On paper, the new British series Extraordinary sounds like a barbed response to the superhero glut in our popular culture.Its heroine, Jen (Mairead Tyers), is defined by her lack of super: In a world where nearly everyone gains an unusual power when they turn 18, she's still waiting for hers at 25.But satire is not the only or even the primary objective of Extraordinary, which happens to come from inside the superhero-industrial complex its eight episodes premiere on Wednesday on Hulu, Marvel's corporate sibling.
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