Behold... The Inhumans 

The royal family, stranded in Hawaii after a military coup, faces internal strife, which they must overcome in order to return home before their way of life is destroyed forever.

Director:

Roel Reiné

Writers:

Stan Lee (based on the Marvel comics by), Jack Kirby (based on the Marvel comics by)

Stars:

Anson Mount, Serinda Swan, Ken Leung

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Anson Mount	...	Black Bolt
Serinda Swan	...	Medusa
Ken Leung	...	Karnak
Eme Ikwuakor	...	Gorgon
Isabelle Cornish	...	Crystal
Ellen Woglom	...	Louise
Iwan Rheon	...	Maximus
Mike Moh	...	Triton
Sonya Balmores	...	Auran
Nicola Peltz	...	New Inhuman
Marco Rodríguez	...	Kitang (as Marco Rodriguez)
Tom Wright	...	George Ashland
Michael Buie	...	King Agon
Tanya Clarke	...	Queen Rynda
Ari Dalbert	...	Bronaja

Storyline

The royal family, stranded in Hawaii after a military coup, faces internal strife, which they must overcome in order to return home before their way of life is destroyed forever.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 2017 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hawaii, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Devilina Productions, ABC Studios, Marvel Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

A month before the TV premiere, this and Inhumans: Those Who Would Destroy Us (2017) were shown as a 75-minute movie on IMAX theaters for 2 weeks. This is the first live-action TV series to debut this way.

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Goofs

When Maximus shaved Medusa's hair, there was no guard on the clippers, which should've taken her hair down to the skin. Yet her hair was half an inch long. It was also uniformly shaved, which it would be doubtful that he would've taken the time to do so.

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Quotes

Karnak: Eventually, the universe will grow darker until black holes dominate the cosmos, and everyone, everything you've ever known will be sucked into the vast nothingness. No one will be left to observe this, no one left to care.
Gorgon: This is why nobody invites you to do their birthday toasts.

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Crazy Credits

The Imax version features a longer, more cinematic opening credit sequence in which each actor's name is accompanied by a symbol to represent their character.

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Alternate Versions

The Imax version omitted the scenes involving Louise and her superiors at the California observatory as well as Maximus' confrontation with the head of the Genetic Council.

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Soundtracks

Paint It Black
(uncredited)
Performed by Valerie Broussard

User Reviews

Tepid

As far as pilots go, I found this lukewarm at best. The few familiar faces in the ensemble cast (Swan, Leung, Rheon) didn't do much to elevate this episode much above the pedestrian, unfortunately.

Action? Nothing much to speak of. Plot/intrigue? Rudimentary. Writing/dialogue? A catalogue of "You-should-have-been-mine" and "How-very-dare-you" clichés. CGI/FX? Embarrassing. Queen Medusa's hair looks like it was copied and pasted from Jessica in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?", Gorgon's hooves look like he picked up some theater prop hairy pants at the dollar store, Iwan Rheon stars as Ramsay Bolton starring as Maximus and proceeds to "Reek" the entire population of Attilan, and our parting impression of the mighty Black Bolt is essentially as a mute in a suit, and a hapless one at that. Lockjaw is the Royal Family's teleporter, but serves mainly as comic relief.

Being a fan of Marvel doesn't save this from being dead in the water. It feels like various studio execs are simply milking Marvel for all it's worth, adapting any team or hero possible to the screen in order to turn a profit, with scant regard for their craft. I'll slog through this season, but with exceedingly low expectations, and am unsurprised to learn that it never made it to a Season 2.