

3.759 minSeason 1 • Episode 9
LatestIn this new world order, unlikely alliances have been made... new leaders have risen. They are gathering their loyal soldiers... and facing off against their enemies... in a battle for Power.
The world of The Power is our world, but for one twist of nature. Suddenly teenage girls develop the power to electrocute people at will. Following remarkable characters from London to Seattle, Nigeria to Eastern Europe, the Power evolves from a tingle in teenagers’ collarbones to a complete reversal of power balance.
Acting
Toni Collette's panicked Mayor energy is *chef's kiss*
Production
Globetrotting scale on a TV budget actually works
Writing
Alderman's novel translated with vicious wit intact
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series arrived months after Roe was overturned in the US, making its 'what if women had power' premise accidentally more urgent and more depressing.
Naomi Alderman wrote the novel before #MeToo went viral; the adaptation kept updating references until it became weirdly prescient about 2020s backlash politics.