For Tilda, Abbi and Juan, having superpowers isn’t all it’s cracked up to be — especially when it ruins your social life. Hoping to be rid of their unusual abilities, this superhuman trio work together to track down the mad scientist who experimented on them seven years before. They want to reclaim their lives, present and future.

From the producers of The Order, Wu Assassins and Van Helsing, The Imperfects is a story of three young adults coming of age while grappling with the burden of being extraordinary. And while it includes plenty of laughs, this series also has some pretty graphic moments, so it’s not really one to watch with the kids.

Release date

Season 1 of The Imperfects will be available on Netflix Sept. 8.

Trailer

Watch the official Netflix trailer for The Imperfects Season 1.

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Cast

The cast for Season 1 of The Imperfects features Italia Ricci (Designated Survivor, Chasing Life), Morgan Taylor Campbell (Sadie’s Last Days on Earth, Cruel Instruction), Rhianna Jagpal (To All the Boys: Always and Forever, Charmed), Iñaki Godoy (Who Killed Sara?, Go Youth!), Kyra Zagorsky (Helix, Arrow), Rhys Nicholson (RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, Rhys Nicholson: Live at the Athenaeum) and Celina Martin (The Banana Splits Movie, The Other Kingdom).

Plot

Tilda (Campbell), Abbi (Jagpal) and Juan (Godoy) develop unique abilities seven years after being diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder as teenagers and undergoing an experimental treatment conducted by Dr. Alex Sarkov (Nicholson) and Dr. Sydney Burke (Ricci). Until recently, they were taking medications that kept their secret powers dormant, but now they’ve run out of pills, and their powers are emerging and upending their lives. Tilda, the lead singer of a punk band, develops a bansheelike shriek and hypersensitivity to sound, rendering her unable to perform. Abbi, a studious undergrad, starts producing hyper-attractive pheromones, drawing unwanted attention and interfering with her plans to become a scientist. Juan, an art student with dreams of becoming a graphic novelist, begins transforming into a bloodthirsty beast, endangering everyone he cares about. Burke is willing to help them, but she needs cooperation from Sarkov, who’s nowhere to be found.

Setting

Season 1 of The Imperfects is set in Seattle and other locations around Washington state and Portland, Oregon.