‘Jupiter’s Legacy’ Series Premiere Review

Spoiler Free Review Jupiter’s Legacy just dropped for all the world to see, and it is rife with chiseled chins, dope action, and tantalizing family tension! Not the back to back descriptions you’d expect for a big budget comic book adaptation right? The golden age of superheroes in pop culture has created this buzz of excitement around new shows that break the traditional mold and provide a different or gritty take on the life of a crime fighter. Love em or hate em, The Boys, Jessica Jones, Titans, Umbrella Academy and Daredevil are good examples of this genre, but Jupiter’s Legacy has officially entered the conversation! Based on the comic by Mark Millar (that you should read immediately), this show comes packing one thing most superhero tales lack, a bonafide family dynamic that keeps you invested as much as, or more than the superpowers. 

Once Netflix acquired Millarworld during the summer of 2017, then announced all of the shows or movies they were going to adapt from Millar’s collection of original content, we knew we’d be getting some dope nerdy content. But as soon as Jupiter’s Legacy was greenlit as the flagship show, all bets were off! THIS. IS. THAT. FLAMES. Coming out the gates with this one is as bold as it gets. You’re telling comic book readers and Netflix bingers, I’m bout to hit you with Wonder Woman hand to hand finesse, Superman strength potential for destruction, Batman unapologetic cerebral calculations with a splash of Game of Thrones meets Invinc…