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Superhero Comedy 'Extraordinary' Announces New Cast Members as Season 2 Wraps Filming

Lacy Baugher Milas

07 Sep 2023 — 2 min read

The offbeat superhero comedy Extraordinary is undoubtedly one of the best shows of 2023, and one which far too few people have actually seen.

A superhero show for people who are tired of superhero shows, the series is set in a world in which everyone has a superpower. Everyone except for Jen, who has somehow managed to reach her 25th birthday without any sort of special abilities showing themselves. (Most young people come into their powers when they turn 18.) While the series' first season ostensibly follows her attempt to discover her superpower, Extraordinary is primarily a coming-of-age story, as Jen and her friends struggle through all the familiar difficulties encountered by young people in their twenties, from romantic problems to career stagnation. The only difference is that some of them (in this case, Jen's roommate Carrie) can talk to the dead.

Extraordinary was renewed for a second season just as its first premiered in America, and only now that filming is complete are we beginning to find out what that might look like.

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