Netflix's brilliant new superhero show Supacell helps bring Black British culture to a global arena
Opinion | Showrunner Rapman's new TV show is here to change the superhero genre forever
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Such a metaphor is one of the many commentaries running through Supacell. From an industry perspective, the idea of Blackness has always been trapped in a cage. Stereotypes such as ‘The Angry Black Woman’, ‘The Absent Father’, ‘The Gang Leader’, ‘The Drug Dealer’, ‘The Jezebel’, and many more have frustratingly come to …