Powerless Season 1

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Powerless Season 1 is available on streaming right now. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. A 6/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch it for Vanessa Hudgens — stay for everyone else around them. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

There is a reason Powerless Season 1 keeps coming up in conversation. Powerless Season 1 gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Emily Locke lands her dream job as Director of Research and Development for Wayne Security in Charm City, home to super heroes and villains and citizens fed up with the collateral damage of their constant fighting. Vanessa Hudgens and Alan Tudyk lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2017. Powerless Season 1 earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

If you need a comedy that actually makes you laugh, Powerless Season 1 is a strong candidate. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Vanessa Hudgens's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.