43 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
LatestThe Cape's worlds collide as Dana defends Marty after Fleming sets him up to the take the fall for corruption in Palm City.
"The Cape" is a drama series following Vince Faraday, an honest cop on a corrupt police force, who finds himself framed for a series of murders and presumed dead. He is forced into hiding, leaving behind his wife Dana and son, Trip. Fueled by a desire to reunite with his family and to battle the criminal forces that have overtaken Palm City, Vince Faraday becomes "The Cape" - his son's favorite comic book superhero - and takes the law into his own hands.
Acting
Keith David's carnival ringmaster steals every scene.
Costume
That cape actually looks expensive. Shame about everything else.
Practical Effects
Real magic tricks over CGI—rare for 2011 superhero TV.
Creator
Tom Wheeler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Premiered the same year as 'Arrow' development began—NBC's failed gamble on pre-MCU-saturated superhero TV.
Creator Tom Wheeler later wrote 'The Lego Batman Movie' and 'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish'—clearly learned from this.
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