Roundtable conversation with the cast
The cast of SUPACELL sit down with creator and showrunner Rapman to discuss making the show and the importance of highlighting sickle cell disorder and South London on screen
SUPACELL is available on Netflix now
Some select quotes are as follows:
“I wanted to do something to uplift black people” ‒ Rapman
“Imagine something that you live with and it can hurt you, but it means your children will be extraordinary. I remember thinking yeah that’s going to be the power” ‒ Rapman on sickle cell disorder
“I said I’m going to do it in South London so a little kid can come and say, ‘mum what’s that camera’ and they can see that’s a TV show” ‒ Rapman
“I really wanted to bring film sets to people in the depths of Woolwich, Peckham, places where we don’t get as much filming…it was important for me to touch on that” ‒ Rapman
“I don’t think we often see black love represented in the way we see it between Michael and Dionne […] It’s beautiful to see a really gorgeous, realistic portrayal of black love on screen” ‒ Adelayo Adedayo
“You don’t know what’s going to happen at any given moment […] it’s a recipe for an entertaining show” – Tosin Cole
“This is someone who is a working-class creator, writer, local lad from Lewisham and he’s made good. He bet on himself and it’s paid off.” ‒ Calvin Demba on Rapman
About SUPACELL:
SUPACELL is about a group of five ordinary people who unexpectedly develop superpowers. They have little in common except for one thing: they are all Black South Londoners. One man, Michael Lasaki, must bring them all together to save the woman he loves.
SUPACELL is on Netflix now
Showrunner, Creator and Lead Director: Rapman (Blue Story)
Also directed by: Sebastian Thiel (Dreaming Whilst Black, Just A Couple and Riches)
Series Producer: Joanna Crow
Associate Producer: Sheila Nortley serves as Block 2 Producer and Associate Producer, Henrietta Lee is Associate Producer for New Wave
Co-Producer: Geraldine Hawkins
Executive Producers: Rapman, Mouktar Mohammed for New Wave, Steve Searle for Netflix
Cast: Tosin Cole (61st, Street, Till, Ear for Eye) as Michael, Nadine Mills (Sliced and The Weekend) as Sabrina, Eric Kofi Abrefa (Blue Story, BMF) as Andre, Calvin Demba (The Rig, Life, Micky and the Bear) as Rodney, Josh Tedeku (Moonhaven, A Town Called Malice) as Tazer, Adelayo Adedayo (The Responder, Timewasters) as Dionne, Rayxia Ojo (Harry Potter and The Cursed Child – West End Production, Call The Midwife) as Sharleen, Giacomo Mancini (Top Boy, Orthodox) as Spud, Eddie Marsan (Ray Donovan and Deadpool 2) as Ray, Ghetts (2021 MOBO Award Winner), Digga D (Noughty by Nature and Bringing it Back), Castillo, and Michael Salami (Sumotherhood, Temple, Hollyoaks)
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