Extraordinary is the perfect series to watch if you're after something funny to binge-watch, and it's now on ITVX.
The ‘anti-superhero’ comedy, from the makers of Killing Eve, is set in a world where almost everyone over the age of 18 has special powers, but one insecure young woman, Jen, played by Belfast’s Máiréad Tyers, is still trying to find her gift.
Here’s everything you need to know about Extraordinary on Disney Plus, Hulu and ITVX…
Extraordinary release date
All episodes of the eight-part comedy are available on Disney Plus in the UK and Hulu in the US.
It is also now available to stream in the UK on ITVX for those who aren't able to watch on Disney Plus. All episodes landed as a box set for UK viewers to watch free from Monday, February 12.
Season 2 of the series is heading our way on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.
What is Extraordinary about?
The comedy, penned by Emma Moran, is set in London, where, a decade ago, every adult was granted a superpower. Irish-born Jen, however, is yet to receive her talent, so she embarks on a desperate mission to find it. But as she also tries to negotiate the trials of dating and working in a rubbish job at a party shop, will she come to realise that she’s fine just being ‘ordinary’?
“It’s about a 25-year-old woman who is trying to find herself in a world of superpowers where, unfortunately, she’s a late bloomer. It’s encouraging people to embrace being average!” Máiréad Tyers, who plays the lead role, Jen, tells What To Watch.
“I hope you'll fall in love with Jen because she's relatable. She puts her energy into trying to find her superpower, she feels inferior. But there are other elements of her life that she's not dealing with…”
Who is in the cast?
Derry Girls and The Great Pottery Throw Down’s Siobhán McSweeney also stars in the comedy as Jen’s mum Mary, who has the power to control technology, even if she doesn’t quite know how it works!
Robbie Gee (Small Axe) is Mary’s husband Ian, who can feel other people’s emotions, and Sherwood’s Safia Oakley-Green is Jen’s younger cocky half-sister Andy, who is about to turn 18 and is certain her power will kick in immediately.
“Mary loves Jen and tries to help her, but she feels Jen’s a lost hope, while Andy is brilliant. But Mary’s own affinity with technology is an irritation to her!” Siobhán McSweeney tells What To Watch.
“What's clever about a world in which people get superpowers though, is that everybody's still messed up, it doesn’t fix anything. They were the funniest scripts I’ve read since Derry Girls. But through the humor, it shows the complexities of being a young woman who is trying to find out who she is. It explores how it feels in your twenties when everybody has their life sorted but you’re still lost.”
Meanwhile, Poldark’s Sofia Oxenham plays Jen’s kind-hearted flatmate Carrie, who can channel the dead and Bilal Hasna (Screw) plays Carrie’s boyfriend Kash, who can reverse time.
Emmerdale and Bridgerton's Ned Porteous plays Jen’s crush Luke, who can fly, and Luke Rollason (Industry, Becoming Elizabeth) plays an enigmatic new flatmate who Jen tries to help through his troubles and who makes her think about what she really needs from her own life…
Is there a trailer for Extraordinary?
Yes, the teaser shows Jen attending a job interview and blurting out a list of her numerous faults before the interviewer questions why Jen’s power hasn’t been mentioned on her CV and then looks surprised when Jen confesses that she doesn’t have one yet. While Carrie tries to reassure Jen about her lack of a superpower, Jen is jealous when Andy receives a superpower on her 18th birthday.
But Jen gets a chance to see what it is like to fly when Luke lifts her up as he takes to the air, while she also makes enquiries at a clinic about embarking on her ‘power journey’ but things don’t go quite as planned…
