TV shows about people dealing with having powers
I mostly like shows about people dealing with getting magic powers, apparently. Here they are in a list.
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- CreatorGreg BerlantiJon Harmon FeldmanStarsMichael ChiklisJulie BenzKay PanabakerThe Powells are a typical American family living in Pacific Bay, California, whose members gain special powers after their plane crashes in the Amazon.I was surprised by how much I liked it, considering I had never heard of it. But the genre is perfect for me. I really wish they had had a second season.
- CreatorTim KringStarsJack ColemanHayden PanettiereMilo VentimigliaCommon people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented.I only liked the first season, but the last episode is cheesy, and the second season got boring fast.
- CreatorJoss WhedonStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganA young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.Classic, brilliant. Even the "bad" seasons are great.
- CreatorDavid GreenwaltJoss WhedonStarsDavid BoreanazCharisma CarpenterAlexis DenisofThe vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption.Borderline on fitting the criteria for the list, but it'll do. It's a good companion series to Buffy, obviously.
- CreatorDonald P. BellisarioStarsScott BakulaDean StockwellDeborah PrattDuring an experiment into time travel, a scientist finds himself trapped in the past, "leaping" into the lives of different people, sorting out their problems and changing history in hopes of getting back to his own life in the present.Not exactly a power, but deals with a number of the same issues -- helping solve problems, keeping true identity a secret, etc.
- CreatorJoss WhedonStarsNathan FillionGina TorresAlan TudykFive hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small spacecraft tries to survive as they travel the unknown parts of the galaxy and evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them.I suppose River's story could fit the criteria, and it's a show well worth watching anyway.
- CreatorBryan FullerTodd HollandStarsCaroline DhavernasKatie FinneranTyron Leitso24-year-old loner B.A. Jaye lives in a trailer park and sells souvenirs in Niagara Falls. Animal figurines and dolls speak to her and force her to interact with people and try to help them.Sadly cancelled before its time, but a great show about a girl who animal-shaped objects talk to.
- CreatorHoward OvermanStarsNathan Stewart-JarrettJoe GilgunIwan RheonA group of young offenders doing community service gets struck by lightning during a storm and start to develop superpowers.Absolutely brilliant! A bunch of juvenile delinquents develop superpowers in a freak storm, and have to deal with the changes in their own lives as well as the other people who got powers the same way. It manages to stay surprisingly fresh from season to season.
- CreatorRussell T. DaviesStarsJohn BarrowmanEve MylesKai OwenThe members of the Torchwood Institute, a secret organization founded by the British Crown, fight to protect the Earth from extraterrestrial and supernatural threats.Borderline again, but the same secrets and so on.
- CreatorDonald WilsonSydney NewmanStarsWilliam HartnellPatrick TroughtonJon PertweeThe adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.See description of Torchwood.
- CreatorMichael Dante DiMartinoBryan KonietzkoStarsDee Bradley BakerZach Tyler EisenMae WhitmanIn a war-torn world of elemental powers, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.A bunch of kids train to use their powers and take down an empire.
- CreatorMichelle LovrettaStarsAnna SilkKris Holden-RiedZoie PalmerWhen a succubus finds it difficult to adapt with her unusual traits inspite of being born in a human family, she sets off on a journey to find out the truth of her origin.A succubus raised by humans finds out what she is and learns how to control herself and live in both the human and fairy worlds.
- CreatorJonathan SchmockNell ScovellStarsMelissa Joan HartCaroline RheaBeth BroderickSabrina is a normal teenager, except for one thing - she's a witch. Guided by her aunts, who come from a long line of witches, and Salem, a mischievous warlock doing penance as a cat, Sabrina continually struggles to harness her powers.I liked it as a kid, but the teen problems (instead of magic problems) get a bit tedious.
- CreatorJohnny CappsJulian JonesJake MichieStarsJohn HurtColin MorganBradley JamesThese are the brand new adventures of Merlin, the legendary sorcerer as a young man, when he was just a servant to young Prince Arthur on the royal court of Camelot, who has soon become his best friend, and turned Arthur into a great king and a legend.After the first four episodes, I am disappointedly bored by it. I so wanted to love it.
- CreatorChris FedakJosh SchwartzStarsZachary LeviYvonne StrahovskiJoshua GomezWhen a computer geek inadvertently downloads critical government secrets into his brain, both the CIA and the NSA assign an agent to protect him and exploit his newfound skills.Not magic, but definitely super... I started watching mainly for Adam Baldwin and got hooked eventually. The fifth season is really awful.
- CreatorStephen TolkinKenneth BillerStarsCraig HornerBridget ReganBruce SpenceAfter the mysterious murder of his father, a son's search for answers begins a momentous fight against tyranny.Great premise, terrible everything else. I watched the first two episodes and gave up. The writing and acting are pretty unbearable.
- CreatorAlfred GoughMiles MillarStarsTom WellingMichael RosenbaumAllison MackA young Clark Kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage life in Smallville, Kansas.I watched the first two episodes and got bored. I was always a Marvel fan anyway...
- CreatorJavier Grillo-MarxuachStarsMatt KeeslarNatalie MoralesBrit MorganA struggling artist is recruited by a secret agency to fight against evil forces. Based on the graphic novels by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Les McClaine.A girl gets recruited to a "Men in Black"-style team. It's entertaining enough, and full of geeky references, but I'm not totally hooked.
- CreatorBarbara HallStarsAmber TamblynJoe MantegnaMary SteenburgenA teenage girl is visited by God, disguised as everyday people, and is given assignments and tasks that eventually have a positive outcome on people's lives.I haven't watched it yet. I was always bitter it competed with Wonderfalls. Plus I'm not into the whole religion thing.
- CreatorMichael AmoSam EganStarsCraig OlejnikEnnis EsmerLauren Lee SmithA young paramedic discovers he has telepathic powers.Paramedic with telepathy. Haven't seen it yet.
- CreatorMaggie FriedmanStarsJaime Ray NewmanLindsay PriceRebecca RomijnA mysterious man bestows unique powers to three women.
- CreatorNaoko TakeuchiStarsJun MasuoMiyû SawaiRika IzumiLive-action series which is an original re-telling of the original Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon manga and anime series.Live-action version of the anime. Actually pretty good. As wonderfully cheesy as you would hope.
- CreatorTara ButtersMichele FazekasStarsBret HarrisonTyler LabineRick GonzalezOn his 21st birthday, Sam discovers his parents sold his soul to the devil before birth and he must now be a bounty hunter for the devil until he dies.A boy starts working for the devil. Okay, but not great.
- CreatorConstance M. BurgeStarsHolly Marie CombsAlyssa MilanoBrian KrauseThree Halliwell sisters discover that they are descendants of a line of good female witches and are destined to fight against the forces of evil, using their combined power of witchcraft known as the "Power of Three".
- CreatorMichael KarnowZak PennStarsDavid StrathairnRyan CartwrightWarren ChristieAlphas is a science fiction drama focusing on a team that investigates people with supernatural abilities.
- CreatorJeff DavisStarsTyler PoseyHolland RodenDylan O'BrienAn average high school student and his best friend get caught up in some trouble causing him to receive a werewolf bite. As a result they find themselves in the middle of all sorts of dramas in Beacon Hills.Standard high school drama fare + werewolves.
- CreatorJonathan M. ShiffStarsCariba HeinePhoebe TonkinAngus McLarenThree girls become mermaids after a mysterious island transforms them and gives them special powers.
- CreatorGreg BerlantiGeoff JohnsAndrew KreisbergStarsGrant GustinCandice PattonDanielle PanabakerAfter being struck by lightning, Barry Allen wakes up from his coma to discover he's been given the power of super speed, becoming the Flash, and fighting crime in Central City.
- CreatorJonathan M. ShiffSam CarrollAmy Purton-LongStarsChai HansenDominic DeutscherGemma ForsythA young man is magically turned a merman, and discovers his underwater origins, after he comes in contact with the magic waters at the mysterious Mako Island guarded by a trio of mermaids.
- CreatorJ. Michael StraczynskiLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsBae DoonaJamie ClaytonTina DesaiA group of people around the world are suddenly linked mentally, and must find a way to survive being hunted by those who see them as a threat to the world's order.
- CreatorMichael Dante DiMartinoBryan KonietzkoStarsJanet VarneyP.J. ByrneDavid FaustinoAvatar Korra fights to keep Republic City safe from the evil forces of both the physical and spiritual worlds.
- CreatorRebecca SugarStarsZach CallisonDeedee MagnoMichaela DietzA team of intergalactic warriors fights to protect the Earth, but the combination of three highly trained beings and one quirky young boy leaves the team struggling to overcome the dangerous scenarios that are put in front of them.
- CreatorCraig PryceSue TenneyStarsCatherine BellCatherine DisherJames Denton"Good Witch" will take viewers on a new magical journey with Cassie Nightingale and her daughter Grace. When Dr. Sam Radford moves in next door to Grey House with his son, they are charmed by the 'magical' mother-daughter duo.