Hulu series Extraordinary cast include Máiréad Tyers, Luke Rollason, Sofia Oxenham, and Bilal Hasna.
The show is directed by Jennifer Sheridan, Nadira Amrani, and Toby McDonald, and it is written and created by Emma Moran. The executive producers of the show include Lee Morris, Charles Dawson, and Sally Woodward Gentle.
According to IMDB, the series was filmed in London, England. The show has different genres, including comedy, fantasy, sci-fi, adventure, and action.
Extraordinary is about a world where everyone gets a superpower when they turn 18, except Jen, a 25-year-old woman who still hasn’t gotten her powers. She will do anything to get her superpowers.
The show will follow Jen as she searches for her possible superpower.
Extraordinary 2023 Cast
Extraordinary is led by talented cast members such as Máiréad Tyers, Luke Rollason, Sofia Oxenham, and Bilal Hasna.
Máiréad Tyers as Jen
Tyres will be playing the protagonist in the show; she will portray the role of Jen. She is a 25-year-old woman who works in a fancy dress shop, and she is the only person who didn’t get any powers when she turned 18.
Jen will be trying several methods in the hope of becoming extraordinary.
Máiréad is new to the industry; she is known for appearing as Auntie Eileen in the film Belfast and for appearing in one episode of the television show Tell Me Everything as Orla.
She will be appearing in the television show My Lady Jane, which will be released in 2023.
Luke Rollason as Jizzlord
Rollason will be playing the character of Jizzlord in his first television appearance as a lead. He is also a flatmate of Jen’s. In the trailer, he is seen shifting from a human to a cat and helping Jen find her superpowers.
Luke is known for performing creative physical comedy and for his show Bowerbird, which was nominated for the Comedians’ Choice Awards. He has also appeared in other television shows such as Industry, Becoming Elizabeth, and Pulped: Bad Tech.
Since 2017, he has been serving as an associate director at Justice in Motion. As a writer and director, he is associated with De Novo Films and has worked on short films including Surfing and Fan’s Labyrinth.
Sofia Oxenham as Carrie
Oxenham will be playing Jen’s best friend, Carrie. She will be helping her friend in her search for power, but at the same time, Carrie is concerned that her friend will get hurt and heartbroken.
Sofia is known for portraying the role of Tess Tregedden in the BBC’s Poldark and as Eydis in the Netflix series Cursed. Her other television credits include Soulmates, Dracula, Doc Martin, and Grantchester.
In 2017, she graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Bilal Hasna as Kash
Hasna will portray the role of Kash, who is Carrie’s boyfriend and a friend of Jen. In the trailer, he is seen denying that he is depressed; instead, he believes that he is in the middle of a redemption arc.
Previously, he played the role of DS Norris in the television show Screw, and in 2020, he appeared in one episode as Shahid in Sparks. He is set to appear as the main character in the film Layla, which will be released in 2023.
Additional Cast Members of Extraordinary
- Reis Daniel as Uber Driver
- Siobhán McSweeney as Jen’s mother
- Robbie Gee as Jen’s stepfather
- Ella Bruccoleri as Rebecca
- John Macmillan as Dr. Wedderburn
- Patricia Allison as Hannah
- Edward Wolstenholme as Richard
- Abraham Popoola as Ade
- Charles Beaven as Bartender
- Safia Oakley-Green as Andy
Extraordinary HULU Plot Summary
The plot of Extraordinary is about a woman named Jen who is in search of her maybe-superpower. She is an ordinary person in a world full of people filled with superpowers.
Due to certain reasons, Jen didn’t get any powers on her 18th birthday like the majority of people. She wants any kind of power so that she doesn’t feel like an outcast. Jen is unhappy with her current situation, as nothing seems to be going well in her life.
She is stuck in the job that she loathes and doesn’t have a nice life partner that she could rely on, but she is happy that her best friend Carrie is there to support her. Jen takes several measures to gain power. With the advice of her stepdad, she visits a clinic to start her power journey.
Throughout the series, we will see Jen navigate relationships and friendships and adjust to being powerless.
Extraordinary HULU Release Date and Trailer Review
Extraordinary will be released on January 25, 2023, on Hulu in the USA, and the rest of the world can stream the show on Disney+.
The trailer for the comedy series was released on December 14, 2022, on the official YouTube channel of Hulu. The series will have eight episodes for its first season.
In the trailer, we can see Jen being envious of everyone who has power, and she is scared that she might lose hope of having any kind of superpower. She is also seen explaining her weaknesses such as insecurity, selfishness, argumentative, lazy and jealous.