Rapman talks about Netflix series Supacell, where sci-fi meets 'the black experience'

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Following on from the success of his 2019 film Blue Story, rapper and showrunner Rapman - Andrew Onwubolu - has created a new Netflix sci-fi series about five south Londoners who gain superpowers.

Andrew Onwubolu, who goes by the stage name Rapman, says he wants to tell the 'black experience' of ordinary life in his new sci-fi show. Set in south London, the Netflix series Supacell follows five people who unexpectedly develop supernatural powers. Doctor Who's Tosin Cole leads the cast as Michael Lasaki, a delivery driver who gains the power to move through time. He discovers his partner Dionne is going to die in a few weeks but there is a way to stop it happening.

' His co-star Josh Tedeku, who plays Tazer, agrees and praises their show's creator, saying: 'No matter what show he's making, he's always going to put the culture first and that's a great thing about him.' Who is Rapman? Onwubolu, now better known as Rapman, created his own path to the film and TV world. The London artist has been part of the UK music scene since 2013 and used YouTube as a platform to publish his videos to a wider audience.

 

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