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Composer | Patric Caird |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Running time | 39–45 minutes |
Production company | Nomadic Pictures |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | September 8, 2022 |
The Imperfects is a Canadian superhero science fiction television series created by Dennis Heaton and Shelley Eriksen that premiered on Netflix on September 8, 2022. [1] [2] Promoted as a "coming of rage" story, it follows three young adults pursuing the mad scientist who tampered with their DNA, resulting in disruptive superpowers. [3] In November 2022, the series was canceled after one season. [4]
Three Seattle-based adults, Abbi, a scientist, Juan, a comic book artist, and Tilda, a singer, are turned into monsters after undergoing an experimental gene therapy. The trio subsequently decides to hunt down the scientist responsible for their transformation, Dr. Alex Sarkov, and force him to make them human again. They are joined by Dr. Sydney Burke, a scientist who assists them in their quest. [1]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | "Sarkov's Children" | Mathias Herndl | Shelley Eriksen & Dennis Heaton | September 8, 2022 |
2 | "Doug of the Dead" | Mathias Herndl | Shelley Eriksen & Dennis Heaton | September 8, 2022 |
3 | "Portland Warehouse Massacre" | Julien Christian Lutz | LA Smith | September 8, 2022 |
4 | "One of Us" | Julien Christian Lutz | Steve Cochrane | September 8, 2022 |
5 | "Zoe Must Be Destroyed" | Mark Chow | Kor Adana | September 8, 2022 |
6 | "Lest Ye Become a Monster" | Mark Chow | Kim Garland | September 8, 2022 |
7 | "Cure All" | Nimisha Mukerji | Gorrman Lee | September 8, 2022 |
8 | "The Devil You Know" | Nimisha Mukerji | Gorrman Lee | September 8, 2022 |
9 | "All Monsters Attack" | Dennis Heaton | Dennis Heaton | September 8, 2022 |
10 | "Destroy All Monsters" | Dennis Heaton | Dennis Heaton | September 8, 2022 |
On April 16, 2021, Netflix gave production a straight-to-series order consisting of ten episodes. The show is created by Dennis Heaton and Shelley Eriksen, who are expected to executive produce alongside Chad Oakes and Michael Frislev. Nomadic Pictures is the company involved with producing the series. [1] The show bases the main characters' powers on those of legendary creatures, such as the banshee, succubus, and chupacabra. [5] Filming took place in Vancouver. [6] The series premiered on September 8, 2022. [2] On November 8, 2022, Netflix canceled the series after one season. [4]
Upon series-order announcement, Italia Ricci, Morgan Taylor Campbell, Rhianna Jagpal, Iñaki Godoy, Rhys Nicholson, Celina Martin, and Kyra Zagorsky were cast to star. [1]
The Imperfects received positive reviews from critics and audiences.
Liz Kocan of Decider called this show "fine." She praised the story as "decent" and noted that the show reminds of a "mashup of X-Men , Fringe , and Riverdale , in that it blends the plot devices of genetically modified mutant youths, supernatural beings, and dark, sometimes dangerous teen angst into one show." [7] Stephanie Morgan of Common Sense Media gave the show three stars out of five, describing it as "Fast-paced anti-hero monster action; language and gore." [8]
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