Vince Faraday (David Lyons) is a cop who's been framed for murder leading him to fall off the grid and presumed dead. To reclaim his life and bring the criminals to justice, he takes on his son's favorite comic book superhero "The Cape". Max Malini (Keith David) is a circus ringleader of a gang of bank robbers. He mentors and trains Faraday. Meanwhile, investigative blogger Orwell (Summer Glau) wages war on crime and corruption in Palm City.
While I appreciate the attempt to create a counter-superhero, it's too silly to have a hero whose only power is a supercape. It made him feel like a lower grade comic book character. The circus idea seems like fertile ground, but in the end, it's just too derivative. And while Summer Glau is a lovely girl, she's never been a deep actor. And this show do need her to do much more than being physical.
While I appreciate the attempt to create a counter-superhero, it's too silly to have a hero whose only power is a supercape. It made him feel like a lower grade comic book character. The circus idea seems like fertile ground, but in the end, it's just too derivative. And while Summer Glau is a lovely girl, she's never been a deep actor. And this show do need her to do much more than being physical.