves)
Creators
Nikki Schiefelbein, Steve Blackman, Robert De Laurentiis, Mark Goffman, Michelle Lovretta, Ben Nedivi, Matt Wolpert, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, Jesse McKeown, Allison Weintraub, Lindsay Gelfand, Gerard Way, Jeremy Slater, Sneha Koorse, Lauren Otero, Elizabeth Padden, Robert Askins, Eric W. Phillips, Gabriel Bá, Bronwyn Garrity, Aeryn Michelle Williams
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Synopsis
A family of former child heroes, now grown apart, must reunite to continue to protect the world.
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