one of the newer arrivals worth your time, Extraordinary is currently streaming in Australia on Disney Plus, and in the US on Hulu with a 7/10 audience score that speaks for itself. 16 episodes — the right length to tell the story it is telling. Television that earns its era label is rarer than the number of shows attempting it suggests — most of what gets called prestige TV is really just expensive TV. Extraordinary is one of the genuine examples: the craft is there in the writing, the performances, and the way it handles its subject matter. Mairéad Tyers's involvement signals the kind of production that attracts serious talent and uses it properly. Available now on streaming — no excuses left for not watching it.

Extraordinary does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. In a world where everyone develops a power on their 18th birthday, Jen didn't. She's turning 25 and is still waiting to get hers. Adrift in a big, confusing world and armed with nothing but a bit of hope and a lot of desperation, Jen begins her journey to find her maybe-superpower. Mairéad Tyers and Sofia Oxenham lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. The series ran for 2 seasons (2023–2024), building a story that gave its audience time to invest properly. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Extraordinary holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-season curiosities. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

The kind of show you put on in the background and find yourself actually paying attention to. It earns every laugh across its entire run — no coasting on goodwill. The comedy comes from character rather than situation, which means it holds up on rewatch in a way that pure farce never does. Mairéad Tyers sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. If The Tick is already in your rotation, Extraordinary fits naturally alongside it.