The Cape (2011– )

Vince Faraday is a cop who has been framed for murder leading him to fall off the grid and become the super hero known only as "The Cape"

Creator:

Tom Wheeler

Stars:

David Lyons, Keith David, Summer Glau

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Series cast summary:
David Lyons	...	The Cape (10 episodes, 2011)
Keith David	...	Max Malini (10 episodes, 2011)
Summer Glau	...	Orwell (10 episodes, 2011)
James Frain	...	Peter Fleming (10 episodes, 2011)
Jennifer Ferrin	...	Dana Faraday (10 episodes, 2011)
Ryan Wynott	...	Trip Faraday (10 episodes, 2011)
Dorian Missick	...	Marty Voyt (10 episodes, 2011)
Martin Klebba	...	Rollo (10 episodes, 2011)
Anil Kumar	...	Ruvi (8 episodes, 2011)
Vinnie Jones	...	Dominic Raoul (6 episodes, 2011)
Mather Zickel	...	Travis Hall (6 episodes, 2011)
Izabella Miko	...	Raia (6 episodes, 2011)

Storyline

Vince Faraday is a cop who has been framed for murder leading him to fall off the grid and become the super hero known only as "The Cape"

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Plot Keywords:

two word title | ex cop | superhero costume | comic book hero | supernatural power | 

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Taglines:

Suit up. Fight Back.

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

NBC [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Keep

Company Credits

Production Co:

BermanBraun, Arcanum, Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show was canceled after 9 episodes. The series finale was made available online, episode 10 titled "Endgame."

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Connections

Referenced in Community: Pillows and Blankets (2012)

User Reviews

Started out mediocre, but seems to be heading in the right direction.

A show about a well trained, but ordinary man who get's an extraordinary cape, which turns him into a superhero. So, that said, I want to add that while watching this, you might want to take it easy with your suspension of disbelief. Expect a super hero series and don't expect it to obey all the laws of physics all the time. If you can do that, this show is definitely fun to watch.

The first few episodes might not be all to convincing though. They were good enough for me to keep following the series, but they weren't great. The show didn't seem to have any direction at first, the overall plot was clear, but not much was done with it. It seemed to struggle between being a modular show, or being a true serial and the story turned in to some awkward mix. I figured it wouldn't last beyond the first season and considering all the things I read about it, I wasn't the only one with that opinion.

Perhaps all that early negative feedback was what this show needed, because the last few episodes have clearly gotten better. It still doesn't seem to be sure what it is, but that's alright now because they've seemed to make it work. I'm actually looking forward to new episodes now.

8/10 + 1 because I have faith this will keep getting better.