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The Superhero Complex
When darkness falls over Seattle, a masked crusader emerges from the shadows. His name? Phoenix Jones - a charismatic cage fighter, hell-bent on ridding the streets of criminals. Welcome to...
Episodes
13 episodes
Introducing: Deliver Us From Ervil
In the 1940s, a group of Mormon dreamers started a town in the Mexican desert. But what began as a utopian vision quickly turned sour when t...
10: BONUS EP - America’s Next Top Superhero
Before Phoenix Jones, there was Major Victory, Fat Momma and Monkey Woman. David delves into the weird world of 'Who Wants to Be A Superhero...
9: BONUS EP - Unsung Heroes
David fires up the batmobile again, for a whistle-stop tour of the wider real life superhero universe. We meet superheroes and villains from...
8: The Hero We Deserve
After a final showdown with the police, it seems like Phoenix has fallen from grace once and for all. But in the world of real life superher...
7: From the Ashes
While Phoenix launches his comeback as a cage fighter, rumours swirl that some of his demons are catching up with him. With Phoenix absent,...
6: Kryptonite
Tensions are brewing in the Rain City Superhero Movement. After a disastrous patrol, things boil over. David picks through the rumors, betra...
5: The Rogue Era
After a run-in with the law, Phoenix's superhero antics start to have consequences for his civilian life. When tragedy strikes in downtown S...
4: Under the Spotlight
Phoenix and the Rain City Superheroes hit the big time. But fame comes with a price. Phoenix starts to make some powerful enemies. The Super...
3: We Can Be Heroes
What's a superhero without sidekicks? David meets the ragtag recruits who became Phoenix's crime-fighting supergroup, the Rain City Superher...
1: Out of the Shadows
Welcome to the world of real life superheroes - ordinary people who put on outrageous costumes and head out to fight crime. Journalist David...
2: A Phoenix Rises
Every superhero has an origin story. David travels to Seattle to come face to face with Phoenix for the first time, but their meeting raises...
Introducing: The Superhero Complex
When darkness falls over Seattle, a masked crusader emerges from the shadows. His name? Phoenix Jones – a charismatic cage fighter, he...