Scripted series · E4
Misfits
BEING A SUPERHERO HAS NEVER BEEN SUCH A PAIN.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Lauren Socha
Kelly Bailey
21 eps
Iwan Rheon
Simon Bellamy
21 eps
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
Curtis Donovan
25 eps
Antonia Thomas
Alisha Daniels
21 eps
Joseph Gilgun
Rudy Wade
24 eps
Karla Crome
Jess
16 eps
Nathan McMullen
Finn Samson
16 eps
Matt Stokoe
Alex
16 eps
Shaun Dooley
Greg
16 eps
Matthew McNulty
Seth
11 eps
Alex Reid
Sally
8 eps
Robert Sheehan
Nathan Young
14 eps
Natasha O'Keeffe
Abbey
11 eps
Craig Parkinson
Shaun Merton
11 eps
Matt Cross
Tim
5 eps
Erin Richards
Sarah
1 eps
Anna Wilson-Jones
Laura
1 eps
Adrian Rawlins
Dave
1 eps
Justin Edwards
Roger
1 eps
Michelle Fairley
Louise Young
2 eps
Jessica Brown Findlay
Rachel
2 eps
Ruth Sheen
Maggie
5 eps
Ellie Kendrick
Helen (as Lucia Kendrick)
5 eps
Jordan Metcalfe
Brian
1 eps
Phil Daniels
Keith the Dog (voice)
1 eps
Nathalie Emmanuel
Charlie
1 eps
Louis Decosta Johnson
Psychotic Tony
1 eps
Ben Smith
Lee
2 eps
Jo Stone-Fewings
Jeremy
1 eps
Roland MacLeod
Stan
1 eps
Robert Fyfe
Harry
1 eps
Nicholas Burns
PC Wilson
1 eps
Amy Beth Hayes
Young Ruth
1 eps
Clare Welch
Old Ruth
1 eps
Jamie Davis
Ben
1 eps
Bunmi Mojekwu
Jodi
1 eps
Jack Bence
Darren
1 eps
Stephen Wight
Danny
1 eps
Perry Benson
Beverly
1 eps
Anna Koval
Sam
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Misfits actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Misfits reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 37 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
201176 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Series 1
20096 episodes
7.4IMDbFive unruly teenagers forced into community service to atone for their crimes develop superhero powers when a freak electrical storm hits them.
Best episode · S01E06 Episode Six
Season 2 · Complete
Series 2
20107 episodes
7.4IMDbNathan, Kelly and the gang discover that they're not the only ones affected by the storm as they now face a whole new world of weird characters.
Best episode · S02E01 Episode One
Season 3 · Complete
Series 3
20118 episodes
6.6IMDbNew kid Rudy joins the gang of superpower-wielding kids this season. Meanwhile, the original misfits deal with some brand-new powers.
Best episode · S03E03 Episode Three
Season 4 · Complete
Series 4
20128 episodes
6.3IMDbWhile new member Finn searches for his father, fellow newcomer Jess starts dating a guy who is searching for a missing piece of his anatomy.
Best episode · S04E03 Episode Three
Season 5 · Complete
Series 5
20138 episodes
6.6IMDbAs the first anniversary of the storm approaches, the Misfits fulfill their community service, ultimately pitting them against someone among them.
Best episode · S05E05 Episode Five
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E01
Episode One
A new probation officer assigns the group to an art class for the mentally ill. A mysterious hooded figure follows the Misfits for unknown reasons.
S01E06
Episode Six
The gang realizes that there's something weird going on in town and it looks like the mysterious, straightlaced "Virtue" organization is behind it.
- Directed by Tom Harper
- Written by Howard Overman
S02E04
Episode Four
Ollie, an environmental protester who has the power to teleport, starts his community service. But is he really destined to become part of the gang?
S02E02
Episode Two
Nathan is shocked when Jamie, a long-lost brother he never knew he had, turns up at the community center.
S01E01
Episode One
A group of misfits with nothing in common must perform community service, but get caught in a freak storm that gives them superpowers.
- Directed by Tom Green
- Written by Howard Overman
S02E06
Episode Six
After their superpowers are exposed to the world at large, the gang becomes celebrity superheroes, known as the ASBO Five.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E51
Best Misfits Moments
S05E08
Episode Eight
S05E07
Episode Seven
S05E06
Episode Six
S05E05
Episode Five
S05E04
Episode Four
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Howard OvermanExecutive Producer
- Petra FriedExecutive Producer
- Murray FergusonExecutive Producer
- Matt StrevensProducer
Writing
- Howard OvermanWriter
Direction
- Dušan LazarevićDirector
- Tom GreenDirector
- Tom HarperDirector
Cinematography
- Christopher RossDirector of Photography
- Sam CareDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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