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But underneath the surface of being a sci-fi show about superheroes, Rapman addresses social issues that reflect the struggles he and others faced growing up in South London, partially inspired by George Floyd's death during the pandemic.

"I just wanted to do something that empowered Black people at the time, because we were just down in the dumps, man. We were already in lockdown, and the George Floyd thing, it just hit differently than all the others," Rapman told Buzzfeed's Seasoned Sessions. "So, I started off wanting something that empowered us. With sickle cell... I never understood something that only hurts Black people. So I said, 'how can I make this something that can switch it around?' Like, 'if I have to suffer as a parent with this illness, I'm ready to take it if my kid becomes extraordinary.'"