Sci-fi lovers, beware because we are getting a brand new science-fiction show with a tinge of feminist touch. The Power is a British science fiction show set to be released on March 31st, 2023. The story revolves around the Power of electrocution found only in the hands of women and how it leads to a change in the power dynamics of the world.
The show is based on New York Times best-selling book, The Power by Naomi Alderman, which was published in 2016. The writer also took part in the production process of the show along with Raelle Tucker and Sarah Quintrell. Most shows take the usual approach to science-fiction and dystopia in shows, but The Power comes as a breath of fresh air with its focus on being primarily on women.
The series, The Power, is about a strange natural change that occurs in the young female body that gives them the power to electrify people at their fingertips. Soon they are hit with the realization that this same Power can also be shared with other older women, leading to most women on the planet has this superpower.
The Power of electrocuting makes women’s fight for their rights much easier. The show explores exactly what would happen if, in a parallel world, women were in control while being the stronger gender.
The Power: Plotline
The Power is a show that explores the universe women in real life have been dreaming of. In a world exactly the same as ours, women suddenly find their fingertips equipped with the Power to electrocute people. It is a heredity and natural thing present only in young teenage women and eventually gets passed on to the older generation of women.
Suddenly almost all the women in the world share the superpower, and the world sets to move in a completely new direction. The show explores how first, a small group of teenagers find themselves with Power and how they learn to explore it. Throughout the episodes, the women make new discoveries related to their powers, including how to pass them on to other women.
The Power is one of the few female-cast-oriented science-fiction shows that explores the women’s perspective of the world unabashedly. The show does not shy away from addressing the fears and restrictions that a woman faces and how this Power gives them the freedom they should have had right from the start of time.
Parts of the trailer of the show explore the reversed gender stereotypes and how as women around the world reach out for their freedom with both their hands, men feel more and more threatened. The series has included how it would be if women around the world acted the same way men do, and it would make people uncomfortable.
The show is definitely a conversation starter with a much-needed commentary on women’s condition in the real world.
The Power: Cast of the Show
The show has a star-studded cast with Toni Collette as the main lead and Margot Cleary-Lopez, the Mayor of Seattle, who stands in support of the women as they are being put in prison for being ‘dangerous.’ Auli’i Cravalho plays Margot’s daughter, Jos Cleary-Lopex, one of the original teenage girls with superpowers.
John Leguizamo plays the role of Jos’s father and Margot’s husband, Rob. English actor Toheeb Jimoh plays the role of a curious journalist, Tunde, wishing to cover the story of young teenage girls with Power. Halle Bush as Allie, Zrinka Cvitesic as Tatiana Moskalev, and Ria Zmitrowicz as Roxy Monke are a few other girls who find the Power in their hands and experience a change in their lives and personalities.
The show has a long list of talented actors starring in the series and contributing greatly to it.
The Power: Episode Timings
The show plans on releasing its first season on March 31st, 2023, and has announced that it is going to have a total of nine episodes. The Power will release its first three episodes on March 31st, 2023, with the rest being released on a weekly basis.
The rest six episodes will be released every Friday, with the last episode being released on May 12th, 2023. The episode will have an estimated running time of fifty minutes. Fans can find the episode release timings mentioned below:
- Pacific Standard Time (Canada): 12:00 am
- Central Standard Time (US): 2:00 am
- Eastern Standard Time (Mexico): 3:00 am
- Greenwich Mean Time (UK): 7:00 am
- Indian Standard Time (India): 12:30 pm
- China Standard Time (China): 2:00 am (the next day)
Catch the trailer for the show below:
The Power: Episode Schedule
The show is set to follow the following release schedule for its episodes:
- The Power Episode 1: March 31st, 2023
- The Power Episode 2: March 31st, 2023
- The Power Episode 3: March 31st, 2023
- The Power Episode 4: April 7th, 2023
- The Power Episode 5: April 14th, 2023
- The Power Episode 6: April 21st, 2023
- The Power Episode 7: April 28th, 2023
- The Power Episode 8: May 5th, 2023
- The Power Episode 9: May 12th, 2023
The Power: Where to Watch the Show?
The show is an Amazon Studios production which means it will be available for streaming on March 31st, 2023, on Prime Videos. With a valid subscription to the platform, fans will be able to access and stream the show without any interruption.
The show will be available with subtitles for a better experience and understanding for fans. Fans can also watch the show on Prime Videos for free for the first thirty days, after which they may proceed to pay for the subscription for the application. Since the show is a Prime Original, it will not be available on any other streaming platform.
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