Since the “Marvel Cinematic Universe” (MCU) at the latest, superheroes are no longer a niche topic, but are well known in the mainstream. Not only films, but also several series appear every year around superheroes. If you don’t feel like series for teenagers, we present you 5 superhero series for adults.
What are these series? The selected series are aimed more at adults due to their subject matter, violence or action, and also stand out from the mood of the classic MCU.
In this article we only present the series and avoid spoilers.
Why isn’t Series x included? In addition to the ones mentioned here, there are of course other superhero series that are aimed at adults. Even from the MCU. We tried to find a good mix and selected together with the editors.
Honorable Mentions: Moon Knight, Super Crooks, Daredevil
theboys
Season number: 3 | episodes: 24 | Episode Length: about 55 to 68 minutes | Continuation: Season 4 confirmed | streaming: Amazon Prime Video
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What series is this? When Hughie Campbell loses his girlfriend in an accident involving a drunk superhero, he ends up with a group of people dedicated to taking action against the superheroes.
Behind the superheroes is the corporation Vought, which not only commercializes everything around them, but also cleans up and covers up all their collateral damage. Above all, Homelander, a Superman copy, teaches fear to each of his opponents.
Political and social issues are also taken up satirically in The Boys, despite the explicit violence and brutality.
invincible
number of seasons: 1 | Episodes: 8th | episode length: about 42 to 49 minutes | Continuation: Season 2 and 3 confirmed | streaming: Amazon Prime Video
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What series is this? Invincible is an animated series based on the comic book by Robert Kirkman, who also wrote The Walking Dead. But don’t let the looks fool you, because Invincible is also brutal.
Mark Grayson’s father is the national hero Omni-Man, essentially a Superman clone. After almost giving up, Mark finally gets his skills at 17 and starts training to become a great superhero like his father. At the same time, a group of superheroes is brutally killed and the public tries to find out who did it.
Invincible is a coming-of-age story about a boy who wants to become a superhero. The fights and the story are not squeamish and also explore dark and brutal territories.
the tick
Season number: 2 | episodes: 22 | episode length: about 30 minutes | Continuation: After the 2nd season the series was cancelled | Streaming: Amazon Prime Video
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What series is this? The Tick is a nearly invincible superhero and a muscular man dressed in a blue tick costume. He meets the powerless accountant Arthur, who becomes his sidekick from now on. Appropriately dressed in a large high-tech moth costume.
Together they fight evil on the streets until they realize that the supposedly dead villain “The Terror”, with whom Arthur has a history, is not dead and is still up to mischief in the underworld. Together, the two try to overthrow the villain.
A story designed for dull humor, which trumps above all with its actually very unsympathetic hero.
The Umbrella Academy
number of seasons: 3 | episodes: 30 | episode length: about 40 to 60 minutes | Sequel: Season 4 confirmed | streaming: Netflix
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What series is this? All of a sudden, 43 children are born with mysterious powers and a billionaire tries to adopt all these children. He was able to adopt seven children and trained them at the so-called Umbrella Academy.
Years later, 5 of these siblings meet again and receive apocalyptic news from the future. The siblings now want to try to prevent this apocalypse and join forces to do so.
Reminiscent of a wilder version of the X-Men. Lively characters try not only to save the world, but also to solve their everyday problems.
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Peacemaker
Season number: 1 | episodes: 8th | episode length: 39 to 46 minutes | continuation: Season 2 confirmed | streaming: RTL Plus
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What series is this? The Peacemaker is a character from The Suicide Squad who joins a new special organization to fight butterfly parasites. John Cena is the highlight here, who can bring out his comedic side as a wonderfully goofy peacemaker.
Peacemaker acts according to one motto: peace at any price. It doesn’t matter to him how he achieves it. His patriotism reigns supreme, which is why he also keeps a pet bald eagle.
If you like the humor from Guardians of the Galaxy, then Peacemaker is your series, because here James Gunn can go all out without having to follow the rules of the MCU. Also, the intro of the series is just fantastic.
The Peacemaker series continues the 2021 film Suicide Squad.
Do you remember any superhero series that are more aimed at adults? Then she writes in the comments.
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